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scdad, I believe Mr 2004's reference to the"evil red menace " is tongue in cheek. Everyone recognizes CESA's success and I think Mr 2004 is frustrated because the clubs in Columbia will not adapt a similar program.

How many players did MPSC Sting lose and did many new players from other clubs try out?

sc,
I too applaud all that CESA and now BridgeFA are doing to further the state of quality soccer in SC. My use of the evil,etc. descriptions were all said in jest because of envy for what you and Bridge are doing. I venture to say that in a few very short years CESA's vision of quality soccer in SC will rival that of CASL in NC.

Also: you may remember this discussion back in Jan. when some said that Eastside should not allow some of its players to play at the Score, and instead stay and play Irmo. And then a reply from an Eastside coach in response to another poster, Always Right:

2004striker
Rate Member posted January 13, 2005 02:24pm
Its a no-brainer! Score at the Shore is one of highest profile tournaments in nation with lots of college coaches and high caliber competition. Ya gotta go with the club team. College coaches don't attend high school games. Its the first game of the year, and will not count against you Eastside, in the 3A standings. Plus if Eastside is as good as everyone here says, they will be focused on winning a state championship, not just winning a single game against a team in a higher classification. If they beat Irmo, who will really care; as long as they win that state championship? You can never pass on an opportunity to play in such a high level tournament. The high level of competition at Score will also help make the guys, who have the privilege to participate, even better players. But.....the HS coach may not see it that way and punish those who go. Hopefully, Eastside has a coach who does care about the boys and their big opportunity at Score.

Always Right
Rate Member posted January 13, 2005 02:06pm
Sounds like a built in excuse for Eastside already.
Here's the situation: (1) A chance to play the state's premier boys soccer program, which they haven't done in a very long time; or (2) Go play for a club team against three or four teams you'll never see again.

It's amazing to me there would be a dilemma. If Eastside's players decide to do this then I hope Irmo puts 10 balls in the back of the net!

dcsoccer
posted January 13, 2005 10:20pm
Always Right:
My take on the situation: You are correct in your labeling of the Irmo Soccer Program. You have failed to look beyond what is right in front of you though. Check 2004striker's comment. One of the elite club tournaments in the nation with ample college coaches attending. It's a situation that I cannot prevent my players from being exposed to...
dcraig@greenville.k12.sc.us
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FWIW when Thorsten Path left MPSC and Arnold took over, the club altered course to be the all inclusive local rec org. They ditched their other team and specialty trainers and brought in a group of generally less qualified people and became the best well rounded city recreation dept. club in the lower state.

Bridge FA will do fine without them and they won't know whats happening until they look around and don't see anyone.

Me thinks we are getting a bit off topic....
Tryouts are now done for both Bridge and MPSC. It seems that both clubs had lots of players trying out. Now we wait for the evaluators to make their decisions and see how the rosters shake out. Hopefully, as a region, the lowcountry will field as many or more competitive teams than last year. Only time will tell....

It is a little surprizing that no one is commenting on the number of or how talented the players are that have shown up for tryouts at MPSC, Bridge OR CUSC. You don't need the final roster to make an assessment of how successful teams will be. MPSC U16G had a great turnout. More talented players turned out than they have in years. They had a couple of out of towners (a CESA player and a Winston-Salem Twins player) and several players from throughout the lowcountry. This team will be significantly stronger than they have been in the past couple of years.
Also,it seems as if everyone is talking like MPSC and Bridge are the big dogs in the lowcountry for the fall season. You might take a hard look at CUSC for a big jump.

dog,
What is CUSC?

should be Charleston United Soccer Club. Something in line with that