Bethesda Premier Cup - What a joke

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I guess some folks have nothing better to do than gaslight on a public forum on a snowy Thursday.

[Anonymous]

gaslighting over a soccer forum? how will we survive with this level of snowflakyness? lord help us.

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Anonymous wrote:The crying and complaining about the condition of the fields for playing soccer is the exact reason that America will never be competative in soccer on the world stage. Take a look at the field conditions in other countries that their PROs play on. They are literally running through puddles and mud patches.
And here some parents are complaining about their little princes and princesses not having an adequate field to play on. What a joke.

The reason US soccer is not competitive is because we idiots saying "I walked six miles uphill in the snow both ways to school before soccer practice" and other dumb ass statements like the one above. Yes, I saw the Pele movie from Disney too, but you do realize the world has changed quite a bit since the little picture you've put in your head somehow.

A kid with professional-level capabilities is pulled out of whatever pitch they are on at about 8 or 9 years old and put into a much more manicured and professional system. By 12 they'll rarely play on anything less than a professionally cared for pitch or turf, practicing indoors and outdoors in a club that has the means to support basic groundskeeping requirements. Hell Messi was grabbed by a professional side at age 6 and by 13 was at Barcelona.

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

OBGC was just fine last weekend after all that rain during the week. Yes it was muddy and had puddles on the fields but shockingly, the kids did not waste away playing in wet dirt. Some kids *gasp* even got their white jerseys muddy!

[Anonymous]

Dear Coach / Manager:

With deep regret, we must advise you that all games on November 17 and 18 at the EDP CUP FALL SHOWCASE 2018 GIRLS are cancelled, effective immediately.

Despite substantial effort to get the fields prepped, the new round of rainfall starting Thursday is proving too much for the already saturated fields. As we noted previously, November has already experienced twice the normal precipitation for the month, and the current forecasts for the Hammonton, NJ area indicate that the rain that has started will exceed an inch and a half before it is done.

After the rainfall last week, and the rain on Tuesday, that amount of additional water is just too much to have drain through the weekend. While the weekend itself may wind up being pleasant and sunny, the fields themselves will remain unplayable and unsafe for competition. All the facilities we were expecting to use for this event have now individually informed us this morning that they are withdrawing their usage. EDP personnel have inspected each of the facilities today after receiving these notifications, and we cannot dispute these decisions.

We did want to get this information to you as quickly as possible so you can adjust your plans expeditiously.

With regard to hotel rooms booked with Titan Lodging, the hotels are being informed of the cancellation. Consequently, there is no need to individually cancel rooms for your respective hotels.

Thank

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

OBGC was just fine last weekend after all that rain during the week. Yes it was muddy and had puddles on the fields but shockingly, the kids did not waste away playing in wet dirt. Some kids *gasp* even got their white jerseys muddy!

Exactly. All this hand-wringing comes from the adults, not the kids. My son has been looking forward to playing in the mud.

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

OBGC was just fine last weekend after all that rain during the week. Yes it was muddy and had puddles on the fields but shockingly, the kids did not waste away playing in wet dirt. Some kids *gasp* even got their white jerseys muddy!

Exactly. All this hand-wringing comes from the adults, not the kids. My son has been looking forward to playing in the mud.

Go play in the mud if you want, just don't charge nearly $1000 and tell me that playing in the mud is a premium experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear Coach / Manager:

With deep regret, we must advise you that all games on November 17 and 18 at the EDP CUP FALL SHOWCASE 2018 GIRLS are cancelled, effective immediately.

Despite substantial effort to get the fields prepped, the new round of rainfall starting Thursday is proving too much for the already saturated fields. As we noted previously, November has already experienced twice the normal precipitation for the month, and the current forecasts for the Hammonton, NJ area indicate that the rain that has started will exceed an inch and a half before it is done.

After the rainfall last week, and the rain on Tuesday, that amount of additional water is just too much to have drain through the weekend. While the weekend itself may wind up being pleasant and sunny, the fields themselves will remain unplayable and unsafe for competition. All the facilities we were expecting to use for this event have now individually informed us this morning that they are withdrawing their usage. EDP personnel have inspected each of the facilities today after receiving these notifications, and we cannot dispute these decisions.

We did want to get this information to you as quickly as possible so you can adjust your plans expeditiously.

With regard to hotel rooms booked with Titan Lodging, the hotels are being informed of the cancellation. Consequently, there is no need to individually cancel rooms for your respective hotels.

Thank

That will be disappointing for the kids that were going to play in that tournament, but kudos to the leadership of that tournament for communicating effectively with the teams that were participating in that tournament and making a decision prior to everyone traveling to it.

