JefCup is doomed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bobby takes Covid very seriously, so doubtful he’d let his FCV team play.

07 GA FCV is playing.

Just stay home if your scared. I’m sure your girls have an excellent future in TikTok.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Heard no tournaments are able to get licensed refs. No licensed refs -- no insurance -- no games. Apparently the ref associations are not approving play yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard no tournaments are able to get licensed refs. No licensed refs -- no insurance -- no games. Apparently the ref associations are not approving play yet.

They must be scared of the tiktok stuf...lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think McLean, FCV or Bethesda are doing JefCup so it makes me wonder if the competition will end up watered-down.

FCV on the girls side is for sure playing.

Do not count on it,

03 girls are playing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bobby takes Covid very seriously, so doubtful he’d let his FCV team play.

07 GA FCV is playing.

Just stay home if your scared. I’m sure your girls have an excellent future in TikTok.

you thinking the 07s being left behind in the soccer scrum if they dont do this fake jefferson cup tournament is cute.

[Anonymous]

Teams are signing up just in case since they already paid last spring. If tourney happens, they’ll play. If not, they won’t.

[Anonymous]

Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

Can the same be said for her teammates? The opposing team?

Jeff Cup will be a mess. Crappy soccer, poor college coach turnout, unnecessary hotel stay. The list goes on. Clubs from outside the region will not bother to attend because they do not want to stay overnight. Other more north eastern parents do not want to play in Richmond in August.

It is going to be a crappy tournament no matter how you slice it. Good luck to your kid though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

Can the same be said for her teammates? The opposing team?

Jeff Cup will be a mess. Crappy soccer, poor college coach turnout, unnecessary hotel stay. The list goes on. Clubs from outside the region will not bother to attend because they do not want to stay overnight. Other more north eastern parents do not want to play in Richmond in August.

It is going to be a crappy tournament no matter how you slice it. Good luck to your kid though.

Thanks I guess?!? Yes, the whole team is looking forward to playing and so are the parents. Parents are more worried about restrictions on spectating than anything else. I cannot speak for other teams. No offense but I hope they are not as negative as you. It’s probably not a good idea to generalize everything and everyone. An opinion is fine however.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

Can the same be said for her teammates? The opposing team?

Jeff Cup will be a mess. Crappy soccer, poor college coach turnout, unnecessary hotel stay. The list goes on. Clubs from outside the region will not bother to attend because they do not want to stay overnight. Other more north eastern parents do not want to play in Richmond in August.

It is going to be a crappy tournament no matter how you slice it. Good luck to your kid though.

Thanks I guess?!? Yes, the whole team is looking forward to playing and so are the parents. Parents are more worried about restrictions on spectating than anything else. I cannot speak for other teams. No offense but I hope they are not as negative as you. It’s probably not a good idea to generalize everything and everyone. An opinion is fine however.

I hope it does go well, honestly. I just think it will be a very different and watered down experience compared to years past.

I wouldn't say I'm being negative as much as practical. It will end up a very regional tournament that I'll have to spend hotel and restaurant time and money on. Most of the teams will likely be NoVA teams that will have required unnecessary exposure associated with hotels and restaurants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

Can the same be said for her teammates? The opposing team?

Jeff Cup will be a mess. Crappy soccer, poor college coach turnout, unnecessary hotel stay. The list goes on. Clubs from outside the region will not bother to attend because they do not want to stay overnight. Other more north eastern parents do not want to play in Richmond in August.

It is going to be a crappy tournament no matter how you slice it. Good luck to your kid though.

Thanks I guess?!? Yes, the whole team is looking forward to playing and so are the parents. Parents are more worried about restrictions on spectating than anything else. I cannot speak for other teams. No offense but I hope they are not as negative as you. It’s probably not a good idea to generalize everything and everyone. An opinion is fine however.

Its always great to have one person who can speak for everyone.

Scholarships are not going to be the same, if they even exist going forward, the financial effect on colleges is huge. P5 conferences will hold on as long as they can but most will gravitate towards student-athlete as soccer is a non-revenue considered sport in NCAA. Anyone thinking scholarship better start saving $.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

Can the same be said for her teammates? The opposing team?

Jeff Cup will be a mess. Crappy soccer, poor college coach turnout, unnecessary hotel stay. The list goes on. Clubs from outside the region will not bother to attend because they do not want to stay overnight. Other more north eastern parents do not want to play in Richmond in August.

It is going to be a crappy tournament no matter how you slice it. Good luck to your kid though.

Thanks I guess?!? Yes, the whole team is looking forward to playing and so are the parents. Parents are more worried about restrictions on spectating than anything else. I cannot speak for other teams. No offense but I hope they are not as negative as you. It’s probably not a good idea to generalize everything and everyone. An opinion is fine however.

Its always great to have one person who can speak for everyone.

Scholarships are not going to be the same, if they even exist going forward, the financial effect on colleges is huge. P5 conferences will hold on as long as they can but most will gravitate towards student-athlete as soccer is a non-revenue considered sport in NCAA. Anyone thinking scholarship better start saving $.

Most programs will be fine and any hits to scholarships will be more short term, think 2 years, before things pretty much bounce back to normal. But that really has little to do with Jeff Cup.

For many kids, Jeff Cup will be the first soccer games they have played since January at best but most likely November. Yes, kids played futsal over the winter but having gone 8-10 months without playing a real soccer game and it being a showcase?

[Anonymous]

So the rural areas of Virginia and North Carolina are seeing spikes. I just do not see how you do this. The professional teams are isolating for 14 days and still have cases. Maybe you can ask the teams to self quarantine for 14 days. You know how that goes.
A lot of the refs are older and are not doing it for the money. Many will just not work the games. You really can not force them to do the games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wondering which age groups we are talking about here? The Showcase or the Kickoff event? I am a u13 parent so I am more concerned about Kickoff. Reading through the comments, I fail to understand the thinking?

1. CoVid is not the threat that it once was. Death rates have been trending down even through the spike. NoVa reported no new deaths today.
2. Kids need to get out and get exercise AND have some fun!!! Why are parents so against that?!? (LOL, at the TikTok post, my kids loves TikTok!)
3. I have no idea what the Refs issues are? I’m sure refs are hurting for money unlike many PP that frequent this site.
4. To be honest, I find it upsetting that a simple few want to ruin tournaments for everyone else! I do not know of one parent from our team that shares the same sentiment. Did anyone else play sports here? Trust me when I say if you are PP worried about your DC injuring themselves after a break, then they aren’t going to have a shot at scholarship anyway. That just tells me you DC hasn’t been putting in the work during down time. My DD is more ready than she was before the break!!!

You do know a) the death numbers are always lower on the weekends due to reporting problems and b) it was a holiday on Saturday. In fact there is a caveat in the reporting website pointing out that point:

"The low new case numbers statewide can likely be attributed to a lag in reporting from Sunday, because case numbers were higher than average the last three days. "

[Anonymous]

I do want to make one point. I'm not trying to poo poo playing or Jeff Cup in general. Lots of people are anxious to get their kids back out training and playing and I get that, I just think the more patient we are the sooner we can get back to playing for real. A part of that patience is not doing out of town tournaments.

The quality of Jeff Cup is going to be severely impacted for the risk of setting teams or clubs back due to a kid, parent or coach getting sick. People can minimize the risk all they want but a fraction of the teams originally signed up for March will attend in August. Jeff Cup would be wise to rent fields in NoVA as well as Richmond to try and increase regional interest as well as minimize travel. While this would be difficult for the showcase element it definitely should be considered for the younger age groups.