Paradox: I for one like the Academy in theory and hope that it succeeds so as to put more pressure on what seems to me to be a moribund and at best misguided USYSA structure.
And I'm all for a club having a special program, or special sponsors, for part of their programs. CESA has had and advertised a women's fund for years now; there's no reason that a club and/or teams within the club shouldn't go after sponsorship money for special programs.
But you do yourself a disservice making vague claims that a trip to California costs less than a trip to a neighboring state and when asked about it waving your hands. You should be telling people exactly what you're doing -- so that we can get more people to jump on the bandwagon.
