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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some did well in group stage, but it [u]looks like[/u] [b]every single local (?) team that when to Utah for [u]u8[/u]-12 got crushed[/b]. Worth the investment?[/quote]

If that is what it "looks like," you need a new eyeglasses prescription.

Let's take u10 (2015) boys, for example.  Coppermine, SYC, and Bethesda each finished second in their groups (losing only one game each to some of the top teams in the country), with SYC and Bethesda advancing to the final 4 and Coppermine narrowly missing out by losing in PKs.  Then, in the final 4, SYC lost in PKs and Bethesda lost by one goal to the eventual gold champion.

For u10 girls (2015), SYC went 3-0 in their group and GFR went 2-0-1 (but both losing in the knockout stages), while Bethesda went 2-1 in their group and won all three playoff games to win their bracket.

And in the u11 boys (2014), SYC went 3-0 in the group only to lose in the playoffs.

Also, there is no u8 in this tournament, so clearly you aren't paying attention.

Long story short, almost all of the teams that went represented the DMV very well against some of the other top teams in the country.

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The U10 SYC vs GFR play-in game for the top bracket was a great game![/quote]

Fly to Utah to play a u10 game against a team 20 minutes from you at home.[/quote]

It just worked out that way (pointwise) after the Group Stage and as I said, it was a great game between 2 very good teams, regardless of your thoughts. So are you suggesting it they should not have played each other in the play-in game for the playoffs, quarter finals, semi finals, or finals? There are 4 teams in the area and none of them were in the same group as promised by the tournament. Losing the play-in game did not knock you out of the tournament, winner went into the (Iber Cup) playoff bracket and the other went into the Gold playoff bracket. So yes, fly to Utah to play in one of the prestigious tournaments in the country to possibly play a local team in the later rounds. [/quote]

Prestigious? For 9 year olds?[/quote]

They had fun, played some good soccer teams, and maybe had their horizons expanded for what soccer can be. The families presumably could afford it. Why harsh on their parade? It’s not the World Cup but it doesn’t need to be. They’re 9-10.[/quote]I think part of the issue, which is frequently documented, is that one of the main reason kids dropout of soccer is due to the professionalism factor. Kids are getting so much pressure to train to be professional that it loses the fun. So while, yes, this seems like a nice event, the reality is you are perpetuating a systemic issue with youth sport. This doesnt bother me as I didnt send my kid, but just trying to connect the dots here. [/quote]

If the kids do not know “the prestige,” is it a problem?  Is it possible, a kid understands to dumb down the hype?

My kids were here in Super Y and I would have much rather been in Utah for that experience.  The quality was no where near the talent level of the players I know were there and we did “play up.”

We are not with one of those clubs who went but would do it if available.  I consider it soccer tourism.  My other kids look forward to supporting each other’s tournaments and adventures together.

I am pretty sure “everybody” on here with the means to send a kid and access would go.  I think a lot of people are fooling themselves as they do not have access.  I don’t either but I don’t fool myself into thinking that traveling with my family is a bad thing.
[/quote]My wife put it in good perspective to me one day, as she does most days. If I want to go on a vacation to X place, it is to go on a vacation, not for a soccer tournament. There is a time and place for everything, just not sure shlepping 8/9/10 year olds across the country or oversees to play soccer is “quality family time”. I am sure they had a good time as I would hope they would, but I bet you they would have an even better time at the “Atlantis”. If your kid is good, then they will be on a national team at the right age when the time is right. Plenty of time for travel, long weekends and repurposed family vacations in the future. Enjoy the time you have today and stop trying to rush to get ahead of things because it believes it gives you and edge. It can actually be more detrimental in the long run, but to their each their own.[/quote]

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