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I'll be happy to elaborate. Again, we (my family) were in town visiting friends who were attending the MLK camp hosted by SOAR/CESA-Columbia. They were attending and asked if our kids would like to join theirs. We took them up on it and were pleasantly surprised to see that there were over 70+ kids out there having a blast (mine included). Plus, from what I'm hearing on this message board, SOAR has a recreation base well over 500+. I'm not claiming to be Einstein, but you do the math. The with organization, structure, support and professionalism coming from SOAR/CESA its just seems like a matter of time until others see the unique opportunities this alliance poses for youth soccer in the Midlands of SC. SOAR is a family oriented, faith-based organization that shares a goal and vision of outreach through the vehichle of sport. CESA-Columbia, too, offers an inclusive atmosphere by which players from any age or ability level can have an opportunity to learn and grow in a cost-effective manner and progression. It's a very similar concept we've been exposed to here in the Lowcountry with the Bridge, S'ville and JI. Finally, I'm not sure of the # of teams CESA-Columbia actually had. That too me is irrelavant. You've gotta start somewhere, right? And the last time I checked...Rome wasn't built in a day either...
