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2004striker: A personal opinion. Rather than interpreting the dramatic increase (my rough count shows nearly an order of magnitude increase, albeit in a very small base) in players at CESA-Columbia as a failure of any other club in the area, I personally interpret it as a success of Eddie Crosby and the coaches there. I also believe that it's vindication of the "open training" strategy used at CRSA, CESA-Columbia, and CESA where kids are welcomed to train regardless of club affiliation. I hope that this becomes standard at LCSC, CUFC, and other clubs in the Columbia area.

Of course, the affiliation with SOAR was brilliant as well.

Chapindad: Thanks for the incredibly detailed post; I think I understand much better your perspective.

I wrote a very long post; but after reading it I simply deleted it because I don't think that it's going to do much good. I don't think that there's a basis for an understanding between us. You believe that it's your right to write anything you like, true or false, and not have people question either the accuracy of what you write or question your motivations when you use a magic "if" and then proceed to make incorrect and misleading statements.

It is your undeniable and inalienable right to continue posting things that are incorrect, keep using "if" and attacking organizations under the "plausible deniability" ruse, and keep insisting that anyone who calls out your incorrect statements and questions your motivations regarding those and your "hypothetical scenarios" is engaged in a personal attack.

Might I humbly suggest, however, that youth soccer doesn't have to be a "win/lose" scenario for SCYSA-affiliated clubs? It's possible for clubs to increase the base of youth soccer players in South Carolina to the overall advantage of the sport and to all of the clubs.