George Lopez
BRONZE
Well it happened again today as so many of you probably may already know, and if you’re not aware, by all means, please continue reading and let me fill you in to the chaos and misery that many tired and stressed out Parents, Players, Families, and Coaches all had to suffer today with many of us having to drive over 100 miles to Galway Downs Soccer Fields in Temecula in some of the worst traffic I’ve ever had to endure on a non-holiday weekend Saturday Afternoon which came with major delays, compliments of the 4 accidents encountered along the way as well as almost every single driver who so kindly decided to slow down to a crawl to observe the blooming wildflowers along the hillside on I-15 near Lake Elsinore, with everyone arriving just on time, only to find out and receive the disappointing news that all of our scheduled State Cup Games for the weekend had been abruptly cancelled and without any advance warning or any sort of courtesy phone call, email, or notification that cancellation was imminent and this was actually happening until everyone was already onsite which only made matters worse and making the whole situation that much more upsetting to parents and players alike.
That’s right, you heard that correctly!!! Adding insult to injury after a long a very brutal drive, MOST OF THE TEAMS IN THE 2006 GIRLS PRESIDENTS DIVISION HAD THERE GAMES CANCELLED AGAIN TODAY at Galway Downs due to human freaking error of all things!!
Come'on, really???
While I can totally accept all the rescheduling that has been happening the past several weeks due to weather and rain affecting the quality of the fields and making them unplayable, but seriously Cal South!!! Rescheduling this time around because of field size. How in the world did someone not notice this sooner? I would like to think that someone should have noticed while they were going around from field to field double checking the schedule for accuracy and changes as well as making sure that each team is properly matched and assigned to one of the many designated playing fields that should have been setup well in advance and sized for 11v11 play for teams Y13 and above . I really don't get it. There's simply no excuse for this, especially since they had additional time to prepare for this. Two weeks to be exact if I'm not mistaken, counting the past two weekends they've already had to reschedule due to rain!!! No Excuses!! One would expect that with so much time for planning and preparation, all games this weekend at Galway Downs should have all been played without a hitch or any sort of delay just like a well-oiled machine. Smooth and Flawless without any hiccups.
Seriously though, I'm still honestly trying to wrap my head around how no one seemed to notice till it was too late that something was slightly off with the field dimensions and missed something so ridiculously obvious, such as getting the field size correct for the proper age bracket, especially for such a major event and tournament as State Cup. Apparently, someone didn't get the memo that the fields needed to be setup for 11v11 play this weekend. I'm sorry, but I simply cannot and will not accept the fact that due to a mistake on Cal South’s part, we are once again in limbo, forced to put our lives on hold for yet another weekend and have no choice but to play our rescheduled games on such short notice. I’m sorry, but this does not bold well and is really tough to swallow this time around!
I honestly feel that rescheduling again at such short notice put’s a lot of teams at a disadvantage giving momentum to both teams that are local and teams that have the flexibility of having a full roster with multiple subs that can easily fill in for a player that may have issues making the rescheduled game the following weekend for whatever reasons. I can’t help but to feel extremely disappointed in this year’s event, knowing that a simple mistake like this could have been easily corrected and easy to fix if only it had been noticed a day sooner by someone who was doing their job! Mistakes for minor things like this simply cannot happen during major soccer tournaments and events. They simply Can’t!!!
As frustrating and disappointing as this day was for everyone, all we can do now is put everything behind us and focus on next weekends games. As difficult as it is trying to get over today’s events, it's still hard to believe that something as small as this one minor oversight can have such a major impact on a team’s overall status and moral and cause so much havoc in a single afternoon. At this point I’m still trying to let everything sink in and slowing coming to terms with this weekend’s chapter of,”a day in the life of a Club Soccer Parent and Team Manager”. Ha-Ha..
I’m sure everyone has their own thoughts and opinions which I would love to hear about if you too were also caught up in this mess.
At this point, I really just want to know who the main person is that we need to be pointing the finger at for them dropping the ball and doing a very piss poor job at disseminating very important scheduling information in an expedited manner as well as their lack of properly communicating this sudden change efficiently to all Coaches and Team Managers about the pending field issues once it was immediately known and confirmed that games were more than likely being cancelled for most teams. It would also be nice in determining which party was solely responsible for today fiasco and series of unfortunate events and the aftermath that followed shortly after from lots of upset and extremely frustrated parents. It would have really been nice if we had received a little advance notice and word about what was happening once new broke out about the possibility and chances that all our games were more than likely going to be cancelled and rescheduled well beforehand or at least before most teams arrived, which would have at least better prepared us for the bad news and probably saved everyone a lot of heartache and frustration
I apologize if it seems like I’m beating up a dead horse and I’m so sorry if it seems as though I’m whining, but really, I truly think someone needs to step up and be held accountable for today’s actions and try to come up with some sort of monetary resolve or peace offering to help make amends for valuable time wasted, Fuel and Gas Costs Spent, Hotel Rooms Booked with no cancellations, and so forth. I’m really trying to take things in stride here and I really don't mean to make such a big deal about this, but as minor as it may seem having to reschedule yet again for the following weekend comes with its challenges, as our team will definitely be faced with a few new hurdles we’ll need to overcome along with a set of obstacles that a few of us will have to get around in order to clear up schedules and free up time to attend. This one simple change to our schedule and team calendar is not only an minor inconvenience to all Teams, their Families, and Coaches, but it also creates a certain amount of uncertainty for many other unknowns variables, like player availability, scheduling conflicts with parents, and other commitment issues that may be hard or difficult to change for everyone, which could possibly result in monetary loss, wasted time, and much more..
So now the big question remains!!
