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1999 - 2000 Basketball Team Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Any comments from the players or ex coaches about the present state of the program. I.e., comments about present commitments we have received. Specifically interested in comments about Smikle, Popoola, & Onwuchekwa and maybe Barnstable.

I didn't have any conversation about present commitments.
I mentioned to a couple of the player's I had lost some interest in the program over the last ten years and don't attend all the home games anymore. I heard back they understood and hope we get back to winning seasons.
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Thank you for the wisdom. Our primary goal right now is to keep her in a positive, challenging environment as she is heavily motivated by stretch goals and growth. At eleven years old it feels early to be making decisions about future college aspirations, but that's why I'm on this board -- to learn from those that have more experience. Our path so far has been to use soccer as a life lessons tool, but her hard work, and commitment has pushed her into the club system as we couldn't find the challenging environments (i.e., higher level of play) outside of it and she was stagnating.
I remember distinctly when I started to have semi serious thoughts about college, and where I might want to go. I was 11(2nd half of the year & 12( 1st half) when those thoughts began. It might not be too early to have very basic exploratory conversations with her pointed in that direction. These weren't when people began talking to me about college, but when I began semi serious thought about the issue.

1999 - 2000 Basketball Team Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

I was able to attend the Induction Ceremony last night.
Orher inductees were Paul Smith, Taleya Mayberry, Jill Barrett, Bill Brogden and Rick Dickson with the Golden Legacy Award.
The entire 1999 - 2000 basketball team was in attendance.
Most of the coaching staff attended, along with the majority of the support staff.
Bill Self had an out of the country commitment before he knew about the HOF induction. His wife Cindy and a daughter were in attendance. Bill had a nice video message, which was great.
There were some great photo opportunities of the entire basketball team on the stage. Unfortunately, we can't attach photos.
The event was well attended and a lot of applause throughout the event.
Bruce Howard was the Master of Ceremonies.
I spoke to several of the players and had good conversations with them. More than one player I spoke to, thanked me for being a fan and mentioned how we had the Reynolds Center rocking back in those days.
A lot of great memories were brought back last night.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for the wisdom. Our primary goal right now is to keep her in a positive, challenging environment as she is heavily motivated by stretch goals and growth. At eleven years old it feels early to be making decisions about future college aspirations, but that's why I'm on this board -- to learn from those that have more experience. Our path so far has been to use soccer as a life lessons tool, but her hard work, and commitment has pushed her into the club system as we couldn't find the challenging environments (i.e., higher level of play) outside of it and she was stagnating.
I will echo what everyone has said about Nathan. Just a solid coach and a really good human. Now I’m not near as enthusiastic about some of the other upper level girls coaches currently at TSC which could become an issue down the road if the staff remains intact. However, Nathan and Jake Simpson are as good as it gets locally on the girls side imo.

You have to decide if your family is ready to commit to ECNL-ECRL-GA soccer. I say family because it is truly a family decision. Lots of weekends away from home. Lots of travel. Lots of private training…she will need it.

My advice is to be objective in evaluating your kid’s talent and athletic ability. Ask a coach for an honest evaluation (not a coach who’s trying to get her to come to his club). Heck….if your at Blitz/FC Tulsa currently schedule a private with Jake and ask him afterwards. He’s as honest as they come.

I would try a couple of trainers and see who your daughter prefers. Lots of high level kids train a Sambo. Nice thing about Sambo is you call and get a time and show up and train. JM has trained most of the D1 level girls in the area at one time or the other. He is exceptionally demanding and isn’t a match for everyone. He’s also exceptionally good as his results demonstrate.

Best luck…let us know where you guys are playing this coming season and keep us apprised of your daughter’s journey as her game continues to grow. Soccer can be so rewarding for parents and their children.
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1999 - 2000 Basketball Team Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

I was able to attend the Induction Ceremony last night.
Orher inductees were Paul Smith, Taleya Mayberry, Jill Barrett, Bill Brogden and Rick Dickson with the Golden Legacy Award.
The entire 1999 - 2000 basketball team was in attendance.
Most of the coaching staff attended, along with the majority of the support staff.
Bill Self had an out of the country commitment before he knew about the HOF induction. His wife Cindy and a daughter were in attendance. Bill had a nice video message, which was great.
There were some great photo opportunities of the entire basketball team on the stage. Unfortunately, we can't attach photos.
The event was well attended and a lot of applause throughout the event.
Bruce Howard was the Master of Ceremonies.
I spoke to several of the players and had good conversations with them. More than one player I spoke to, thanked me for being a fan and mentioned how we had the Reynolds Center rocking back in those days.
A lot of great memories were brought back last night.
Any comments from the players or ex coaches about the present state of the program? I.e., comments about present commitments we have received? Specifically interested in comments about Smikle, Popoola, & Onwuchekwa and maybe Barnstable.
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Thank ya'll for the recommendations, we do private training right now and have a good sampling of local options. Samba, t90, Tecnico (haven't asked JM directly but I've assumed he isn't adding to his private list with other things taking his attention so we train when we attend with Ciaran), and we supplement with Futsal. We rotate camps, clubs, coaches, etc. so she can get different inputs from different styles. We do keep her with a 1:1 small group training with a TSC coach (Luka) weekly who is absolutely amazing. I don't want to give the wrong idea that we overload her with private training as we don't take advantage of all of these options regularly. We've been doing it a few years and so we've rotated through many of the options. I think they all have something wonderfully unique to contribute. But take that with a grain of salt as I'm not a soccer coach and I've never played.

If she’s happy, you’re doing just fine.

Samba is great.
JM is great if he clicks with your kid.
Alex / T90 is amazing as well.

🏈 Recruiting TU signs former Nebraska / Miami running back

No kidding. Signs with Nebraska. Transfers to Miami. Transfers and signs with FIU then transfers to TU shortly after he transferred to FIU.

We obviously pay more than FIU.
Our academic performance package looks significantly better, after taxes, than what some schools in CUSA can offer role players in revenue sharing. He's likely getting more than that, but how the deal is structured these days can mean much more than what you are getting paid for players in our typical price range. FIU definitely has funding issues. Without a rapper paying for his name on the stadium, the program as a whole might have folded a few years ago.

Also, with so many school changes, its possible, I certainly dont know, that he may be at risk of academic progress issues that could jeopardize playing time in the fall. Coming out of FIU into a private school can sometimes resolve those problems, again I stress if any, in the early summer.

As a whole the class is rounding out nicely with some positive pick ups including this player.

I would have liked to have seen more documented production from some of the players. That appears to be the best indicator of whether they are going to contribute as we look back at who has transferred in and excelled and who has kinda hung out for a few years and cashed some checks. Montgomery in particular at the end brought in some players from big programs who did nothing there and here.

I hope all these guys are willing to prove themselves. They have a lot to prove and maybe only one chance left.

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Thank you both for your insights. We've trained enough with Joao that I feel I have a good understanding of his strengths and growing edges from a parent perspective. If we move to the 2014 age group though he will not be an option as he isn't coaching the 14s.
Your daughter is at the age where she needs to seriously start thinking about her soccer goals. It’s difficult to give advice without knowing her ultimate objective with soccer.

D1
College but not D1
High school player
Enjoy playing and making memories with friends and level isn’t really important

There is no right or wrong answer here.
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