That was the primary complaint in this thread about last weekend's girls Premier Cup for the U14s and below: If the fields are not playable, then just cancel the tournament for those age groups, instead of forcing everyone to travel to it, and then make decisions to cancel some games, reduce game times to 15 minute halves so all teams can play another game on a muddy field, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear Coach / Manager:

With deep regret, we must advise you that all games on November 17 and 18 at the EDP CUP FALL SHOWCASE 2018 GIRLS are cancelled, effective immediately.

Despite substantial effort to get the fields prepped, the new round of rainfall starting Thursday is proving too much for the already saturated fields. As we noted previously, November has already experienced twice the normal precipitation for the month, and the current forecasts for the Hammonton, NJ area indicate that the rain that has started will exceed an inch and a half before it is done.

After the rainfall last week, and the rain on Tuesday, that amount of additional water is just too much to have drain through the weekend. While the weekend itself may wind up being pleasant and sunny, the fields themselves will remain unplayable and unsafe for competition. All the facilities we were expecting to use for this event have now individually informed us this morning that they are withdrawing their usage. EDP personnel have inspected each of the facilities today after receiving these notifications, and we cannot dispute these decisions.

We did want to get this information to you as quickly as possible so you can adjust your plans expeditiously.

With regard to hotel rooms booked with Titan Lodging, the hotels are being informed of the cancellation. Consequently, there is no need to individually cancel rooms for your respective hotels.

Thank

And the subtleties in this correspondence demonstrates the dance that is at play here. It is a game of chicken between the owners of the fields and the clubs renting them. If the club cancels then they are on the hook for the field rentals, if the County, etc. close the fields then the club can get a refund. And until the best the organizational best interests are met then teams and parents are held hostage.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

OBGC was just fine last weekend after all that rain during the week. Yes it was muddy and had puddles on the fields but shockingly, the kids did not waste away playing in wet dirt. Some kids *gasp* even got their white jerseys muddy!

Exactly. All this hand-wringing comes from the adults, not the kids. My son has been looking forward to playing in the mud.

Go play in the mud if you want, just don't charge nearly $1000 and tell me that playing in the mud is a premium experience.

Perhaps playing table tennis would be a better option... Or better yet a game of checkers so your kid doesn't even break a sweat!

It would be hilarious if it weren't so sad!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

OBGC was just fine last weekend after all that rain during the week. Yes it was muddy and had puddles on the fields but shockingly, the kids did not waste away playing in wet dirt. Some kids *gasp* even got their white jerseys muddy!

Exactly. All this hand-wringing comes from the adults, not the kids. My son has been looking forward to playing in the mud.

Go play in the mud if you want, just don't charge nearly $1000 and tell me that playing in the mud is a premium experience.

Perhaps playing table tennis would be a better option... Or better yet a game of checkers so your kid doesn't even break a sweat!

It would be hilarious if it weren't so sad!

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25268527/nfl-cancels-mexico-city-trip-moves-chiefs-rams-game-la-monday-night-football

Are you going to tell them that they should consider playing table tennis too?

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Anonymous wrote:Over-under on games being canceled this weekend at Muldoons?

All U13 games at Muldoons have been rearranged. New schedule coming tonight (so our manager told us).

That is great. This weather is truly terrible. I would not be surprised if the grass fields at SoccerPlex are closed for this weekend, which would really hurt the tournament's ability to find enough fields for this weekend.

Given the importance of this event for the older age groups from a recruiting perspective, I'd imagine that the older ages will be moved to turf, with some of the younger age groups completely cancelled. They just need to make the call before people travel to DC tomorrow.

That's been my guess as well. I'd be surprised if U9 and U10 end up playing. They're scheduled at OBGC right now. Don't know how bad it is there, but I'd be shocked if it was playable.

OBGC was just fine last weekend after all that rain during the week. Yes it was muddy and had puddles on the fields but shockingly, the kids did not waste away playing in wet dirt. Some kids *gasp* even got their white jerseys muddy!

Exactly. All this hand-wringing comes from the adults, not the kids. My son has been looking forward to playing in the mud.

Go play in the mud if you want, just don't charge nearly $1000 and tell me that playing in the mud is a premium experience.

Perhaps playing table tennis would be a better option... Or better yet a game of checkers so your kid doesn't even break a sweat!

It would be hilarious if it weren't so sad!

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25268527/nfl-cancels-mexico-city-trip-moves-chiefs-rams-game-la-monday-night-football

Are you going to tell them that they should consider playing table tennis too?

OMFG...those are professionals! We're talking about kids here! Get some perspective.