Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:31
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Money is in soccer at SYC. Let someone else worry about the other sports. The pressure to continue to produce in MLSN and build a girls in GA essentially from scratch appears to be bleeding the coffers dry
Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:29
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Post it here
Dear SYC Soccer Families,
This is an important update regarding the upcoming SYC Annual Meeting, which will include the election for the SYC Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce that a total of six individuals from our SYC soccer community have stepped forward as candidates.
With a total of 14 candidates from different sports running for only 5 open positions, it is crucial that our soccer community participates in this election. Having dedicated soccer parents on the board is essential for ensuring our program's voice is heard in decisions regarding club resources ect.
We strongly encourage you to support the following individuals by casting your vote this Friday.
Our Recommended Candidates
-Sol Salinas
-Greg Orrell
-Connor Benedict
-Dereck Robinson
-Andrew Green
-David Watkins
Important Voting Information
Your vote is critical to the future of our Soccer program. Please note the following details for casting your ballot:
When: Voting will take place for a strict 15-minute window from 8:00 PM to 8:15 PM this Friday, August 23rd.
How: An email with a personalized voting link will be sent to the administrator of each current family account on or about August 19th. To ensure your vote is counted, please be prepared to cast your ballot during this brief timeframe.
More info on SYC Annual Meeting:
https://www.sycva.com/news_article/show/1007394
Thank you for your continued support and for helping us secure a strong future for SYC Soccer.
GO SYC Soccer!
Very interesting email. Could you please tell us WHO sent that email out? Thank you
The technical director sent it.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:28
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
You can see who the board members are online, but I’m not even sure all of them are soccer-related. The email just sounds like a normal campaign to me, different groups wanting their own people in, like any other election. Not saying the entire board should be soccer, but doesn’t each sport run pretty independently anyways?
Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:24
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Post it here
Dear SYC Soccer Families,
This is an important update regarding the upcoming SYC Annual Meeting, which will include the election for the SYC Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce that a total of six individuals from our SYC soccer community have stepped forward as candidates.
With a total of 14 candidates from different sports running for only 5 open positions, it is crucial that our soccer community participates in this election. Having dedicated soccer parents on the board is essential for ensuring our program's voice is heard in decisions regarding club resources ect.
We strongly encourage you to support the following individuals by casting your vote this Friday.
Our Recommended Candidates
-Sol Salinas
-Greg Orrell
-Connor Benedict
-Dereck Robinson
-Andrew Green
-David Watkins
Important Voting Information
Your vote is critical to the future of our Soccer program. Please note the following details for casting your ballot:
When: Voting will take place for a strict 15-minute window from 8:00 PM to 8:15 PM this Friday, August 23rd.
How: An email with a personalized voting link will be sent to the administrator of each current family account on or about August 19th. To ensure your vote is counted, please be prepared to cast your ballot during this brief timeframe.
More info on SYC Annual Meeting:
https://www.sycva.com/news_article/show/1007394
Thank you for your continued support and for helping us secure a strong future for SYC Soccer.
GO SYC Soccer!
Very interesting email. Could you please tell us WHO sent that email out? Thank you
Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:13
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Post it here
Dear SYC Soccer Families,
This is an important update regarding the upcoming SYC Annual Meeting, which will include the election for the SYC Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce that a total of six individuals from our SYC soccer community have stepped forward as candidates.
With a total of 14 candidates from different sports running for only 5 open positions, it is crucial that our soccer community participates in this election. Having dedicated soccer parents on the board is essential for ensuring our program's voice is heard in decisions regarding club resources ect.
We strongly encourage you to support the following individuals by casting your vote this Friday.
Our Recommended Candidates
-Sol Salinas
-Greg Orrell
-Connor Benedict
-Dereck Robinson
-Andrew Green
-David Watkins
Important Voting Information
Your vote is critical to the future of our Soccer program. Please note the following details for casting your ballot:
When: Voting will take place for a strict 15-minute window from 8:00 PM to 8:15 PM this Friday, August 23rd.
How: An email with a personalized voting link will be sent to the administrator of each current family account on or about August 19th. To ensure your vote is counted, please be prepared to cast your ballot during this brief timeframe.
More info on SYC Annual Meeting:
https://www.sycva.com/news_article/show/1007394
Thank you for your continued support and for helping us secure a strong future for SYC Soccer.
GO SYC Soccer!
My kids play SYC in a non-soccer sport and we're looking at them for a different rec sport. I would be ticked if I were already a parent there that soccer's trying to stack the board so that the other sports aren't heard.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:07
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Isn't the board already 100% soccer parents?
Anonymous
08/19/2025 11:03
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Post it here
Dear SYC Soccer Families,
This is an important update regarding the upcoming SYC Annual Meeting, which will include the election for the SYC Board of Directors. We are pleased to announce that a total of six individuals from our SYC soccer community have stepped forward as candidates.
With a total of 14 candidates from different sports running for only 5 open positions, it is crucial that our soccer community participates in this election. Having dedicated soccer parents on the board is essential for ensuring our program's voice is heard in decisions regarding club resources ect.
We strongly encourage you to support the following individuals by casting your vote this Friday.
Our Recommended Candidates
-Sol Salinas
-Greg Orrell
-Connor Benedict
-Dereck Robinson
-Andrew Green
-David Watkins
Important Voting Information
Your vote is critical to the future of our Soccer program. Please note the following details for casting your ballot:
When: Voting will take place for a strict 15-minute window from 8:00 PM to 8:15 PM this Friday, August 23rd.
How: An email with a personalized voting link will be sent to the administrator of each current family account on or about August 19th. To ensure your vote is counted, please be prepared to cast your ballot during this brief timeframe.
