Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 19:13     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just jumping in to also complain about the lack of schedule. SFL would have already had it published. Come on, our age group usually only has one division. How hard can it be? Demosphere automatically does the scheduling and scheduling is basically the only job the NCSL has for the rec side, they aren't staffing the games with referees or doing anything else.

Travel games start the SAME DAY but their schedules have been out for weeks. It shows a disregard for rec side customers.



This whining complaining is why SFL quit. Be grateful NCSL picked it up or you’d have nothing.


Its a lucrative business. They picked it up to make money, not out of altruism. They had no problems getting the travel schedules out weeks before the games started and those are much more complicated.


And the travel season starts earlier and they pay more. You get what you pay for.

Honestly they should just eliminate rec at U13. If you are not on travel by then your kid is really just pretending to play a sport and likely doing it just to placate the parents. If they did eliminate, then they could also eliminate a lot of travel teams as well which is really no different for any C or D team, except parents pay trying to buy improvement.


The travel season starts the same weekend as the rec season for the NCSL-run leagues. Not going to dignify the rest of your word vomit with a response.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 17:05     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just jumping in to also complain about the lack of schedule. SFL would have already had it published. Come on, our age group usually only has one division. How hard can it be? Demosphere automatically does the scheduling and scheduling is basically the only job the NCSL has for the rec side, they aren't staffing the games with referees or doing anything else.

Travel games start the SAME DAY but their schedules have been out for weeks. It shows a disregard for rec side customers.



This whining complaining is why SFL quit. Be grateful NCSL picked it up or you’d have nothing.


Its a lucrative business. They picked it up to make money, not out of altruism. They had no problems getting the travel schedules out weeks before the games started and those are much more complicated.


And the travel season starts earlier and they pay more. You get what you pay for.

Honestly they should just eliminate rec at U13. If you are not on travel by then your kid is really just pretending to play a sport and likely doing it just to placate the parents. If they did eliminate, then they could also eliminate a lot of travel teams as well which is really no different for any C or D team, except parents pay trying to buy improvement.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:21     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:there are some obscure places on that list that I have never heard of. Champions FC? Alliance?


I think those are tiny far flung travel businesses. The rec teams all have "rec" listed after their names.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:14     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
there are some obscure places on that list that I have never heard of. Champions FC? Alliance?
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:12     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone notice that NCSl added a "new" rec club that didn't participate in SFL previously?

They are in FREDERICKSBURG.

There is no way we are driving to Fredericksburg for a rec soccer game. Someone has lost their mind, thinking people will be on board with that.


+1 We already skip soccer on the hill games for the same reason


The farthest place we've had to go is that crappy grass field complex in Warrenton, but that's right around the corner compared to Fredericksburg.


North Piedmont teams? We always skip those. Its like your whole day-all the way there, the game, and then all the way back. Too far.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:11     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
oooooof, bad news for PWSI
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:08     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone notice that NCSl added a "new" rec club that didn't participate in SFL previously?

They are in FREDERICKSBURG.

There is no way we are driving to Fredericksburg for a rec soccer game. Someone has lost their mind, thinking people will be on board with that.


+1 We already skip soccer on the hill games for the same reason


The farthest place we've had to go is that crappy grass field complex in Warrenton, but that's right around the corner compared to Fredericksburg.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:07     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Those Fredericksburg teams--all their home games will be forfeits and they will only get to play 4 games. That's so dumb. What are they thinking?
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:06     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Nothin says fun like driving to Fredericksburg and back on 95 on a Saturday.

I know our team would just forfeit. They aren't doing a tournament, so the standings and game outcomes are meaningless.

What rec leagues are relatively nearest to Fredericksburg? They will be the ones stuck playing there.

Here's the list. I don't see anywhere else new that didn't play SFL previously.
https://www.ncsl-soccer.com/clubs
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:01     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone notice that NCSl added a "new" rec club that didn't participate in SFL previously?

They are in FREDERICKSBURG.

There is no way we are driving to Fredericksburg for a rec soccer game. Someone has lost their mind, thinking people will be on board with that.


+1 We already skip soccer on the hill games for the same reason
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 16:00     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Did anyone notice that NCSl added a "new" rec club that didn't participate in SFL previously?

They are in FREDERICKSBURG.

There is no way we are driving to Fredericksburg for a rec soccer game. Someone has lost their mind, thinking people will be on board with that.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 13:04     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: why does NCSL have SO many divisions on the travel side? Is there any noticeable difference between travel teams in division 6 and division 8-seems a bit silly.)


I see one club has its lower level team in a higher division. Presumably they were properly placed, and then one got relegated while the other was promoted.


What are you talking about?


Looking at the divisions, in a particular age group. One club has its C team in a lower division than its D team.


If a team is in a higher division, it is the de facto
"C" team and the other team is the D team.
By definition.

Which club/teams?


I'm assuming the C team was up one division, and came in last, while the other one moved up.
Stafford 07 White/Gray. I remember the white being low in the standings, but don't remember there being a 4th division last year.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 08:58     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
GFR coach also told us March 30 but obviously he was wrong based on the website.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 08:54     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
The whining from club parents if the league didn't put their schedules out until the week prior to the games would probably break this forum.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2024 08:50     Subject: NCSL Rec vs SFL
Our org told us March 30....