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#58628 05/04/05 02:58 AM
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SW,
The irony of this situation is that MPSC will probably lose some of their more talented players anyway - alliance or no alliance. There will be MP players seeking the highest level of competition even if it means traveling for hours to get to practice. Perhaps it won't matter to the town of MP this year, but if the town can't make these talented players sign multi-year contracts with MPSC, eventually town council may have to reassess. I think there was a similar situation with MP Baseball. Someone correct me if I am wrong (which I may very well be) but a year or two ago the Town of MP allowed the best MP baseball players to cross the border into Goose Creek to pool the best BB players from the Low Country into elite teams. Does this sound familiar?? I know this is not a BB forum, but isn't this what the Bridge is trying to do?

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I'm not familiar with the baseball situation, but my first guess would be that this is a little different. With the Bridge, they are in, essence, becoming partners with each club that joins. They are not just taking away, but sort of sharing (and, no, I don’t think that is like being sort-of pregnant). Bear would do a much better job explaining what the club gets in return, but by joining the Bridge, Mt. Pleasant would at least be able to take some of the credit for their success (because they would be a member). Although, actually, MPSC will be able to take some of the credit now, because they will probably be driving some people away from MPSC and TO the Bridge. Plus, each member club gets back the portion of the registration fee that is not used specifically for some sort of organization fee (US Club Soccer, etc.). Again, Bear, please correct me if I’m wrong. But, I guess, for the most part, you are correct in that Mt. Pleasant will surely be losing some good players because they are unwilling to be flexible.

So, did Mt. Pleasant learn anything from the baseball thing?

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Not sure. Maybe they learned baseball parents will fight to get what they want -- good, competitive teams. However, they haven't applied what they have learned in the past to their present situation. I guess soccer parents are just not as vocal as BB parents.

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Maybe we could learn a lesson or two from our European counterparts...

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Just happened to check the Bridge FA website and they have some interesting announcements pertaining to coaching staff and tryouts. Some of our questions may be answered now.

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If you know it should be private, why ask?

Can Bridge FA use Mt Pleasant municpal facilities? No.

Is Bridge FA borrowing space to play? No.

Will the arrangement lead to short term existence? No.

Will alliance member clubs allow use of "best" facilities? Yes.

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Sideliner,

Is there time for the new director to change the club's direction?

I would say yes, but the longer it stays on the current path, the harder it will be to change the direction. There will come a point when it will be too late to change it for this year.

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It won't happen. Rumor has it the new director is Jeremy Aven. He has made it clear he is not a supporter of the Bridge "concept". I am not sure what is coaching background is. He was a volunteer assistant with CofC this fall.

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