RoTR: One other comment -- in going back and trying to read intent into your post I think that one of your points may be that I refuse to criticize CESA. I wanted to take this opportunity to do so on another issue.

I think that CESA is making the wrong decision to continue to affiliate its recreation program with the USYSA. I believe that CESA would do better to explore both lower cost, and lower bureaucracy, options ranging from other affiliating organizations to handling these programs itself.

However, until someone comes along and creates a youth soccer club offering regional and national level competition to players and is aggressively trying to grow the sport from its recreation program on up, I'm kind of stuck with supporting CESA or taking my ball and going home. Thus I continue to support the club.

Any questions?