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#58538 03/28/05 02:52 PM
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As is always the case, information comes in pieces, and here is some more.

The following tryout schedule has been set for the first year of Bridge FA operations.

Monday, May 9th, 6-8 PM, at SSC, U13-U15, Boys and Girls (U12's interested in playing U13 encouraged to attend)
Tuesday, May 10th, 6-8 PM, at JIYSC, U13-U15, Boys and Girls (U12's interested in playing U13 encouraged to attend)
Wednesday, May 11th, 6-8 PM, at SSC, U13-U15, Boys and Girls (U12's interested in playing U13 encouraged to attend)
Thursday, May 12th, 6-8 PM, at JIYSC, U13-U15, Boys and Girls (U12's interested in playing U13 encouraged to attend)

Saturday, May 14th, Charleston Battery Facilities:
8:30-10:30, U12-U13 Girls
11:00-1:00, U12-U13 Boys
1:30-3:30, U14-U15 Girls
4:00-6:00, U14-U15 Boys

Sunday, May 15th, Charleston Battery Facilities:
1:00-3:00, U16 Boys
2:30-4:30, U17-U18 Boys
4:00-6:00, U16 Girls
5:30-7:30, U17-U18 Girls

Monday, May 16th, 6-8 PM, at SSC, U16-U18, Boys and Girls
Tuesday, May 17th, 6-8 PM, at JIYSC, U16-U18, Boys and Girls
Wednesday, May 18th, 6-8 PM, at SSC, U16-U18, Boys and Girls
Thursday, May 19th, 6-8 PM, at JIYSC, U16-U18, Boys and Girls

As more information becomes available, it will be distributed.

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Diadora United FC (DUFC) is a club out of Aiken, SC that is working a similar version to what is happening in Charleston. For the past three seasons DUFC has played in the Super Y-League (SYL) with some success. Last season our U17 team played in the SYL National Finals in Orlando and came in second in our group. We also sent 9 players to the SYL ODP camp in Cocoa Beach. This season we are looking to add more South Atlantic champions and will increase the number of players who will be identified for the ODP combines. Even though we have not entered the SCYSA arena yet the US Club Soccer alternative has allowed DUFC to compete in some tournaments that have exposed our players to college coaches and a high level of soccer.

Our U16 Girls are a good example. We have players from Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, and Charlotte that participated in the Orange Classic last December. This team will play this summer in the SYL and will also be entering Score at the Shore, Raleigh Shootout and Orange Classic this fall.

The 2005 teams will have between 20-25 players in each of the following age groups:
Boys
U13
U14
U15
U16
U19

Girls
U13
U16

Each team will play 10-12 games against the following clubs: Atlanta United, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charlotte Soccer Club, Wilmington Hammerheads, CASL, Triangle FC, Greensboro Dynamo, Richmond Strikers, Richmond Kickers.

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Bear:

How will the word be getting out on the tryouts? Will the DOC's of the member clubs make a general announcement, or will it be more of a "by invitation only" tryout based on the talent that the DOC's are aware of?

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A Coastal District mailer will be going out later this week. In addition, the Bridge FA website, also should launch this week. Word of mouth will also provide some useful communication. This forum was only the start of the communication plan.

This is not a "by invitation only" tryout, it is a fully open tryout. Up to this point the three teams were put together by area coaches, however, that was only due to time constraints and the inability to hold tryouts until on or after 9 May.

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Where do you anticipate that the majority of the players for your fall U-18 team will come? Since MPSC Sting is in premier league, will they stay together and not participate in the Bridge FA? Do you anticipate having a 2nd U18 team to play in Bridge FA?

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Hey Striker, I have an idea for the name Columbia's new club. Instead of Bridge FA, how about Dam(n) FA. People would say, "How bout that Dam Soccer team". What do you think?

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Not an easy one to definitively answer. Let me start with, Bridge FA will field teams in each gender age group where the numbers and ability allows.

With open tryouts, players can come from anywhere to play.

One of the basic principles of this is that a member club would not offer challenge level play. To cite the example that you make, it would be extremely unfortunate for the other 5 age groups (U13-U17) if MPSC was not a member of the alliance soley so the MPSC Sting could be assured to remain together.

Besides, if top to bottom on the roster they were the best group of players, then they would remain together.

None of this will truly be answered until Sunday, 15 May, at the Battery facilities.

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Striker,

I really don't know what many of the individual teams are doing currently. The premier participation roster requirements are spelled out in the SCYSA admin book by a table. It could be that it is 60%, but I don't know for sure.

Under the scenario for Bridge FA, based on tryouts and team formations will determine leagues teams play in. Anything at this point about team formations and leagues is pure speculation.

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Where does MPSC figure in all of this? Are the "coaches" on board to send their top players to Bridge FA? Has this been tabled? Please advise!

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MPSC has not embraced the full concept, yet. Discussions have not been tabled with MPSC. I'm not sure what individual coaches would have to say about this. The coaches that have been part of the discussion are all very supportive.

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