Silverlakes Summer Showcase?

mkg68 said:
Cancelled. Soccer in Norco in July/August is crazy, especially on the turf fields. Heard they couldn't get enough teams beyond the Beach/Legends/Slammers teams that were forced to sign up.
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I'm sure @CaliKlines has some good excuse regarding this. You know since they have the Mercedes golf carts and the sushi that probably tastes wonderful in 100 degree heat...
 
Soccer said:
I bet you the boys are happy the skipped surf. Tongue in Cheek.
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If I'm one of the 28 boys teams in this event and I was forced to play Silverlakes I would be pissed. No real event. No college coaches and 100 degree weather. A wasted event for college exposure. It's clear that the big dogs that support Silverlakes are all about the girls. Good thing the girls have DPL to support Silverlakes going forward. That will be a big draw.
 
dreamz said:
If I'm one of the 28 boys teams in this event and I was forced to play Silverlakes I would be pissed. No real event. No college coaches and 100 degree weather. A wasted event for college exposure. It's clear that the big dogs that support Silverlakes are all about the girls. Good thing the girls have DPL to support Silverlakes going forward. That will be a big draw.
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from a college standpoint, up to this point in the US, aside from the WNT players, hasn't it always been about college?
 
dreamz said:
If I'm one of the 28 boys teams in this event and I was forced to play Silverlakes I would be pissed. No real event. No college coaches and 100 degree weather. A wasted event for college exposure. It's clear that the big dogs that support Silverlakes are all about the girls. Good thing the girls have DPL to support Silverlakes going forward. That will be a big draw.
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I have to disagree here. My DD went to the Silverlakes showcase last Thanksgiving weekend instead of Surf. We had atleast 20 coaches at every game and my DD committed to a D1 school 2 months later that saw her there. There was plenty of schools that went to both locations. As far as heat goes - summer showcase maynot be the preference (I would prefer to be where its cooler myself) but each opportunity is what your child makes of it. Good luck to everyones kid!!
 
soccermama213 said:
I have to disagree here. My DD went to the Silverlakes showcase last Thanksgiving weekend instead of Surf. We had atleast 20 coaches at every game and my DD committed to a D1 school 2 months later that saw her there. There was plenty of schools that went to both locations. As far as heat goes - summer showcase maynot be the preference (I would prefer to be where its cooler myself) but each opportunity is what your child makes of it. Good luck to everyones kid!!
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What are you disagreeing with?
 
soccermama213 said:
Your statement that is "no real event with no college coaches, and a wasted event for college exposure."
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Um Dreamz was posting about the Boys Showcase at Silverlakes being a waste of time where as you replied to his post about your experience with the girls showcase. In his post he stated, Silverlakes is all about the girls being showcased. Hence, his reply post what are you disagreeing with?
 
NoGoal said:
Um Dreamz was posting about the Boys Showcase at Silverlakes being a waste of time where as you replied to his post about your experience with the girls showcase. In his post he stated, Silverlakes is all about the girls being showcased. Hence, his reply post what are you disagreeing with?
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I believe Dreamz was also talking about the Summer Showcase, not the Thanksgiving Showcase.
 
I reached out to the tourney about boys side and they said they expect more than the 1 currently listed (UCR). I would hope so for $1350
 
Soccer43 said:
At this point, that is the only bracket with a mix of ECNL and DA teams - the rest are either only ECNL vs ECNL or DA vs DA.
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Silverlakes
Eagles Soccer Club 01/02 USSDA 4 : 1 LA Premier FC 01/02 USSDA
LAFC Slammers 01/02 USSDA 5 : 0 Reign Academy 01/02 USSDA
Lamorinda Soccer Club 01/02 USSDA 1 : 3 LA Galaxy San Diego 01/02 USSDA
 
GoWest said:
Silverlakes
Eagles Soccer Club 01/02 USSDA 4 : 1 LA Premier FC 01/02 USSDA
LAFC Slammers 01/02 USSDA 5 : 0 Reign Academy 01/02 USSDA
Lamorinda Soccer Club 01/02 USSDA 1 : 3 LA Galaxy San Diego 01/02 USSDA
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Some really good teams and some really bad teams. Nothing new to see here.
 
Our 04's played against the Mustangs yesterday. NorCal club that we've never come across before.

I was impressed. Very good mix of players with all the characteristics you would expect of a formidable opponent. Excellent press throughout the game and a combination of possession and direct play. Our girls won in the last minute, but Mustangs probably deserved a tie out of it based on their efforts. If that team sticks together, I expect they will be very strong in the years to come. Sideline was also positive and well mannered.

Wish them luck and hope to come across them again in the future.
 
I said I would report on the number of college coaches on the sidelines of my Surf Cup games. The 8am game had 27 coaches on the sideline at halftime. I was the CR for a G16 game so I only had time to count at halftime. The 9:30 G16 game at one point I counted 38 coaches about halfway through the second half. The 11am G18 had a surprising large number at halftime (I was CR again) with 45. The last game 12:30 was a lower bracket game and I counted 28. I saw coaches from the top D1 to D3, NAIA and a couple JC coaches. My daughter said that she had one G17 game between two ECNL teams where the college coaches filled the entire bench sideline except the bench areas. She estimates there were 50 coaches watching the first half of the game. She said they all just appeared about 5 minutes into the game and about half left during halftime. She said most were big D1 schools. There was definitely a great turnout of coaches at Surf Cup. I asked a few coaches if they were going to Silverlakes and the answer from all four was no. One coach told me he watch a couple DA on Friday morning before going to Robb field to see an Albion sponsored round robin games. He said he was going to see a couple specific players at the Carlsbad tournament. On coach said jokingly that she did not want to visit the 90 plus degree weather so she sent a couple of her players to watch games in "the heat."
 
Surfref said:
I said I would report on the number of college coaches on the sidelines of my Surf Cup games. The 8am game had 27 coaches on the sideline at halftime. I was the CR for a G16 game so I only had time to count at halftime. The 9:30 G16 game at one point I counted 38 coaches about halfway through the second half. The 11am G18 had a surprising large number at halftime (I was CR again) with 45. The last game 12:30 was a lower bracket game and I counted 28. I saw coaches from the top D1 to D3, NAIA and a couple JC coaches. My daughter said that she had one G17 game between two ECNL teams where the college coaches filled the entire bench sideline except the bench areas. She estimates there were 50 coaches watching the first half of the game. She said they all just appeared about 5 minutes into the game and about half left during halftime. She said most were big D1 schools. There was definitely a great turnout of coaches at Surf Cup. I asked a few coaches if they were going to Silverlakes and the answer from all four was no. One coach told me he watch a couple DA on Friday morning before going to Robb field to see an Albion sponsored round robin games. He said he was going to see a couple specific players at the Carlsbad tournament. On coach said jokingly that she did not want to visit the 90 plus degree weather so she sent a couple of her players to watch games in "the heat."
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Thanks for the update. Hopefully the posters, as my DD would say gassing up the Silverlakes summer college showcase....realize, it's Silverlakes can't compare to Surf Cup's college exposure.
 
I don't even hear crickets in this thread. I would have thought there would be posting about how the sidelines were filled with tons of college coaches.
 
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