The Battery held their information meeting last night. Not a lot of new info came out, but these are the highlights:
The Directors role will increase but will not be coaching a team.
Coaches will be required to attend monthly training meetings.
Player profiles will be established and each player will have an assessment meeting with the coach and director at the end of the season.
The director made it clear his role is to develop players for the Battery and Fleet. That is his primary mission.
An important development is that the Battery announced that have cleared land on Daniel Island. This should be playable in October. Should hold 4-6 fields.
Additionally, the Battery have secured an agreement with Shipyard Parks in the Mt. Pleasant/Cainhoy area. These fields are artificial turf.
Summerville will eventually have some turf fields. No timeline available.
Pricing is in line with other clubs.
A season ticket to Battery games will be given to each player.
A player development academy will be created. Once approved, that team (u-13?) will play against similar teams. Other organizations already having these teams include the Pittsburg Riverhounds, Richmond Kickers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, and Atlanta United.
Thee was a fairly large crowd gathered. If I missed anything and anyone else was there, please feel free to add.
