Plano Labor Day - 96 Boys Flights

rowdy39tx wrote:

my2cents wrote:

bendit wrote:I remember a few years back, this same 96 Ody team came in second place in the Plano League and were mistakenly given the first place trophies. When the error was discovered and called out, Ody refused to return the trophies so that they could be given to their rightful owners. Sad.

Sad what old age does to memories. First of all it was their first year in select so that is over 5 years ago. Second Ody was in Plano B in the fall and went undefeated, and under the rules then, was promoted to Plano A for the spring. They then went undefeated in Plano A coming in first in the standings. The manager was given the trophies and they were given to the boys who were well aware of where they were in the standings. No team had won both in one year before. Plano then decided that since ODY was not in A division all year that they would not only not be awarded first place but would not be invited to the Challenge games either. The parents paid PYSA to replace the trophies.
What is sad though is that 5 years later that you want to smear a team that has come in first or second in their division every year .

And in the immortal words of Paul Harvey "Now you have the rest of the story" lol

my2cents wrote:

norwich city wrote:

my2cents wrote:No PYSA should do what the tournament guidelines specify which is seed brackets according to the best available information. There is no info out there that can justify some of the selections for gold above ODY, They don't care about winning silver, they care about facing the best competition avaible to improve them for CL and PLW league play. Last years PLD run was a waste of time for them as they blew out every team until the final.

Until the final, that's the one that counts.

Maybe to most but not me if it means 5 blow outs to get there. I would rather be three and done against top teams then trophy hunting against weaker ones . Schedules show Ody moved to gold.

soccerdad1 wrote:

my2cents wrote:

norwich city wrote:

my2cents wrote:No PYSA should do what the tournament guidelines specify which is seed brackets according to the best available information. There is no info out there that can justify some of the selections for gold above ODY, They don't care about winning silver, they care about facing the best competition avaible to improve them for CL and PLW league play. Last years PLD run was a waste of time for them as they blew out every team until the final.

Until the final, that's the one that counts.

Maybe to most but not me if it means 5 blow outs to get there. I would rather be three and done against top teams then trophy hunting against weaker ones . Schedules show Ody moved to gold.

You got your wish