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DSC hires a new EX. Director. I know who this guy is and he won't make it happen. A number for years ago he quit coaching DSC in the middle of the season. You got to be kidding me. DSC is finished within a year.

http://www.discoveriessoccerclub.org/DSCenter.htm

I never heard of this guy and I have been around youth soccer for many years. He has some outstanding credentials with runing an adult league, coaching JV soccer, and all the club youth teams he coached, ect. There is no question he is executive material to me. Wish you luck. When you look at the credentials of the last four directors DSC has had, this guy's credentials aren't even close. What are they thinking.

Thank god CESA-ROCK HILL is available!!!!!!

The position was going to be filled with whomever the City of Rock Hill hired to run Manchester Meadows. So...DSC didn't hire Richard Stutts...the city of Rock Hill did. There were three candidates in the running for the position. The city hired Mr. Stutts. DSC is partnering with the city in the running of the Manchester complex, as I understand it. If someone else has a clearer understanding of this arrangement, then please correct me.

Okay...I've got absolutely no opinion on the guy...but I'll ask the obvious question. I understand that you are saying that the City of Rock Hill is partnering with DSC in running the new Manchester Meadows complex. But why is DSC obligated to hire as its DOC whomever the city of Rock Hill chooses to run its complex?

what stutts does at dsc will not effect me either way but i do know the guy.if we see each other we will say hello but we are not best friends.i cant say if he will be a good choice or not but he does know soccer.he was a good player and i think he will do fine at dsc.you talk about credentials.what did gabb have in all his 24 yrs of life and he wasnt the worst the world had to offer.since yall have an opinion on who you dont want.how about telling us who you do want to lead this powerhouse of a club.
as for the manchester meadows complex.dont be fooled by dsc being able to play their games and practice some at the new fields.all procedes from anything that happens there will go to the city of rock hill.what is wrong if a soccer club has a part in a new soccer complex?
none of these clubs in york county will grow or survive in the long run if they do not merge.the ones stopping the merger is those whos kids may be on the so called A team and when they merge they will be on the B team.

soccer40... I am not sure on the powerhouse theme....

that was a joke.
it isnt a bad club it just seems they are happy with the way they are.i dont think they want to grow or expand.look on the girls side.they have 2 teams.a u-18 or something like that.it is made of of 15 thru 18s.the younger u-12 team has 12 yr olds and a second grader.they dont make much of an effort on the girls side.we will see how long these clubs have left when cesa starts traing.if more and more kids come to the training then you will see the clubs start talking merger more and more

I can name 5-6 coaches in Rock Hill that have tons more credentials. This was not a very large serch outside the city limits of Rock Hill.

What ever happened to: Jim Finerty, Dom Wren, Manford, Jose Feguiro, Franco, could name more. All living in Rock Hill. Try letting Stutts do a coaching session and see what you now have.

Jim Finerty - not sure of his employment status, but I think he has a full time job already
Dom Wren - Currently employed with school district as the AD for Sullivan Middle School; Head Coach of Northwestern Boys Soccer
Manford - ?
Jose - ?
Franco - had told his team from last year that he would be graduating with his Masters next spring(?)and wouldn't be returning afterwards.

I say all of the above because the job opening was public knowledge to those in the local soccer community. I would imagine if these gentlemen were REMOTELY interested in the position, they would have pursued it. Only one of the gentlemen pursuing this position had any affiliation with DSC and he didn't get the job. Another candidate was a NC resident, and then there was Richard Stutts. Again, as I stated earlier, the folks doing the interviewing were the people with the city of Rock Hill. Chico, in answer to your question...I *think* this is the arrangement made between DSC and the city so that DSC had the "in" when it came to getting fields for games, etc. For instance, DSC will be involved in the grand opening...players in DSC uniforms doing demos, etc. It's my understanding, there will not be any of the other MANY clubs in the area acting in this capacity with regard to the grand opening. This is total speculation on my part. The local clubs that were interested in having "dibs" on Manchester all put in bids with the city. I don't know how that all played out but as you can see, the person who runs Manchester is now the Executive Director of Discoveries. I'm not clear on his EXACT role...I think DSC will still continue have a DOC...but don't quote me. I don't know if this clears up anything for you. Just as an FYI, I'm a long-time DSC parent but have had children also play at other area clubs at the same time as my son who plays for DSC.

