First: ....does anyone at all know how the scrimmage turned out???

 

Secondly, what are these mysterious "club invitations" that go out in July in NKY? I've had daughters playing club in Louisville for 15 years. Never heard of "invitations" ever, and certainly not in July. Everyone just showed up for tryouts after state--unless you were still playing the last couple of years, then you missed a day.

First: ....does anyone at all know how the scrimmage turned out???

 

Secondly, what are these mysterious "club invitations" that go out in July in NKY? I've had daughters playing club in Louisville for 15 years. Never heard of "invitations" ever, and certainly not in July. Everyone just showed up for tryouts after state--unless you were still playing the last couple of years, then you missed a day.

 

Several years ago clubs in our area,(NKY/Cincinnati), and others around the country started going to an invitation process for 15 & up. In the USAV Pioneer Region, which Louisville is also a part of, invitations to a specific team in a club are allowed to be sent out on July 5th, after the completion of USAV Nationals. These clubs still hold Tryouts, which are generally held in October for the younger kids, and November for the older, but quite honestly most 15 & Up teams are filled by that point.

 

 

Please feel free to check the facts of my statements with wxyz.

Not much info on the scrimmage. How did it go?

Several years ago clubs in our area,(NKY/Cincinnati), and others around the country started going to an invitation process for 15 & up. In the USAV Pioneer Region, which Louisville is also a part of, invitations to a specific team in a club are allowed to be sent out on July 5th, after the completion of USAV Nationals. These clubs still hold Tryouts, which are generally held in October for the younger kids, and November for the older, but quite honestly most 15 & Up teams are filled by that point.

 

 

Please feel free to check the facts of my statements with wxyz.

 

Ok. I don't think the invite is used in Louisville, and true, you can pretty much know ahead of time who's going to be on what team. I think in Louisville the clubs do more fishing during the CSAA season. You do have to allow for the club migrations that occur. Does anybody know why people change clubs all the time?? No, on second thought, don't answer that.

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Not much info on the scrimmage. How did it go?

I'm beginning to think that it didn't happen.

Ok. This is third hand information, so if it is incorrect, I'm not claiming it. There actually was a scrimmage between Mercy and NDA the other night. Probably why no one is talking about it was most likely because neither team looked very good.

Now all things are relative, and both teams would most likely roll most other teams, but neither will be at their previous levels. I was told they split sets, NDA obviously missed their departed players and Mercy seemed out of sync with each other.

The general feeling was that Assumption will be the last man standing unless Sacred Heart can prevent it.

Over the past several days I’ve had time to reflect on this thread, and I’ve decided I owe an apology to Andrea Lanham, Gretchen Stephenson, and the folks at NKYVC.

 

Initially I was drawn into this conversation because I felt that posters were unfairly criticizing Buck McCoart and TSE. I still do.

 

BGP is a great place, but all too often posters hide behind unidentifiable names and try to push their own personal agendas, or attempt to rewrite history. I have been a member of BPG since 2004 and have seen this happen a lot. In my effort to illuminate and dispel that information I’m afraid I became that which I was trying to prevent. I am not personal friends with any of these folks, but have the highest regard for what they’ve accomplished. It’s true that much of my knowledge of the events at NDA comes second hand from parents, players, and competitor’s, and in hindsight it may not be entirely accurate. (remember what I said about people having agenda’s).

 

I therefore would like to withdraw my assertions in this thread, and leave the debate over Buck and Andrea to NDA parents and the supporters of its program.

 

Good Luck Panda's on your upcoming season.

Over the past several days I’ve had time to reflect on this thread, and I’ve decided I owe an apology to Andrea Lanham, Gretchen Stephenson, and the folks at NKYVC.

 

Initially I was drawn into this conversation because I felt that posters were unfairly criticizing Buck McCoart and TSE. I still do.

 

BGP is a great place, but all too often posters hide behind unidentifiable names and try to push their own personal agendas, or attempt to rewrite history. I have been a member of BPG since 2004 and have seen this happen a lot. In my effort to illuminate and dispel that information I’m afraid I became that which I was trying to prevent. I am not personal friends with any of these folks, but have the highest regard for what they’ve accomplished. It’s true that much of my knowledge of the events at NDA comes second hand from parents, players, and competitor’s, and in hindsight it may not be entirely accurate. (remember what I said about people having agenda’s).

 

I therefore would like to withdraw my assertions in this thread, and leave the debate over Buck and Andrea to NDA parents and the supporters of its program.

 

Good Luck Panda's on your upcoming season.

 

Classy post and hit the nail on the head. None of us know what really goes on except the people involved.