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Bear,
It seems to me that in order to field the highest quality teams at Bridge FA, it is essential that you get MPSC on board. They are the strongest club in low country. I noticed that MPSC had 3 girls state challenge champs in Spring 2004 (U11 to U14), and then four 2nd place finishes in fall state challenge championships (U15 to U18). And if you do get a few MPSC quality players to move to Bridge FA, you may end up just diluting the strength of the respective teams. I would think that MPSC would not want to break up their good thing! Just as in Cola. where the talent pool is diluted among the too-many clubs, it becomes difficult to attract all or the majority of the quality players that you seek for Bridge FA.
Just some observations.........

Striker,

I'll tend to agree with some of your observations. MPSC is very strong, particularly on the girls side. However, Bridge FA is not a good thing for this upcoming season, but rather a good thing for the upcoming season and into the future.

Yes, the teams you cited are/were successful teams. The question is, are there other players in the area that could take these teams to a different level? If the answer to that is no, then as stated above, this team would remain together, and become a Bridge FA team. If the answer to that is yes, then Bridge FA provides an opportunity and structure to get these players together. Either way, Bridge FA provides a solution, without "diluting" the talent pool.

Due to many issues, I do not believe MPSC was ready to embrace the Bridge FC concept this yr. Primarily, they are actively interviewing a new DOC and do not want to commit him/her to something he/she did not have a chance to make a decision about.
Frankly, w/o MPSC I do not see a merger concept having a big impact without them. As mentioned before, 3 defending State Cup teams this spring and 4 2nd place teams from the fall.

My concept on a premier level club sponsored by the Battery has been stated several times before.

If I'm not mistaken, MPSC is hiring a second DOC. Discussions had included the current DOC. Embracing the concept provides the opportunity to restructure the operations, similar to bringing in a second DOC, without the additional expense.

The impact of the teams for Bridge FA will only be seen after tryouts and team formations, but the teams that have played together up to this point, have definitely been more competitive than the respective individual teams from last year.

Just as you state there are several reasons for MPSC not embracing the concept, there are several reasons for the Battery not fully embracing/sponsoring this effort.

any word on who the new DOC at MPSC might be? The Bridge FA coaching staff is very impressive!

Hammer,
Where can you find the list of coaches for the Bridge?

Does anyone, maybe Bear, know which coaches will coach what gender/age teams?
http://www.bridgefa.com/content/?nid=6

Striker,
Obviously, teams and coaches for teams can't be set until after tryouts. If you have a specific question, on the Bridge FA website is a question feature.

Dexter,
There is a coaching staff tab on the Bridge FA web page.

Why can't coaches be set before tryouts? All other clubs do so.

Striker,
It sounds like you have specific questions, more suited for the Bridge FA organization. (Leading a horse here?)

Dexter,
Not going to argue the point, but not "all" clubs have announced coaches with teams. The staff is not finalized. The current coaches listed are the ones that have committed to coaching Bridge FA teams.