Who is actually going to the Frenso Force Classic?

[hotwheels]

All joking about Hemet vs. Fresno aside....I think the majority of the teams made their decision as to which one to go to this year was purely financial. I know that was a HUGE factor in the decision making for our team.

Financially, teams are struggling more this year than in years past. It's more difficult to fundraise. It's more difficult to ask the parents to try and come up with more $$. The fact of the matter is teams will try to find the toughest competition as close to home as possible.

[Uncle Rico]

Although the cost to go to Fresno is more than staying in So Cal, I thought the opportunity to play a new mix of teams was worth it. I just wish So Cal's Finest wouldn't of picked the same weekend, so teams were forced to choose. It seems some of their other tournaments are also scheduled to compete head to head with other long established events.

[YellowBalls]

Why don't we all call a truce and those that want to experience playing teams from all over just go to Las Vegas Memorial Day weekend and play in the LVTourneys tournament? Rooms are fairly cheap, looks like some decent teams are already signing up from So Cal and Nevada - throw in some more top teams and have it out... Good warm-up for 14's before States too.. Should be nice and hot so going to Lancaster two weeks later will be like going to the beach..

[NumeroUno]

This keeps coming up so now I will respond. So Cals Finest is hosting 7 tourney/showcases a year. January Worth Cup is actually one weekend in January and one weekend in February. So Cals Finest tournament directors did not look at a calendar and decided to go head to head with any other tourney. As any of you know that have ran a friendly or a tourney fields now a days are very limited. So Cals Finest presented the months that they wanted to host tourneys to the city. The city gave them the dates. Unfortunate two of their tourneys were the same dates as two other organizations. Their are more teams playing ball than fields can accommodate so everyone will get their fair share of teams. No one is holding a gun to anyone's head, if you want to go to Fresno great they put on a good tourney if you want to travel to Vegas have it, Vegas is a lot of fun.

Now play ball

PS So Cals Finest will be hold the same tourneys next year(2011) on approximately the same dates

[YellowBalls]

This keeps coming up so now I will respond. So Cals Finest is hosting 7 tourney/showcases a year. January Worth Cup is actually one weekend in January and one weekend in February. So Cals Finest tournament directors did not look at a calendar and decided to go head to head with any other tourney. As any of you know that have ran a friendly or a tourney fields now a days are very limited. So Cals Finest presented the months that they wanted to host tourneys to the city. The city gave them the dates. Unfortunate two of their tourneys were the same dates as two other organizations. Their are more teams playing ball than fields can accommodate so everyone will get their fair share of teams. No one is holding a gun to anyone's head, if you want to go to Fresno great they put on a good tourney if you want to travel to Vegas have it, Vegas is a lot of fun.
Now play ball

PS So Cals Finest will be hold the same tourneys next year(2011) on approximately the same dates

My point about Las Vegas is for the folks who are complaining about seeing teams from other areas. The Memorial Weekend tournament doesn't conflict with Fresno or So Cals Finest, so to the teams who are wanting a change of pace and to play some different teams, there is another venue available to you; the bashing of the SCF folks, insulting of the FF folks and just general complaining about the tournaments being on the same weekend is getting annoying..

Seems to me that there have been teams that might have been turned away from Fresno because it was full -- now, with two very good tournaments going on, everyone should find a place to play that weekend without much issue, at least for the 14U division. As for the 12's, well you kids need to just play nice and get over it already..

[NumeroUno]

yellowballs is a good kid

[Intel]

PS So Cals Finest will be hold the same tourneys next year(2011) on approximately the same dates

So Mr Uno are you saying that SFC has already decided which weekends it will run tournaments in 2011 and have chosen the same competing weekends as the Force Classic and JO Classic which have always run their tournaments on the same weekends each year?

This does not sound like the city is causing the scheduling conflict but SCF has chosen to conflict with the dates.

[Stan the Caddy]

PS So Cals Finest will be hold the same tourneys next year(2011) on approximately the same dates

So Mr Uno are you saying that SFC has already decided which weekends it will run tournaments in 2011 and have chosen the same competing weekends as the Force Classic and JO Classic which have always run their tournaments on the same weekends each year?

This does not sound like the city is causing the scheduling conflict but SCF has chosen to conflict with the dates.

I'm going to make some popcorn.

[HEADCASE]

I guess Fresno Force could always change their dates and see if SCF follows suit.!!! Ha!

Like Uno said....there are plenty of teams around. I'm sure both will have a good showing. One just might have the better competition though.

[CheckWriter]

I always thought the FF product was quite good, but you know what they about retail:

Location, location, location.

That said, with Hemet, it's probably more proximity, proximity, proximity to more teams. Still doesn't exactly inspire jealousy when I tell folks where I'm going for the weekend.