Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 10:13     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


For the older ages, these friendlies give the coach or a new coach time to try new formations, new players, different positions before it matters - ECNL/GA league play. Players begin to develop chemistry as a team. Players are competing for minutes on the field, starting positions at these friendlies and scrims. It sets the expectations for the next month or more before showcases. These are not a waste of time of the recruiting age teams.

Maybe your kids are too young for these matter, but for older ages, these games are just as important as league matches. But if you are already complaining about driving an hour or wasted time or money to clubs, playing in ECNL will not bode well for you as the kids get older.
Jump out now and enjoy the game before ECNL ruins it for you.


You missed the point. Local teams can coordinate friendlies with other local teams for free without having to pay for expensive tournaments.


It's never free. Someone has to pay for the fields and refs.


Sure, but I don’t have to drive one hour there and one hour back, on toll roads for the same game that can be played much closer for EVERYONE involved. Plus the refs were super bad.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 10:12     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


Two of those teams already have a local friebdly scheduled for this weekend. This makes zero sense that they need to play each other, 2 weeks in a row, one so far away and for $$$$$. I cannot understand why both of those teams didn’t go back to organizers and request a different match up. There were several other potential teams.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 10:05     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


Ka-Ching. Hand over those wallets, soccer parents.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 09:20     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


For the older ages, these friendlies give the coach or a new coach time to try new formations, new players, different positions before it matters - ECNL/GA league play. Players begin to develop chemistry as a team. Players are competing for minutes on the field, starting positions at these friendlies and scrims. It sets the expectations for the next month or more before showcases. These are not a waste of time of the recruiting age teams.

Maybe your kids are too young for these matter, but for older ages, these games are just as important as league matches. But if you are already complaining about driving an hour or wasted time or money to clubs, playing in ECNL will not bode well for you as the kids get older.
Jump out now and enjoy the game before ECNL ruins it for you.


You missed the point. Local teams can coordinate friendlies with other local teams for free without having to pay for expensive tournaments.


It's never free. Someone has to pay for the fields and refs.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:54     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


For the older ages, these friendlies give the coach or a new coach time to try new formations, new players, different positions before it matters - ECNL/GA league play. Players begin to develop chemistry as a team. Players are competing for minutes on the field, starting positions at these friendlies and scrims. It sets the expectations for the next month or more before showcases. These are not a waste of time of the recruiting age teams.

Maybe your kids are too young for these matter, but for older ages, these games are just as important as league matches. But if you are already complaining about driving an hour or wasted time or money to clubs, playing in ECNL will not bode well for you as the kids get older.
Jump out now and enjoy the game before ECNL ruins it for you.


You missed the point. Local teams can coordinate friendlies with other local teams for free without having to pay for expensive tournaments.

Tournament fees are very little. It costs $150 a game just to have referees. After that you are paying a little but get nice fields, organization, and a more “real game” feel than a friendly on your practice field with coaches as referees.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:50     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


For the older ages, these friendlies give the coach or a new coach time to try new formations, new players, different positions before it matters - ECNL/GA league play. Players begin to develop chemistry as a team. Players are competing for minutes on the field, starting positions at these friendlies and scrims. It sets the expectations for the next month or more before showcases. These are not a waste of time of the recruiting age teams.

Maybe your kids are too young for these matter, but for older ages, these games are just as important as league matches. But if you are already complaining about driving an hour or wasted time or money to clubs, playing in ECNL will not bode well for you as the kids get older.
Jump out now and enjoy the game before ECNL ruins it for you.


You missed the point. Local teams can coordinate friendlies with other local teams for free without having to pay for expensive tournaments.


My kid's team didn't play any local teams. I think for most ages they tried to make this happen. Also no local GA (or ECNL) or MLS Next team wants to get beat by another "different governing org" team because then it starts the wah wah wars
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:49     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Exactly. Everything that was mentioned could be accomplished WITHOUT paying for an 'organized' event.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:40     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


For the older ages, these friendlies give the coach or a new coach time to try new formations, new players, different positions before it matters - ECNL/GA league play. Players begin to develop chemistry as a team. Players are competing for minutes on the field, starting positions at these friendlies and scrims. It sets the expectations for the next month or more before showcases. These are not a waste of time of the recruiting age teams.

Maybe your kids are too young for these matter, but for older ages, these games are just as important as league matches. But if you are already complaining about driving an hour or wasted time or money to clubs, playing in ECNL will not bode well for you as the kids get older.
Jump out now and enjoy the game before ECNL ruins it for you.


You missed the point. Local teams can coordinate friendlies with other local teams for free without having to pay for expensive tournaments.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:30     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.


For the older ages, these friendlies give the coach or a new coach time to try new formations, new players, different positions before it matters - ECNL/GA league play. Players begin to develop chemistry as a team. Players are competing for minutes on the field, starting positions at these friendlies and scrims. It sets the expectations for the next month or more before showcases. These are not a waste of time of the recruiting age teams.

Maybe your kids are too young for these matter, but for older ages, these games are just as important as league matches. But if you are already complaining about driving an hour or wasted time or money to clubs, playing in ECNL will not bode well for you as the kids get older.
Jump out now and enjoy the game before ECNL ruins it for you.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:16     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Paid to get it on paper rather than an unknown friendly I guess. Makes no sense to me either, I wonder if these pre-season tournaments/friendlies whatever you want to call it were a thing years ago, or if this is just another thing clubs decided to add to generate revenue.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:14     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:after 12 pages, the light finally went off


Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cause these are paid friendlies. Your team pays to play a certain number of games.


Anonymous wrote:Dumb question. Why is every team not playing every team. Or why aren’t there more brackets? It doesn’t seem fair that some teams play 4 times while others play twice.


So these local teams paid to play each other when teams like Arlington drove over an hour to play SYC and ASA when they could have just played each other for free at like Hayfield or Pentagon City or Witter?


Someone finally got it!

Now share with the rest of the class
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 08:07     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
after 12 pages, the light finally went off


Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cause these are paid friendlies. Your team pays to play a certain number of games.


Anonymous wrote:Dumb question. Why is every team not playing every team. Or why aren’t there more brackets? It doesn’t seem fair that some teams play 4 times while others play twice.


So these local teams paid to play each other when teams like Arlington drove over an hour to play SYC and ASA when they could have just played each other for free at like Hayfield or Pentagon City or Witter?
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 06:48     Subject: Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Anonymous wrote:Cause these are paid friendlies. Your team pays to play a certain number of games.


Anonymous wrote:Dumb question. Why is every team not playing every team. Or why aren’t there more brackets? It doesn’t seem fair that some teams play 4 times while others play twice.


So these local teams paid to play each other when teams like Arlington drove over an hour to play SYC and ASA when they could have just played each other for free at like Hayfield or Pentagon City or Witter?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 23:24     Subject: Re:Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
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Anonymous wrote:Actually they are 9th grader, prob has more intelligence than you. WTF is LMAOF?


 
Anonymous wrote:Wtf, dude? 2010s. Lmaof what are they 8th grade? 13-14 year olds. Get a life


What are you a caveman? Intelligence
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2024 22:13     Subject: Re:Copa Rayados Aug 24 - schedule?
Actually they are 9th grader, prob has more intelligence than you. WTF is LMAOF?


 
Anonymous wrote:Wtf, dude? 2010s. Lmaof what are they 8th grade? 13-14 year olds. Get a life