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To everyone: Well the u13 boys csc will win state cup instead of CESA for that age group CESA is a good team and all but CSC u13 can over come that when state cup comes around. Don't get me wrong CESA will make it to the finalsand come close to CSC but CSC is overal a better team. But thats only when they want to be a good team and have thier mind set to play to the highest level they can. I've seen both teams play numerous of times and i think csc is a better team.

2004striker, Well CESA might have done good in the fall season but the spring has yet to come!!
Also, CSC is a great club don't make it sound like there is no other good club other than CESA to win the State cup. You haven't seen the u13boys CSC play they'll beat CESA in the finals mark my word. Also the u11boys CSC will prob. win it too there a real good team and the u18 for CSC boys came real close in the final it came down to a pk to win it. Well the u13 will win it they are a real good team and have the best chance out of all the CSC teams. CESA is not the only good club or the onlygood teams in SC.

you have to understand that cesa dominated U15 through U18 boys and girls but what is more important is to see how U11 through U14 fair. they are the cesa of the future. that will be the interesting part of all of this. not to take anything away from all of the older players and cesa but they were already developed heavily through gfc and st giles and many more players came from other clubs to play for the cesa when they merged. we will soon see the long term effect form all of this.
by the way, watch out for mauldin this season we are taking it

rock,
What was the CSC U-13 vs CESA Challenge score Saturday?

I know that the kids in u 11 are young but the other teams from around the state are killing the u11 CESA Developmental teams.

I believe CESA is using a "pool" system for the Academy kids ... Meaning that their is no set team, but simply lots of players in a specific age group in the "pool" and on given match days, they simply assign various players to the several teams ... It's a good system, but one that parents/supporters need to understand prior to gauging simply on "wins/losses" ... Kudos to CESA for experimenting with this ... I believe Spartanburg is doing something similar as well ... I believe if wins/losses were the ultimate measure at U11 that CESA could put quite a formiddable team on the pitch, but that's not (and should not be) the goal at U12 and younger!

Yes, You are correct in stating that CESA is "pooling" What I meant is that the "pooling system for the other clubs is doing well when compared to the Cesa teams. Not counting win/losses. I would say that all the teams are improving though at a fast rate from what I have seen.

If I am correct, CESA took the top kids in the U11 group this year and formed a premier team that plays U12. I do not believe that that team is playing the small sided games that the other kids are playing. I'm not completely sure, but this is what I believe is happening.

CornerFlag, for the most part, that is correct about the CESA U11 team, at least for the girls. The reason they play U12 is to play 11 sided games. This was how they played in the fall in PMSL. If they've played Sandlapper, then they played U11 8 sided games. This spring they played in the SCSCL against U11 teams for the most part. Some U12 games were "cross-over" games from PMSL.

They are a good team. They appear to be very disciplined which keeps them a head above their competition. I've only seen about four of their games, but it doesn't seem like they have star players, but a good strong, solid team in all positions. And let me emphasize, very disciplined.