taylor babe if you a kid in the club and have been around DSC you should know the background of the new EX Dir. He has no credentials to do either job. If that is the best DSC and Man. Meadows can hire that is sad. You turn a $12 mil. facility over to someone with very little soccer experience, coaching, contacts outside the area. I just wonder how much this job was advertised. I see where Pasiponko at Winthrop is doing this Manchester Cup. This will be by far the biggest soccer event at the complex. Maybe they should have hired him part time. You need some with regional and national contacts. I hate to say it but soccer is going backwards in this town, even with a great facility about to open.

soccerman, I know that Mr. Stutts has successfully started and continued to run a pretty decent adult league. When he coached at DSC, my children were younger. However, I was around when he left the U-17's (I believe) in the middle of the season. I know the group of kids he had were not easy to handle. I have chosen to withold judgement as I was not in his shoes at the time and didn't have a child on that squad. I remember it leaving Teddy Meyer (DOC at the time) in a bind but it all worked out. I am not privileged to what happens at DSC board meetings, so again, I choose to withold judgement on their decisions regarding the new Executive Director position.

My son started playing club ball with DSC and has had the good fortune of being on a pretty successful squad that has managed to hang together for awhile. Unfortunately, when my next son came along, there weren't enough kids to make a quality team, so we went elsewhere with him; and unfortunately, DSC still doesn't have a premier level squad at that level. Now, should any of my other kids want to play, I will look to DSC first to see what is available before I go anywhere else. They did a great job training my first two boys, so I trust them. For the most part, we've been very pleased with the coaching they provide. DSC has been very lucky to be able to tap into a variety of resources at Winthrop. Granted, Rich only let current players coach in the off-season, but Rich has always been good to DSC players...letting them attend Winthrop games for free...Giving public recognition to DSC teams that win state cup during Winthrop game halftime, etc. As far as I know, DSC still has a GREAT relationship with Winthrop and the Gaffer.

Soccer may be going backwards in this town but DSC isn't solely responsible. There are other clubs in this area and "the give and take" has to happen on ALL sides.

I, for one, thought Gary Brannan was an excellent choice for DOC. He is VERY connected in the soccer world. He wrote the government grant for the Manchester complex. He knows all of DSC coaches personally. He's very "in tune" with the happenings in Rock Hill and the surrounding areas.

Mike Gabb was a HUGE disappointment. DSC had a couple of teams qualify for the state finals in their respective leagues and age groups. He was nowhere to be found. One of those teams actually won state cup and where was he??? Unless he had a death in the family, or was deathly ill himself, he should have been at those games, and I know DSC reprimanded him for that. He was a poor time manager, a worthless coach. Sitting with his back to the field while his team plays? What is THAT? Letting coaches who were abusive to U9 players continue to coach? What was that? Please know that I did not have a child in either of those situations. I guarantee you if I had, we would have been out of there. Gary Baker, Phil Hindson, and Teddy Meyer all were outstanding DOC's who put the player's training above all and were excellent at managing their time. Phil and Teddy both complete their Master's while running the club. Mike Gabb could never seem to get his act together.

Wow taylorbabe that would be an A paper in Writing 101. I am just say Stutts ain't the man. Now that you brought in out in the open about him walking out on DSC in the middle of the season; under NO circumstances does a coach do that. Then a few years later you turn around and make him EDir. Believe me you will see. You are pretty much right about the other things you say. The big problem currently with DSC is you have a hand full of parents, who a few years ago were not even involved in soccer. Now they have a kid playing they think they know everything and are very vocal. I am sure you know who I am talking about. In all you are pretty tuned in though.

soccerman, I think I would have to disagree on your point about a coach walking out. I know, as an adult, I wouldn't tolerate those boys behavior. Richard put up with more than I would have. I think if you were to ask Richard himself, he would express regret on how he handled the situation. I don't mean to speak for him but I think he had regrets right afterwards. He had coached at DSC for several years before that happened. He had never had any prior problems, to my knowledge. But as I said before, my son was young, so I didn't experience the situation first hand. As a parent in the club, I am willing to give him a shot. I'm sure if he doesn't do what is expected in running the Manchester complex, the city won't hesitate to fire him. As a person, Richard seems to be a very kind and genuine person.

I honestly don't think DSC is going anywhere. I wouldn't be surprised to see a merger of the Tega Cay club and DSC in the future. I would venture to say those lines of communication are still open. I think most people in the area would agree a merger would be in the best interest of the players especially given the fact that CESA now has a presence in Rock Hill.

He is a good man and has the credentials. I wish him the best of luck!

Praying York Cty as a whole has a bit of luck!