Agree. As in most things those contracts are exclusively written in the best interest of the large entity. Would like to see the player have more options.
That is essentially what homegrown deals are.
I bet they struck fear in every team from Picher all the way to Commerce!
Disagree. I predict Barry loses and it might even be on Summary Judgement. I am looking forward to discovery though.
Can one of you lawyer types translate all the legal mumbo jumbo. I just read the OSCN filings. What a mess...I wonder if Wilber and Roger are on the sidelines licking their chops and wondering how they poach all these players from TSC by telling them, "You know, your club might not exist by the time next season starts"
I’ll do my best. Barry stops making payments on the contract he signed when he purchased TSC. He is claiming Mac and Jim breached the agreement due to the non-compete clause. I see this claim as tenuous at best as I haven’t seen any evidence of yet of a direct violation. Maybe that will come. Those who guaranteed those payments have also been brought into the lawsuit due to Barry’s failure to pay. At least one has stated in his answer that Barry had no legitimate reason for breaching the contract. Which I not only found interesting but unusual as this is one of Barry’s partners. Anyway…that’s the basis. Was there a violation of the non-compete and was it of such a magnitude as to render the remaining obligation under the purchase agreement null and void?
Weird. Not sure what Barry's claim of non-compete would entail on Mac's side. The only thing I can think of is FC Tulsa possibly working on creating a youth academy and Jim Tindell's association with FC Tulsa making that an issue. And usually the non-compete stuff has a time limit right? I know in my wife's company the managers had a 6 month limit from the time they left the company before they could start a competing company. Turns out, one of the managers didn't have the non-compete clause in his agreement so he went and started a new company...and took all the people at the old company with him, except the 1 manager who did sign the non-compete....who resigned and waited the 6 months.
Thanks for the clarification. I was told that directly by a 2012 boy’s parent. Maybe TSC reversed course?
BA EDL for younger ages. I can't speak to 11 v 11 type ages etc...
That is a lot for that age. My daughter played rec at Metro until she was 8 and was coached by a dad.
He has fun with it. The kids like each other. If it wasn't that, then we would do something different
We really enjoyed 3v3 soccer as the girls grew up. Fast paced, lots of touches, teaches movement off the ball, etc.. Really good for development. 3v3 live is a good platform. Tournaments are 1 day and games are two 10 minute halves. General play 4-5 games a tournament. Recommend if you’re looking for some soccer over the summer.
We did one of those tournaments last year at Union for their first games EVER for the boys. It was pretty fun just because they had never been in anything but BS soccer city-type environments.
The girls played in that tourney in the boys division. Had a good time.
Is this boys or girls? I think the Blitz boys were in a different conference last season playing teams from Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee along with Cosmos. It was OK. I think if the boys are moving to the same league above, that's better for everyone to be honest. Nothing more than a 3 hr drive vs the TN/MS trip which was 7. And those teams are all decent.
Probably all good in general. It may hurt WSA some if NEOFC can keep their top players.
WSA’s top teams will still play in the Texas ECRL league. I don’t think we will see many girls stay at NEOFC to play in the MidAmer regional league if they were considering WSA in the first place. Assuming they can play on the top team there.
Me either. Big positive for Blitz and NEOFC. Not great for TSC as their second tier girls are going to WSA to play ECRL. Hard to maintain NL teams without ECRL quality girls to fill in and move up.
I bet WSA only has a year or 2 in RL if they don't improve as they are really struggling. They also need better practice fields. Coaching could use a bump up also. NEOFC is quietly improving. Blitz, I hear only has 2 more years to be able to use Indian Springs. TSC will they still be in business?
There will be soccer clubs in Tulsa five years from now. What they will be called and who will own them is anyone’s guess.
I don't know where anyone is getting the info about Blitz using Indian Springs going away. It's 2 tournaments a year and Blitz rents them. They don't play regular season OPL games and it would t surprise me if they have scheduled ECNL-RL weekends there on the turf fields on a rental agreement. The RL games they played at Indian Springs this season were both on field 8. But with Jenks complex being open, I know Blitz held some of their games out there as well. They really need to work with MTSC United about using the drainage ditch again. MTSC enrollment has fallen off since COVID and they aren't using the fields to the capacity they could. And if BASC is wanting to not let Blitz use Indian Springs, I could probably guess the 2-3 individuals driving that and they're all absolute pricks trying to make BA Express into something more than it will ever be. (I know them personally...and they're pricks in real life, just not in the soccer community).
Did she tear it at the HS field or on the Jenks SC field? If it was the Bixby field, if I'm the parents of players in the Bixby HS program, I'd question it. The turf on their soccer field is only 2 years old but I've heard it is really spongy meaning your foot grabs. The turf at the Jenks complex (formerly Titan South) is similar and when I did game son that field it seriously felt like they put too many of the crushed tire beads in there.
The tears have been on multiple fields including Bixby and Jenks SC. Last night’s injury occurred on the Stillwater High School turf. Turf seems to be the common denominator. However most training and games in Oklahoma are now played in turf. I’ve heard complaints regarding the turf at both Bixby and Jenks SC regarding its tendency to grab the boot.
The weird thing is I would think that Nike wearers might experience more problems wearing the FG cleats on turf. The Nike cleats tend to be "sharper" whereas adidas, New Balance, and Puma all tend to be a little more rounded. And kids in HS or even competitive club soccer don't need to be wearing the SG cleats at all as they tend to be both longer and harder and some are interchangeable allowing for metal tipped studs.
The Nike Phantom Luna’s for girls have a unique stud design. The studs are in a circle pattern in the toe with no studs in the center of the circle. Suppose to allow the foot to pivot without getting stuck. Again…no information as to whether it actually works. I understand the economics behind turf soccer fields for high schools and complexes. Just hate it for the teenage girls.
it means adding NEOFC into that clan. That is going to make that not so good.
Not sure about the other teams but NEOFC 2010 girls will finish ahead of both TSC #2 and WSA #2 teams in that MidAmer conference. Keep in mind those teams are competing in the third tier of the ECNL platform. .
So ECNL touts itself as a great platform, and maybe the actual ECNL actually is...but I am pretty sure all these RL and RL regional leagues are nothing more than money grabs by the org running ECNL...and the clubs are morons for thinking that they may play themselves into an ECNL bid through these regional leagues. We're all debating the merits of TSC and WSA's 2nd teams even being part of these regional leagues because the competition might be too much for them. And the clubs are selling the RL league as a stepping stone to ECNL competition and showcases that could result in potential scholarships. It's all BS. Coaches will tell you they might be at those showcases but they rarely come away with more than a name or two. And at that, when they get the name they're going to invite them to their camp. Most college coaches will tell you a good many of their domestic finds come from camps either at their school or one of these specialty camps. And I'm telling you now, if you want your kid to go to a certain school and play soccer, contact the coach after the sophomore year, introduce them, send a link to their HUDL highlights, and then tell them you're coming to "x" camp and I look forward to meeting you in person. Those interactions go way farther than allowing for some chance meeting at a showcase unless you're one of those special talents that everyone knows before you get to the showcase.
