Anonymous wrote:Huh? Our school district has already had problems with cases coming into the school from families that traveled against the guidance over the holiday break.

You think the virus exempts families at ecnl events and only spreads among other travelerss? Get real. The virus will infect you super special soccer families just like everyone else.

You’re responding to a Loudoun parent. Typical over-the-shoulder behavior and arrogant narcissism. At least they’re developing champions for life though!

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Anonymous wrote:No one is trying to put DC at risk. Unfortunately, it is impossible to remove all the risks. Even without a pandemic, there are risks in travel soccer. We don't know everything about COVID and probably will not for decades. I guess if you want, you could just lock yourself in your compound.

There have been three major ECNL showcases since November with hundreds of teams, including some traveling from across the country to play. Each was held in a state with a positivity rate above 10%. Now if these were super spreader events then the showcases would have shut down after AZ or SC. It seems to me that it is safer to travel from VA to NC for a weekend of games between several clubs.

Brilliant to have showcases that require air travel and lengthy hotel stays so that college coaches can watch via livestream. As if showcases couldn't be reconfigured more regionally. Just stupid to fly across the country when D1 coaches can't even attend. What a great showcasing experience to have your kid show up as some grainy dot on a computer screen.

Naw, actually the video was quite good!

Ok, if you say so. I'm sure it replaces the coaches going and seeing for themselves and THEN using video.

On top of it, many schools are just not going to use video and will simply wait to see kids in person. It is a pretty mixed bag and the same thing can be accomplished without have to take a plane.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is trying to put DC at risk. Unfortunately, it is impossible to remove all the risks. Even without a pandemic, there are risks in travel soccer. We don't know everything about COVID and probably will not for decades. I guess if you want, you could just lock yourself in your compound.

There have been three major ECNL showcases since November with hundreds of teams, including some traveling from across the country to play. Each was held in a state with a positivity rate above 10%. Now if these were super spreader events then the showcases would have shut down after AZ or SC. It seems to me that it is safer to travel from VA to NC for a weekend of games between several clubs.

Brilliant to have showcases that require air travel and lengthy hotel stays so that college coaches can watch via livestream. As if showcases couldn't be reconfigured more regionally. Just stupid to fly across the country when D1 coaches can't even attend. What a great showcasing experience to have your kid show up as some grainy dot on a computer screen.

Naw, actually the video was quite good!

Anonymous wrote:No one is trying to put DC at risk. Unfortunately, it is impossible to remove all the risks. Even without a pandemic, there are risks in travel soccer. We don't know everything about COVID and probably will not for decades. I guess if you want, you could just lock yourself in your compound.

There have been three major ECNL showcases since November with hundreds of teams, including some traveling from across the country to play. Each was held in a state with a positivity rate above 10%. Now if these were super spreader events then the showcases would have shut down after AZ or SC. It seems to me that it is safer to travel from VA to NC for a weekend of games between several clubs.

Brilliant to have showcases that require air travel and lengthy hotel stays so that college coaches can watch via livestream. As if showcases couldn't be reconfigured more regionally. Just stupid to fly across the country when D1 coaches can't even attend. What a great showcasing experience to have your kid show up as some grainy dot on a computer screen.

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Anonymous wrote:Huh? Our school district has already had problems with cases coming into the school from families that traveled against the guidance over the holiday break.

You think the virus exempts families at ecnl events and only spreads among other travelerss? Get real. The virus will infect you super special soccer families just like everyone else.

Show me where a showcase led to serious spreading. If you want to shut down travel then do so but be prepared for the economy to completely collapse.

Where have you been? The travel industry has collapsed along with other economic sectors. What a shitshow. Get some competence in charge, get prole to work together in a unified fight and kick this virus to the curb. The virus is thriving on the disorganized, polarized, chaotic response. We cant beat this thing divided and with an "i'll do me and you do you" mentality...clearly. This virus is kicking our asses right now.

I’m still waiting to beat the deadly flu

if you were suffering losses like so many families are, you would not be making flippant jokes..consider yourself lucky....it is an ugly death for everyone involved.

we have wasted trillions on economic support that was never coupled with an effective plan to battled this little killer and we are still at square one...except the vaccine is here. Can we please all be team players until we win the game?

“Flatten the curve”

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Anonymous wrote:Huh? Our school district has already had problems with cases coming into the school from families that traveled against the guidance over the holiday break.

You think the virus exempts families at ecnl events and only spreads among other travelerss? Get real. The virus will infect you super special soccer families just like everyone else.

Show me where a showcase led to serious spreading. If you want to shut down travel then do so but be prepared for the economy to completely collapse.

