Quote: If CUFC succeeds in putting more of its Elite teams into RIIIPL, all of this doesn't bode well for CUFC with respect to its competitiveness with regard to its Challenge teams. To put it another way, it appears that if these trends continue that CRSA and LCSC (someone mentioned CESA-Columbia, but I don't even think they have a team playing challenge -- so that's a long ways off) are increasingly more attractive as alternatives for players not playing on CUFC Elite teams. Or am I missing something?
As a Challenge coach, these thoughts have definitely crossed my mind. But I believe that training is an important part of the product the players and parents are looking for. I think we need to work hard to achieve or maintain a competitive advantage when it comes to training and player development. Hopefully, this will attract and retain the Challenge level players.
