Congratulations to NEFC for sweeping all competitive divisions at Seacoast Columbus Day tournament. Also up north asserting their dominance in Nashua. Great job girls and guys.
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There were two state champions in the u13 division. There was plenty of competition. Don't diminish the accomplishment out petty jealousy.Comment
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Is this coming from the team that got smoked? Just kidding, there is no doubt that they are a good club that have good teams. I'm sure they would of welcomed a tougher division lineup with more big hitters but the big clubs are afraid to play the same tournaments so their records are not corrupted on gotsoccer. You will hardly see them going head to head in a point tournament.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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This is more about supporting the clubs in NEP than anything else. Why go to a tournament that ultimately supports an adversary? Also the playing conditions where a heck of a lot better than they have been at CFC's tournament the last couple of years.Comment
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Funny...because that is what every other part of the country says about MA state champions.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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what is even funnier is how the Stars tune has changed on this subjectOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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This post was either started by someone looking to celebrate NEFC since SS Select has their own thread, or more likely by someone who saw the announcement on the front page of the NEFC website and wanted to make NEFC parents look as bad as SS Select parents.
Either way, I will support NEFC's right to celebrate any accomplishments on their home page. The job of any club is to put this kind of stuff on the forefront for their membership. It doesn't mean the club or teams are placing too high a value on these wins. All it is is a family pat on the back. A little positive feeling around the club. What's wrong with that?
There were three tournaments of any substance in New England this weekend:
Nashua (biggest) - a lot of NEFC teams of all levels, Bolts teams, Nashua World Cup who can be good in age groups, Classics who also have some decent teams. Tournament is very big, fields are all over the place and most aren't any good. Tournament organization is only okay. Notable teams that attended:
NEFC South 12 and 13 Girls
NEFC North 11 Girls
Greater Boston Bolts 12 Boys
Seacoast (smallest) - some NEFC teams, some Stars teams, Seacoast teams who are usually well coached, and some other good teams. Tournament played at a great facility, but very small tournament. Not as old as Nashua, but haven't grown at all since starting. Notable teams that attended:
Stars 12 JD, played up
NEFC 14 Elite Girls
Vikings 14 Boys
CFC - Scorpions full support (it seems), CFC, and some other good teams. Youngest of the three events, they have the strongest host club, but not all of their best teams even played. Fields are poor and spread out. Notable teams that attended:
Scorpions 14 ECNL
SS Select 11 Girls
Scorpions 11 Girls
In the end there is no great option for teams. The good teams are looking to play teams they don't play all the time. They spread out and attended a bunch of different tournaments and some took the weekend off.
To anyone that won, good job.Comment
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NEFC has no need to hide from their accomplishments this weekend. They didn't exactly test themselves but have very little to prove. I would think the desire to join ecnl would have had them patronize one of their tournaments. Perhaps it was more important to look to bolster attendance at the next NEFC tourney by going to Nashua and SeacoastComment
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they are too large for their own good.Comment
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It is pretty clear that NEFC has realized that they are far better off not being in the ECNL and is chosing to form alliances with some of its partners in NEP. Makes perfect sense actually. All you really need to do is get another reasonably strong club from Mass or Conn to also start supporting the Seacoast Tournament and you'll have a pretty good little tournament.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
As far as the whole tournament thing goes. Discovery was just OK. Yes it had some better teams than any of the other Columbus Day tournaments but Newss or CASL are really much better tournaments so unless a team planned to do two major travel tournaments in the fall, staying local made the most amount of sense.Comment
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It might make sense to some however NEFC wishes to remain in the conversation with Stars and to a lesser extent Scorpions. To align with lower level clubs to prop up Seacoast is not a great option IMO.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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