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Message: [QUOTE="Chuck, post: 2864981, member: 1646"] Good luck to those with kids in Columbus Day tournaments this coming weekend! Our club switched from a two day tournament with two games Saturday and Sunday, to a tournament with four games in one day (40 minute games). The big advantage of my local town club is we've gotten some very talented kids to play with us over some bigger academy teams. The disadvantage is that those kids are sometimes double carding or playing fall lacrosse or baseball/softball. So we never know who is going to come up with a lame excuse not to come to the Columbus Day tournament (or any other game). It's the only reason my son has told me he wants to try out for another team in the spring. He loves soccer and wants to be on a team of kids that love it. Our girls team only carries 14. We have one injured and one just told us she's playing in a softball tournament. We explained that it makes sense to prioritize softball over soccer in spring, but we expect to be the priority in fall. But with only 14 players, it's not like we can ask them to leave. If any of you have a 2006 daughter that wants to play on Sunday in Orange County, NY, let me know! (only partially kidding). Funny anecdote to end the post. We've talked about money spent on soccer. One thing I found interesting from the beginning is the purchase of the uniform. My kids get nice new uniforms every couple years. My son started playing for his middle school and the hand-me-down uniforms are brutal. Our town colors are red/black. The uniforms are salmon colored from years of washing. His has rips that are sewn like Frankenstein scars. He hates it and I just laugh. [/QUOTE]

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