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bear: you said "Whether you feel it's enough or not, CESA does do more to assist those that desire to play in college than any other club in the state."

bear, again, i'm looking at the numbers. i'll even play along and take your word that cesa does more . . . so what? i don't see that all that work they're doing is paying off.

you say you went to cesa for your own reasons (which i respect) but you go on and on about all that cesa does. this would be a good time to back that up with some hard evidence - what in the way of a college commitment has all of cesa's hard work done for you - specifically.




I really don't know why this has become personal between us, but, so be it. All along, I have said that it remains a personal choice and decision. All along I have said that for ME and MINE, it has been better. That goes to the training, the coaching from the sidelines, the mutual respect between the players and coach, the lines of communication between the coach and the parents, and the general atmosphere and feeling around the club. As for the college commitment, suffice it to say, the parameters were set by the player, supported and worked on by the coach, and multiple opportunities availed itself. In the end, just like it was his decision for which club to be a member of, the choice for college is his to make.

As long as you keep looking at the numbers, just be sure you keep watching the numbers in the club in general, not just for the very small group that is the Academy. Bridge is struggling, and after what I put into it, it bothers me, but there's no one to blame for that but the leadership. But as long as there are people that continue to seek small victories, such as with the number of commitments, and try to take that and blow it up into something more than what it is, Bridge will continue to struggle. Bridge may be identifying itself as the way to D1 outside the state, but at what cost to the parents and most importantly.....players. Stay put, stay happy with what you have, and you will never see what it could be like.