I feel compelled to respond to the comment concerning the commitment of the parents and players of this "premier" team. When you speak of commitment there seems to be not only the commitment of the players and families, but the commitment of the team. There has always been great commitment on this team by both parents and players, but feel the "team" commitment has let us down.
This team has been competitive for years as a group and then other players started to be added on. First there was the boy from Beaufort, not really an issue at first, but really saw no need or benefit from it, but ok. Then we added one from Mt Pleasant and 3 from Myrtle Beach, with these additions, 2 of our "committed" players were told they were no longer on the team. So now we have 6 new players that not only have cost 2 boys a position on the team, but have also cut the playing time of others with no real contribution to the team's success. The new players, especially the ones from Myrtle Beach, were maybe at practice and maybe not, you never really knew if they were going to be there or not. Then after the fall 06 season, 2 of the Myrtle Beach boys decide they no longer want to play for this team and leave, so the 2 "committed" players are dismissed for players not really committed. So we get 2 players from Mt Pleasant that want to come over and we bend over backwards to get them on the team. So now lets look at commitment....7 new players in the course of year and half...one who yells and screams at players on the field, one who has been injured since Thanksgiving, one has been to 3 or 4 practices and 4 games (none Premier) this season, 2 who decided no longer to play and 2 new ones that feel they should be on the team because they want to be. These players have brought nothing to the team, they have stepped into and on a group of boys that have been committed and successful for years and now others that have had NO role in the success of this team and getting them to level they are at, are reaping the benefits of the others hard work. So I can see where the commmitment of some can be dimished...what good is that commitment when tomorrow some other kid can decide to step in and take that kids place. You talk about player development...the best for the kids...well how does taking a roster spot and playing time away from a kid develop him, when he and his family have been comitted to you for years.