Where have you been? The travel industry has collapsed along with other economic sectors. What a shitshow. Get some competence in charge, get prole to work together in a unified fight and kick this virus to the curb. The virus is thriving on the disorganized, polarized, chaotic response. We cant beat this thing divided and with an "i'll do me and you do you" mentality...clearly. This virus is kicking our asses right now.

I’m still waiting to beat the deadly flu

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? Our school district has already had problems with cases coming into the school from families that traveled against the guidance over the holiday break.

You think the virus exempts families at ecnl events and only spreads among other travelerss? Get real. The virus will infect you super special soccer families just like everyone else.

Show me where a showcase led to serious spreading. If you want to shut down travel then do so but be prepared for the economy to completely collapse.

Where have you been? The travel industry has collapsed along with other economic sectors. What a shitshow. Get some competence in charge, get prole to work together in a unified fight and kick this virus to the curb. The virus is thriving on the disorganized, polarized, chaotic response. We cant beat this thing divided and with an "i'll do me and you do you" mentality...clearly. This virus is kicking our asses right now.

Anonymous wrote:Huh? Our school district has already had problems with cases coming into the school from families that traveled against the guidance over the holiday break.

You think the virus exempts families at ecnl events and only spreads among other travelerss? Get real. The virus will infect you super special soccer families just like everyone else.

Show me where a showcase led to serious spreading. If you want to shut down travel then do so but be prepared for the economy to completely collapse.

Huh? Our school district has already had problems with cases coming into the school from families that traveled against the guidance over the holiday break.

You think the virus exempts families at ecnl events and only spreads among other travelerss? Get real. The virus will infect you super special soccer families just like everyone else.

No one is trying to put DC at risk. Unfortunately, it is impossible to remove all the risks. Even without a pandemic, there are risks in travel soccer. We don't know everything about COVID and probably will not for decades. I guess if you want, you could just lock yourself in your compound.

There have been three major ECNL showcases since November with hundreds of teams, including some traveling from across the country to play. Each was held in a state with a positivity rate above 10%. Now if these were super spreader events then the showcases would have shut down after AZ or SC. It seems to me that it is safer to travel from VA to NC for a weekend of games between several clubs.

Anonymous wrote:The irony is that these soccer programs from all these institutions of higher learning are supporting all the travel by participating as scouts. These are the places that train all these high level public health experts and scientists and then the soccer programs turn around and ignore their expertise.

If the coaches insisted on only watching video from more local events and league games that do not require lots of travel, it would but an end to these events until the situation improves.

I can't put much stock in this ecnl medical expert who seems to be at odds with the experts begging folks to not travel right now.

The best option seems to be to just play soccer closer to home and outside for now. As the vaccine rolls out, travel can return. The end is in sight.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone complaining people are traveling do realize they don't have to have their DD/DS participate, right? Millions travel every day. This wasn't a clandestine rave in a SF apartment block.

Have you seen the list of those U10-U15 boys traveling for the Jeff Cup? NY, OH, NJ, MD, NC, FL... all coming to Richmond. This isn't about scouts, it's about kids playing a sport. Hide in your house; let others live.[/quote]

To each their own. Let your DD/DS live their life asymptomatic and not know they have myocarditis. Next thing you know your DD/DS is collapsing on the field. Didn't that happen to a U of Florida bball player recently who had contracted the virus over the summer. And who knows what the long terms effects are? I still let my DD play but only locally for now. Won't travel for games out of state.[/quote]

All fair. I also worry about the epidemic of mental illness and suicide and other forms of self-harm that are exploding among kids who are locked down. It's all about the risks and costs you want to incur. There's no good answer here except respecting other people's choices when you can avoid the consequences of their decisions if you disagree.

[quote=Anonymous]Everyone complaining people are traveling do realize they don't have to have their DD/DS participate, right? Millions travel every day. This wasn't a clandestine rave in a SF apartment block.

Have you seen the list of those U10-U15 boys traveling for the Jeff Cup? NY, OH, NJ, MD, NC, FL... all coming to Richmond. This isn't about scouts, it's about kids playing a sport. Hide in your house; let others live.[/quote]

To each their own. Let your DD/DS live their life asymptomatic and not know they have myocarditis. Next thing you know your DD/DS is collapsing on the field. Didn't that happen to a U of Florida bball player recently who had contracted the virus over the summer. And who knows what the long terms effects are? I still let my DD play but only locally for now. Won't travel for games out of state.

Everyone complaining people are traveling do realize they don't have to have their DD/DS participate, right? Millions travel every day. This wasn't a clandestine rave in a SF apartment block.

Have you seen the list of those U10-U15 boys traveling for the Jeff Cup? NY, OH, NJ, MD, NC, FL... all coming to Richmond. This isn't about scouts, it's about kids playing a sport. Hide in your house; let others live.