Oh, undoubtedly, I have been the biggest critic of this extremely archaic system. You might as well play Pin the Tail on the Donkey while you are there. In fact, while the D License was being held in Columbia, SCYS should have strolled those participants over to the Scheduling Meeting as an indoctrination of club soccer in S.C.
Why, in 2019, do we require folks from Gaffney, Walhalla, Due West, Savannah, or Myrtle Beach to convene in the Capital City for 90 minutes to put together a schedule that could be done in 15 minutes via a Google Docs spreadsheet and email? Or better yet, how about SCYS coming off the hip and purchasing a simple scheduling software to coordinate these efforts?
And while I am addressing the matter, no club or entity should be able to "hog" Referees during the season - either schedule a preseason or postseason tournament. I don't care who pulls the strings in the Upstate, Midlands, or Lowcountry, but it is ridiculous to have "black out dates" due to tourneys (or the antiquated ODP by the same token).
Instead of creating a culture of chaos, SCYS should be bridging its gaps with the existing membership to make life as easy as possible for those loyalties.
Finally, to the club coach that has multiple teams - get over yourselves and accept your fate when it comes to being in 3-4 places at one time. I, personally, try to make it convenient for all parties but when Johnny Soccer informs me that he has a tournament that weekend with two of his other teams then all bets are off.
