by onlooker » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:54 am
While registering early can help... Hinky, I will remind you what I have already said to you
A 10U or 12U coach who is practicing 10 times up in Nor Cal in December is just another one of those coaches who dont matter in So Cal, let alone in Nor Cal. This should NOT be a surprise to you. You get exactly what you pay for. I dont know what age group you are in, but if 14's or less, i see it as a lot of money on families for minimal or no return. (I am not talking about the joy of a team road trip, those memories and experiences are things that last a lifetime. so if that is only agenda in this sport, keep at it.)
Let me ask you this....
Do you think if PGF would have gotten you a field at one of those shitty middle schools, you would not have posted this?
Sounds to me like they did parents of teams affected a GOOD SERVICE by not having them play as you would have gone to so cal top play in front of NO ONE on shitty fields against teams who also are not on the list of colleges to go watch,. This is par for most teams who "think" they need to go down there.
Ask your coach these questions. If you are content with the answers, then keep worrying about fields in SO Cal. If not, find a coach up here who wont spin your wheels with promises of recruiting trips to So Cal,
1. Why are we going to So Cal? (odds are you will hear to play better competition to see where we stack up and to get recruited). Would love to hear one, just ONE say. We are doing it for the team experience and give the girls and families a memorable trip. I of course have NEVER heard that.
2. Do you have "any" schools (coach - JC to D3 to D1, I repeat, ANY) that you have contact with and know they will be at our games?
3. Of our opponents (not orgs, but the actual teams we will be pooled with), will they attract any schools to come?
4. Do you know PGF well enough that they will give you a field even if they run out of fields?
If 2, 3 and 4 are NO, then the only people to blame are those writing the check for the fantasy of all the recruiting that happens in So Cal. Good Luck on your path, PGF, ASA< Triple Crown, heck, NSA are all businesses.