More info on SYC Annual Meeting:
https://www.sycva.com/news_article/show/1007394
Thank you for your continued support and for helping us secure a strong future for SYC Soccer.
GO SYC Soccer!
Anonymous
08/19/2025 10:51
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Post it here
Anonymous
08/19/2025 10:46
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
A "Call to Action" email just went out. Sounds serious.
Anonymous
08/18/2025 20:08
Subject: Re:SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
As someone close to this situation, more than just the President needs to be removed from the Board! Why is the.Board. It comprised of all sports?
Anonymous
08/16/2025 21:46
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
After reading all these threads, it’s hard to ignore where SYC is heading, late fee bans after 30 days, surprise $750–$1000 increases, and little communication.
I have learned that the President is also the Travel Commissioner!!! Ahhhhh, exactly why the title, SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer, is so convincing. Travel Soccer Directors and Coaches getting raises, MU coaches on payroll, nothing on the 990s, it all points one way.
If families want SYC to remain a youth club and keep the other sports, then we have to remove the current President.
I have learned that the President is also the Travel Commissioner!!! Ahhhhh, exactly why the title, SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer, is so convincing. Travel Soccer Directors and Coaches getting raises, MU coaches on payroll, nothing on the 990s, it all points one way.
If families want SYC to remain a youth club and keep the other sports, then we have to remove the current President.
Anonymous
08/15/2025 22:32
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Talk about unable to pay their bills...
As a former posted stated: If you are mad, join the Board of Directors:
https://www.sycva.com/news_article/show/1110046
I will not joining the board (will be attending the
AGM) but one thing for sure, the President, who also serves as the Travel Commissioner has got to go. It's a massive conflict of interest. He has got to give up one at least. Curious how the Travel Soccer Technical Staff and Coaches got ridiculous raises AGAIN. For all you non profit minded folks, I already checked, its not on their 990s.
Is it also true that he added three MU coaches to the SYC payroll just because he attended the school? If true Some of that money could have been put towards paying for the facility. But hey, it’s SYC and everyone gets their beak wet.
Anonymous
08/15/2025 22:20
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:this thread should be renamed: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on dollars.
save this one
How do you know the coaches and technical staff got raises? At the AGM the full budget needs to be shown on where the spending is. There have been rumors for years that SYC scholarships top soccer kids as well so the top kids only pay team fees not tuition. (Or at least the ones the want to grab from other clubs).
I don't really care if my kid gets a break or not though it would be nice to get one. I know going in what I'm going to have to pay. This sudden change to our team fees violates that trust with me. I know I'm not alone.
do not pay theres nothign they can do
Wrong. When you don't pay the team fees, after 30 days of being late, you are banned from practice and games. All the fake keyboard warriors on this thread make the thread almost unreadable. It's mostly 1 ant-SYC bashing person who sock puppets their own posts.
All parents pay a base travel fee rate, then you have to pay the team fees. If you are posting and are acting shocked by this revelation, it is apparent your kid does not play travel sports or you didn't understand or not ask any questions or did not read your contract when you accepted an offer. Its tough, but hardly anything, that is organized in urban areas is free to participate in.
Cool thoughts. We were already given our team fees. Now SYC is changing them to the tune of $750-1000 (but no one knows yet because you know communication and stuff). So what parents were told would be like a few hundred dollars depending on the team is now well over a thousand dollars.
Don’t pay
Anonymous
08/15/2025 15:59
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:this thread should be renamed: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on dollars.
save this one
How do you know the coaches and technical staff got raises? At the AGM the full budget needs to be shown on where the spending is. There have been rumors for years that SYC scholarships top soccer kids as well so the top kids only pay team fees not tuition. (Or at least the ones the want to grab from other clubs).
I don't really care if my kid gets a break or not though it would be nice to get one. I know going in what I'm going to have to pay. This sudden change to our team fees violates that trust with me. I know I'm not alone.
do not pay theres nothign they can do
Wrong. When you don't pay the team fees, after 30 days of being late, you are banned from practice and games. All the fake keyboard warriors on this thread make the thread almost unreadable. It's mostly 1 ant-SYC bashing person who sock puppets their own posts.
All parents pay a base travel fee rate, then you have to pay the team fees. If you are posting and are acting shocked by this revelation, it is apparent your kid does not play travel sports or you didn't understand or not ask any questions or did not read your contract when you accepted an offer. Its tough, but hardly anything, that is organized in urban areas is free to participate in.
Cool thoughts. We were already given our team fees. Now SYC is changing them to the tune of $750-1000 (but no one knows yet because you know communication and stuff). So what parents were told would be like a few hundred dollars depending on the team is now well over a thousand dollars.
Anonymous
08/15/2025 15:29
Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SYC parent tranferred from another club. Can someone help me understand? I already am surprised at the existing team fees for tournaments. But I at least sort of get that. This even more fees on top of the existing fees? If so, why am I just now finding out?
Same here. Confused as well.
What part don’t you get? The club is unable to pay its bills so it created this program to make YOU foot the bill.
For all of you guys talking about this being an effective use of 20 bucks, that’s your right. The harsh reality will be next year when the ECNL to GA movement picks up and ECNL level girls start to come to SYC. Since SYC doesn’t have any ECNL level girls you parents paying for EDGE will basically be funding a facility for the girls that will come and snatch up your DDs spot. Hardly worth it.
SYC needs to upgrade the girls coaching staff if they want to start recruiting girls from ECNL.
They'll need an upgrade in facility access before they can pull coaches. Who wants to coach at a place that is so limiting?