How does Cal South accommodate such teams who may more than likely encounter such said obstacles in order to make things fair for all teams competing so that one team does not and will not automatically have a starting advantage over another?
Personally Speaking , I know for a fact that rescheduling for next weekend is definitely going to have an impact on our team leaving us short 1 player that I know about so far, putting us at a loss at one of our play makers and starting midfielder, which is more than likely going to put us at a disadvantage out the get go. Argh!!!
This completes my rant about today’s events and all associated matters.
Thoughts? Complaints? Suggestions? Solutions?
That’s right, you heard that correctly!!! Adding insult to injury after a long a very brutal drive, MOST OF THE TEAMS IN THE 2006 GIRLS PRESIDENTS DIVISION HAD THERE GAMES CANCELLED AGAIN TODAY at Galway Downs due to human freaking error of all things!!
Come'on, really???
While I can totally accept all the rescheduling that has been happening the past several weeks due to weather and rain affecting the quality of the fields and making them unplayable, but seriously Cal South!!! Rescheduling this time around because of field size. How in the world did someone not notice this sooner? I would like to think that someone should have noticed while they were going around from field to field double checking the schedule for accuracy and changes as well as making sure that each team is properly matched and assigned to one of the many designated playing fields that should have been setup well in advance and sized for 11v11 play for teams Y13 and above . I really don't get it. There's simply no excuse for this, especially since they had additional time to prepare for this. Two weeks to be exact if I'm not mistaken, counting the past two weekends they've already had to reschedule due to rain!!! No Excuses!! One would expect that with so much time for planning and preparation, all games this weekend at Galway Downs should have all been played without a hitch or any sort of delay just like a well-oiled machine. Smooth and Flawless without any hiccups.
Seriously though, I'm still honestly trying to wrap my head around how no one seemed to notice till it was too late that something was slightly off with the field dimensions and missed something so ridiculously obvious, such as getting the field size correct for the proper age bracket, especially for such a major event and tournament as State Cup. Apparently, someone didn't get the memo that the fields needed to be setup for 11v11 play this weekend. I'm sorry, but I simply cannot and will not accept the fact that due to a mistake on Cal South’s part, we are once again in limbo, forced to put our lives on hold for yet another weekend and have no choice but to play our rescheduled games on such short notice. I’m sorry, but this does not bold well and is really tough to swallow this time around!
I honestly feel that rescheduling again at such short notice put’s a lot of teams at a disadvantage giving momentum to both teams that are local and teams that have the flexibility of having a full roster with multiple subs that can easily fill in for a player that may have issues making the rescheduled game the following weekend for whatever reasons. I can’t help but to feel extremely disappointed in this year’s event, knowing that a simple mistake like this could have been easily corrected and easy to fix if only it had been noticed a day sooner by someone who was doing their job! Mistakes for minor things like this simply cannot happen during major soccer tournaments and events. They simply Can’t!!!
As frustrating and disappointing as this day was for everyone, all we can do now is put everything behind us and focus on next weekends games. As difficult as it is trying to get over today’s events, it's still hard to believe that something as small as this one minor oversight can have such a major impact on a team’s overall status and moral and cause so much havoc in a single afternoon. At this point I’m still trying to let everything sink in and slowing coming to terms with this weekend’s chapter of,”a day in the life of a Club Soccer Parent and Team Manager”. Ha-Ha..
I’m sure everyone has their own thoughts and opinions which I would love to hear about if you too were also caught up in this mess.
At this point, I really just want to know who the main person is that we need to be pointing the finger at for them dropping the ball and doing a very piss poor job at disseminating very important scheduling information in an expedited manner as well as their lack of properly communicating this sudden change efficiently to all Coaches and Team Managers about the pending field issues once it was immediately known and confirmed that games were more than likely being cancelled for most teams. It would also be nice in determining which party was solely responsible for today fiasco and series of unfortunate events and the aftermath that followed shortly after from lots of upset and extremely frustrated parents. It would have really been nice if we had received a little advance notice and word about what was happening once new broke out about the possibility and chances that all our games were more than likely going to be cancelled and rescheduled well beforehand or at least before most teams arrived, which would have at least better prepared us for the bad news and probably saved everyone a lot of heartache and frustration
I apologize if it seems like I’m beating up a dead horse and I’m so sorry if it seems as though I’m whining, but really, I truly think someone needs to step up and be held accountable for today’s actions and try to come up with some sort of monetary resolve or peace offering to help make amends for valuable time wasted, Fuel and Gas Costs Spent, Hotel Rooms Booked with no cancellations, and so forth. I’m really trying to take things in stride here and I really don't mean to make such a big deal about this, but as minor as it may seem having to reschedule yet again for the following weekend comes with its challenges, as our team will definitely be faced with a few new hurdles we’ll need to overcome along with a set of obstacles that a few of us will have to get around in order to clear up schedules and free up time to attend. This one simple change to our schedule and team calendar is not only an minor inconvenience to all Teams, their Families, and Coaches, but it also creates a certain amount of uncertainty for many other unknowns variables, like player availability, scheduling conflicts with parents, and other commitment issues that may be hard or difficult to change for everyone, which could possibly result in monetary loss, wasted time, and much more..
So now the big question remains!!
How does Cal South accommodate such teams who may more than likely encounter such said obstacles in order to make things fair for all teams competing so that one team does not and will not automatically have a starting advantage over another?
Personally Speaking , I know for a fact that rescheduling for next weekend is definitely going to have an impact on our team leaving us short 1 player that I know about so far, putting us at a loss at one of our play makers and starting midfielder, which is more than likely going to put us at a disadvantage out the get go. Argh!!!
This completes my rant about today’s events and all associated matters.
Thoughts? Complaints? Suggestions? Solutions?
