Here's the original post from this forum: (1) Immediately retract by way of public press release any and all plans to form recreation, academy and/or select teams based in Columbia or anywhere in the Mid-State District; (2) Immediately cease any and all advertising activity which is currently being run or which is schedule to be run, shown or distributed at State Cup and/or elsewhere which informs or has been designed to inform the public and/or SCYSA players and their parents that CESA is planning to, preparing to or seeking to form recreation, academy and/or select teams or otherwise train youth soccer players in a CESA operated youth soccer program based in Columbia or based anywhere in the Mid-State District or based anywhere outside the Piedmont District for that matter; (3) Immediately cease any activity seeking to form recreation, academy and/or select teams or otherwise train youth soccer players in a CESA operated youth soccer based in Columbia or based anywhere in the Mid-State District or based anywhere outside the Piedmont District for that matter; (4) Identify the names of all coaches from Mid-State Clubs with whom CESA’s Co-Executive Directors of Coaching have been in contact with concerning coaching and/or training opportunities within the unauthorized Columbia area CESA program. (5) Identify the names of all currently registered Mid-State players, and the parents of any such players, who have communicated in writing, in person or by telephone with Andrew Hyslop or to any CESA coach or representative in response to the CESA press release dated November 15, 2005. (6) Prohibit CESA, its coaches, trainers and it’s and their independent contractors from setting up and conducting soccer training sessions in the Mid-State area as well as in any location outside the Piedmont District on any day other than on a scheduled PMSL, SCSCL or RIII match day on which the team who seeks to train is in fact playing a match in any such league. (7) Require it’s Academy and Select coaches and its Co-Executive Director’s of Coaching to print, read and sign the SCYSA Code of Ethics/Conduct on an annual basis and submit the same to the SCYSA Registrar prior to issuance of Coaching Cards and DOC Passes each year. (8) Issue a written apology to the Presidents of all Mid-State District clubs for its unilateral, unauthorized and highly disruptive actions.
So, CESA is required to abide by #6. Does that mean they are not allowed to have any practices in Columbia? Even though the teams have 50% of the players from the Upstate District? Seems to me GFC had set the precedent years ago, by having training sessions in Columbia. Why is that not allowed now , if the 50% team requirement is met? Seems like the SCYSA board is penalizing players wanting to play at the highest level. The board is making it harder for them. That's a real shame, because I thought soccer was all about the kids...If the sessions were allowed in Columbia, everything would be status quo.
What a shame for the kids of Columbia. We have actually taken a step back and not even maintained the status quo.
