>>[thomaspietras] I would respectfully suggest that there is a certain amount of bitterness (my perception) in your posts regarding SCYSA and NECSA.<<
I understand the perception. And you're right, it's easy to misunderstand on a message board. For example, while I at times don't find you at all neutral in these discussions, I understand that it could simply be my own misperceptions (or my own bias.) Perhaps that works both ways.
I'll spend a bit of time talking about any emotion I can detect within myself.
I know that was bitter about one thing -- and it was being lied to on the message board earlier about this subject. Chapindad did the honorable thing and bowed out of the discussion; I wish everyone at CSC had been as honorable. But I think I'm over that.
Regarding the SCYSA, my primary emotion is disappointment. While I think that they made a bad faith ruling created from whole cloth, I could have justified it a bit more if they had explained why this is good for the youth of Columbia or just if they had referenced their mission and stated why this was appropriate for developing and promoting youth soccer in South Carolina. I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I can't figure out how this benefits Columbia or South Carolina youth. I've repeatedly asked someone to tell me a theory on this -- and been met with absolute silence.
Regarding Ron Tryon, there's a part of me that really admires the guy in terms of his results. He aggressively "swung for the fences" and got almost all of what he wanted. If I were a shareholder in a public for-profit company which he led and he did that, I'd be cheering. But as a leader of a non-profit that is an association member of an organization that says its mission is to develop and promote youth soccer, I can't figure out how his complaint does anything but help NECSA and reduce the options of the youth of Columbia. Again, I've begged on this message board for any other interpretation; and it's been met with resounding silence. I thought asking for a list of children, parents, and coaches, by the way, went beyond all bounds.
Finally, I do feel sorry for the CESA folks. I would think that they're probably nonplussed by all of this. I read the bylaws and rules and there's no way I could have anticipated either the complaint or the decision. They responded to some players, parents, and coaches who asked for more in Columbia when they announced the Columbia expansion -- how were they to know that new rules would be created seemingly expressly aimed at them? And somehow they get portrayed as an evil empire who ignored all of the rules to do this.
