cent wrote:I vehemently disagree with Fastpitchdad05. As I have said before on this site our San Diego organizations can stand on their own and their own merits and achievements. The organizations that have come down from Orange County will have their work cut out for them because of the long standing traditions set by the current San Diego organizations. Plus, hopefully their still is that loyalty thing called supporting your own here in San Diego. As I have said before, our San Diego organizations will fight like heck to keep their organizations healthy and competing at the highest level I assure you.
As for a merger it has been talked about with my organization as well. Probably what someone said earlier it is dead in the water at least for us. We at Power Surge are very pleased at how our organization is progressing. We do not feel the need for a merger. In fact we are in talks with an organization in Arizona about them joining Power Surge. We will see as we at Power Surge as someone else said Quality over Quantity is what we want.
Scott Berndes--President San Diego Power Surge
Scott,
I hope you are right. I certainly want you to be right.
But we have to ask, why are so many of San Diego's most talented girls going north instead of playing for great coaches and organizations like those in Power Surge, Renegades, Breakers, etc?
I have talked about this perceived issue every year I've been on HB, but my time is almost done. My DD will likely be verballed in the next few months and this will no longer be an issue for me.
That said, in the last few years I have seen the problem get worse, not better. The opinion I have expressed that some of the top SD orgs should band together to make a "Super Org" was formed because I think that it is a way, maybe the only way, for these great SD orgs to fight back against these invaders from the north.
It was bad enough when all they did was swoop in and take these players north. But now they have the audacity to move into our backyard, take our land and try and take what we have left.
Scott, we are on the same side. I think the world of you as a coach, org leader and as a person and have always enjoyed and appreciated our friendly and candid conversations. Unfortunately it would seem that this time we just don't see the same things happening in regards to this particular issue.
As I said...I hope you're right. I learned long ago that I am often wrong, and that's okay.
I wish you all the best,
Jeff Smith aka Fastpitchdad05