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    #31
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    What makes you think this is the only facility they will open? Or does your bitter brain not get past half way to first base?
    Do you think a team could open 2 indoor centers and keep them full? The Bolts do not have that many teams.

    It is not about someone being bitter. It is about have some common sense.

    RE: the facility -- on the plus side -- This is close to their RI Bolts so there is some benefits there.

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      #32
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      What makes you think this is the only facility they will open? Or does your bitter brain not get past half way to first base?
      The Bolts have been sending their teams (both DAP and non-DAP) to high school and middle school gyms for winter for the past decade, or practicing outdoors when they could plow the snow. And all the time, people have been saying - when are they going to pay for indoor or have one of the millionaires on the BOD donate. Valeo got their facility because a dedicated parent/organizer put up the money. And the Bolts paid for that by losing their best youth players. And there have been rumors of Bolts facilities before, and what they ended up with is Mt Ida. This is what you get with a corrupt organizational structure - if there was a board that was something more than the parents of kids on the team, they'd hold BA accountable. But there is no accountability, except USSF. And USSF apparently has to be pushed very hard to take DAP away.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        The Bolts have been sending their teams (both DAP and non-DAP) to high school and middle school gyms for winter for the past decade, or practicing outdoors when they could plow the snow. And all the time, people have been saying - when are they going to pay for indoor or have one of the millionaires on the BOD donate. Valeo got their facility because a dedicated parent/organizer put up the money. And the Bolts paid for that by losing their best youth players. And there have been rumors of Bolts facilities before, and what they ended up with is Mt Ida. This is what you get with a corrupt organizational structure - if there was a board that was something more than the parents of kids on the team, they'd hold BA accountable. But there is no accountability, except USSF. And USSF apparently has to be pushed very hard to take DAP away.
        And now they have a facility. It's just killing you.

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          #34
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Do you think a team could open 2 indoor centers and keep them full? The Bolts do not have that many teams.

          It is not about someone being bitter. It is about have some common sense.

          RE: the facility -- on the plus side -- This is close to their RI Bolts so there is some benefits there.
          So let's educate you on indoor facilities Mr Common Sense. There is no club in MA that completely fills any one facility. Not one. The remaining time is rented to other clubs. That's why you see NEFC, GPS, teams etc filtered through all the available indoor facilities in the Metro Boston area. NEFC cannot fill their Fore Kicks facilities, so they rent out the additional time.

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            #35
            Bolts are spread out like most top/big programs. Our team will be indoor/outdoor at MIT facilities this winter. Others may be at BC/Brandeis/etc.

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              #36
              Valeo beyond capacity in indoor

              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              So let's educate you on indoor facilities Mr Common Sense. There is no club in MA that completely fills any one facility. Not one. The remaining time is rented to other clubs. That's why you see NEFC, GPS, teams etc filtered through all the available indoor facilities in the Metro Boston area. NEFC cannot fill their Fore Kicks facilities, so they rent out the additional time.
              Shattering news: Valeo is beyond capacity

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                #37
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Shattering news: Valeo is beyond capacity
                Bring them to Stoughton. Bolts will love taking Valeo money!
                I think the more of these indoor centers the better. It opens space up for all teams to be able to train more. It can be difficult to get field time at many facilities.

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Bring them to Stoughton. Bolts will love taking Valeo money!
                  I think the more of these indoor centers the better. It opens space up for all teams to be able to train more. It can be difficult to get field time at many facilities.
                  Did Bolts build this facility ? web page about it?

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    So let's educate you on indoor facilities Mr Common Sense. There is no club in MA that completely fills any one facility. Not one. The remaining time is rented to other clubs. That's why you see NEFC, GPS, teams etc filtered through all the available indoor facilities in the Metro Boston area. NEFC cannot fill their Fore Kicks facilities, so they rent out the additional time.
                    NEFC doesn't own forekicks and it is really not a single use facility like the Valeo Center is. And even Valeo center rents out space but my point is that you really need to fill the space 80-90% of the time.

                    GPS could absolutely fill a space from 4 - 10 pm every night - if that facility was somewhere around the Rt90/Rt95 intersection. NEFC could too.

                    One of the problems is how do you generate money from 8 am - 4 pm. The Valeo center is used by the adjoining school so that helps.

                    The Bolts is a pretty small club. Their size wouldn't warrant another indoor center. They could potentially partner with a school to take all of their free gym time but they could not financially swing 2 indoor facilities.

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Shattering news: Valeo is beyond capacity
                      Valeo is definitely over capacity. The girls program is just getting going. And that is going to grow 100% this year.


                      Too bad the Bolts can not generate a partnership with Mt Ida or Brandeis to create a facility on their campus.

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                        #41
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Valeo is definitely over capacity. The girls program is just getting going. And that is going to grow 100% this year.


                        Too bad the Bolts can not generate a partnership with Mt Ida or Brandeis to create a facility on their campus.
                        They use the stadium at MT Ida for all their homes games as well as many practices. Brand new facility, for those of you who can't wait to bash

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Shattering news: Valeo is beyond capacity
                          Shattering news: Not with Valeo teams only. They rent out to other clubs, like every other facility.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            NEFC doesn't own forekicks and it is really not a single use facility like the Valeo Center is. And even Valeo center rents out space but my point is that you really need to fill the space 80-90% of the time.

                            GPS could absolutely fill a space from 4 - 10 pm every night - if that facility was somewhere around the Rt90/Rt95 intersection. NEFC could too.

                            One of the problems is how do you generate money from 8 am - 4 pm. The Valeo center is used by the adjoining school so that helps.

                            The Bolts is a pretty small club. Their size wouldn't warrant another indoor center. They could potentially partner with a school to take all of their free gym time but they could not financially swing 2 indoor facilities.
                            Here's what I know, my kid will have an indoor facility this winter.

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              They use the stadium at MT Ida for all their homes games as well as many practices. Brand new facility, for those of you who can't wait to bash
                              They have had it for a couple years now but they didn't secure any indoor space.

                              This really isn't about bashing. It is about analyzing a poor business decision.

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                                #45
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Shattering news: Not with Valeo teams only. They rent out to other clubs, like every other facility.
                                They do not rent out to any other clubs during prime practice time. We are full both indoor and outdoor during the Fall/Spring season.

                                Sure BSSC comes in when the kids have to go to bed but for the most part even the indoor is packed during the fall.

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