I'm a staff coach at CSC and have followed this merger topic for sometime now. Here are some points that people need to realize before merger talks arise. First CFC (all girls club) have come under the CSC umbrella. So for girls soccer the only club that can rival the number of girls playing is Lexington (and thats only in its youth rec. ranks not select team.. god forbid if they ever got organized they would surely dominate girls soccer in the midlands). So from a girls merger stand point its happened. However it was more CFC joining CSC not merging...very smart on both sides part b/c it makes for easier organization. Secondly from the boys stand point...a merger MAY not be the best working idea. Reason being is CSC is not going to give up its complex it has worked hard to develop and is getting ready to get better soon, (lights, paved parking, concession stand w/bathrooms, etc) just to make a merger. Whats is going to have to happen is players from other clubs are just plain and simple going to have walk over to CSC and leave their club. If players/parents make the commitment (and we have many that do) to come to Ballentine park to play, sooner or later others will come too. Mergers don't have to happen to make a club bigger and better, people just have to come and play. Eddie Crosby has many great plans for the club, some of which have already happend in a very short time (CFC). In addition he has brought new coaches in as well, some people know them, others who are just getting started but have tremendous desire and potential to be great...we just have to give them a chance. A & B teams are also something that CSC is going to be doing this year. In years past either there were not enough players or there were not enough coaches do more teams so players were cut and sent to other clubs to play. That will no longer be the case this year. Third and last point, CSC is not GFC. GFC has tons of players in their club, they are a differnet animal. We don't and can't look at others clubs and try to copy what we can't be. CSC can only aim to be as successful. In time the club will attract more players and coaches & then compete on a more even playing field. But when a club has enough kids trying out to make 3 teams in each age group, it gives them leverage and tons of talent to pull from and until CSC has that many kids trying out, the club will have to do things its own way and not GFC's way. Bottom line....a merger MAY not be the best way....player/parents will have to make the commitment to come to CSC..leaving egos behind b/c not everybody's kid is Pele like most think...and coaches from other clubs come join bring players with them. This would be the fastest and easiest way to make a more talented midstate soccer club.
Chris Christian
CSC Staff Coach
