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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With wags in the same weekend, doesn’t make sense so not have Alexandria girls participate in one of the biggest tournaments for girls.[/quote]

Have to keep the money in house. Why spend it on a large respected tournament? As far as going to the ASA tourney, you physically couldn’t park with that disaster a Witter.[/quote]

So let me get this straight...

You pay Alexandria to do tournaments and learn soccer but the only tournaments you can do is the Columbus day tournament (Inhouse) and in the spring the ASK Spring kickoff (Inhouse)  how are we not pissed off why are we letting Alexandria get away with this? no wonder so much money is being saved and kept.[/quote]

The ASA bashing is getting ridiculous, are you an ASA parent?

Most teams charge extra over the club fees to pay for tournament costs. Do your teams not participate in non-club tournaments?

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It seems like ASA is more concerned about who their critics are rather than addressing the concerns raised - other clubs don’t seem to spend so much time here. Most of the tournaments are not about teaching your kids soccer. It’s usually about charging an extra $70-$80 fee per kid either in your annual club fees or separately. For that price kids get to play on fields that are either too big or too small, games are usually rushed and short, there is no space or time for proper warm-ups and cool downs, and the emphasis is all about winning the plastic junk handed out at the end. None of these traits are about soccer development they are all about maximizing revenue. You are probably better off insisting on a lower club fee so you can choose where to spend your tournament money. That way you can look for tournaments that emphasize proper games and environment over money. If you can’t find a tournament that offers a worthwhile venue, it is a lot cheaper to just have some friendlies on the weekend. Most teams get a lot more out of scrimmages with neighboring clubs and the money teams save -about $800+ per team is significant.[/quote]

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