"Our state is relatively small and one club has done a pretty good job of monopolizing state championships and they in turn have been the beneficiary of player movement."
Hurst, to me this is all cause and effect:
--Two of the top Clubs in the state (maybe the top 2) merge peacefully.....somehow Board, DOC, and coaches egos are pretty much all taken care of.
--The new Club has excellent infrastructure in place. Fields, large rec program, etc.
--Individually, the 2 old clubs won the majority of State Cups anyway. Collectively, the new CLub with its pooled talent does even better.
--New club demonstrates the creativity to attract new players from out of town by arranging for local training. New CLub starts to pull players from multiple locations outside of GSP.
--Club starts to develop a reputation as a regional Club.
CESA is not alone in this. Bridge is pulling kids from Columbia, Savannah, etc.
If planning and committment to quality are in place......good things will happen. Too few people/Clubs understand this.
My question is.........why can't this happen in York County? My 3 year old wants to know......
