Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 10:36     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Personally, I’m a travel parent planning to vote for the rec candidates. My kid plays travel because that matches their drive and abilities, but not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years. Rec sports are an important community resource.


this is too funny. Someone willing to vote against their own child's best interest. Sounds like 24 and then they complain why they are being impacted by the changes. SMH


Lol, PP and I am under zero illusion that SYC travel soccer acts in my child’s best interest, so that’s rich.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 09:39     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Personally, I’m a travel parent planning to vote for the rec candidates. My kid plays travel because that matches their drive and abilities, but not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years. Rec sports are an important community resource.


this is too funny. Someone willing to vote against their own child's best interest. Sounds like 24 and then they complain why they are being impacted by the changes. SMH


Not PP, but don't you have a great deal of respect for people who are willing to behave on principle? The prior poster thinks rec sports are a community resource and is voting for that regardless.

In addition PP is hoping that the rec preferred slate will try to act in organization-wide best interest, which would theoretically include travel soccer. After all, they say "not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years." After all, before this thread became a conversation about field allocation, it was a conversation about the extra fees piled on after contracts were signed.


"theoretically" but what then when it doesn't? Vote however you want but there's a risk that it may impact your child's program. People are trying to stir fear that soccer parents are trying to push all resources to their sport which is not the case. As you say, the board is there to serve everyone so why create so much fear that if they are soccer parents that they will do the other sports wrong. Vote on the best most qualified candidate and not "us vs them".


Why would you wish for an entire board to be travel soccer. Then there is no representation of any other sport. Travel soccer is one of sixteen sports SYC has. A Board with one sport does not look out for the interest of the other fifteen.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 09:16     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Personally, I’m a travel parent planning to vote for the rec candidates. My kid plays travel because that matches their drive and abilities, but not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years. Rec sports are an important community resource.


this is too funny. Someone willing to vote against their own child's best interest. Sounds like 24 and then they complain why they are being impacted by the changes. SMH


Not PP, but don't you have a great deal of respect for people who are willing to behave on principle? The prior poster thinks rec sports are a community resource and is voting for that regardless.

In addition PP is hoping that the rec preferred slate will try to act in organization-wide best interest, which would theoretically include travel soccer. After all, they say "not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years." After all, before this thread became a conversation about field allocation, it was a conversation about the extra fees piled on after contracts were signed.


"theoretically" but what then when it doesn't? Vote however you want but there's a risk that it may impact your child's program. People are trying to stir fear that soccer parents are trying to push all resources to their sport which is not the case. As you say, the board is there to serve everyone so why create so much fear that if they are soccer parents that they will do the other sports wrong. Vote on the best most qualified candidate and not "us vs them".
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 09:06     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Personally, I’m a travel parent planning to vote for the rec candidates. My kid plays travel because that matches their drive and abilities, but not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years. Rec sports are an important community resource.


this is too funny. Someone willing to vote against their own child's best interest. Sounds like 24 and then they complain why they are being impacted by the changes. SMH


Not PP, but don't you have a great deal of respect for people who are willing to behave on principle? The prior poster thinks rec sports are a community resource and is voting for that regardless.

In addition PP is hoping that the rec preferred slate will try to act in organization-wide best interest, which would theoretically include travel soccer. After all, they say "not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years." After all, before this thread became a conversation about field allocation, it was a conversation about the extra fees piled on after contracts were signed.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 09:03     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Personally, I’m a travel parent planning to vote for the rec candidates. My kid plays travel because that matches their drive and abilities, but not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years. Rec sports are an important community resource.


this is too funny. Someone willing to vote against their own child's best interest. Sounds like 24 and then they complain why they are being impacted by the changes. SMH
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 07:54     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:If they are truly no longer a non profit then they shouldnt be getting any fields at all.


They are a non-profit. They just lost the tax exempt status due tinnitus closing the books on 22 and 23.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 06:46     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
If they are truly no longer a non profit then they shouldnt be getting any fields at all.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 06:15     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Personally, I’m a travel parent planning to vote for the rec candidates. My kid plays travel because that matches their drive and abilities, but not a fan of the way management has handled things in recent years. Rec sports are an important community resource.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 06:07     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:I'm sure like other clubs SYC is paying to maintain grass fields for the rec and travel soccer. It was the same when my kids played at Gunston. Our rec program team got elementary school fields and travel got turf fields. I wouldn't expect to pay $150 and get turf field space to practice on while someone else is paying $2000. Their kids have different goals and aspirations than my rec league kid.


Except the county allots turf fields for rec
Programs. The orgs take all those fields and assign them to travel.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 23:00     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Lets call for a poll on travel vs rec players being in county. Out of county players should at minimum have to pay a field fee (see arlington). My tax dollars should not subsidize your U7 messi.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 22:03     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.


Travel parent should be looking at it like why do we all need to be on the board? A travel soccer bird will only held travel soccer, then what about the other kids?
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 17:14     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
If I had to guess, I think travel soccer will win tomorrow’s vote simply because of the strong “out” campaign and the fact that travel parents tend to be more motivated to show up. SYC travel parents in particular seem highly organized and ready to follow direction. Rec parents, on the other hand, are generally more laid back—which is part of why they choose rec. Still, it’s been interesting to see the travel side looking nervous leading up to this.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 16:11     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:I'm sure like other clubs SYC is paying to maintain grass fields for the rec and travel soccer. It was the same when my kids played at Gunston. Our rec program team got elementary school fields and travel got turf fields. I wouldn't expect to pay $150 and get turf field space to practice on while someone else is paying $2000. Their kids have different goals and aspirations than my rec league kid.



That’s Bermuda grass sir.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 15:42     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
I'm sure like other clubs SYC is paying to maintain grass fields for the rec and travel soccer. It was the same when my kids played at Gunston. Our rec program team got elementary school fields and travel got turf fields. I wouldn't expect to pay $150 and get turf field space to practice on while someone else is paying $2000. Their kids have different goals and aspirations than my rec league kid.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2025 14:04     Subject: SYC is getting rid of all sports and only focusing on soccer.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This just got blasted out by the rec soccer commissioner


Wait, the rec soccer commissioner is against the travel soccer people? The drama deepens.


Travel soccer takes all the other sports fields


The rec soccer fields are straight garbage. Some may argue yeah yeah that's the way it is and the deserve it because they don't haul in the big $ like travel etc, but they are shit no denying that.


My kids are part of a different sport that has both travel and rec in the same organization, and play both. It is impossible to stop travel from taking all the good fields that the county has permitted to the org (unless, perhaps, you literally are the president) - I've personally tried. Do 9 year old travel players really need premium fields while 17 year olds get junk?

I'd argue though, the county should just invest enough of our tax dollars in making sports fields actually playable for rec sports to thrive. But I doubt that will ever happen.