If you build it, they will come

[setxsoccer]

Come on guys and gals, ex players, parents, club teams, etc etc....we have our own forum again!!!

Its just a handful of us on here --- smitty, pirate, bonmot, lcm21, lhssoccer. We need to get more talkers on here!!!

[wos02]

when games begin we will chat more

[44stack]

Not a lot of people really care about soccer.

[KFDM COOP]

More than i thought like it.

[Guest Diva]

I keep saying I'd like to learn more about it but nobody has the guts to take on the task of teaching me!

[Bread]

Not a lot of people really care about soccer.

more than you think....

[tigerband dad]

Sept. thru Nov. is prime soccer season for recreational and select clubs. Try driving by the fields on Dishman in Beaumont, or Hogaboom in Groves, or the Lumberton and Orange parks, you will see alot of soccer fans. There should be more school teams but some schools have neither desire or funding to support them. The players are there, though. I have seen kids and their parents travel from Warren, Evadale, Kountze, and Buna to practice and play at Lumberton, Beaumont, and Groves. Just one soccer dad's opinion.

[swbrook]

We live in Keller and soccer here in the MetroPlex is HUGE. My son plays for Fort Worth FC which currently has 22 teams. I can't tell you how many Select Organizations there are in the MetroPlex but there are alot. The opportunity for kids to get better is tremendous. All coaches for FWFC have their National Coaching License so the instruction is great. We play Outdoor during the Spring and Fall and Indoor during the Summer and Winter. The players here get so many touches on the ball it is incredible. Who are some of the better Select teams in the Golden Triangle and do you guys have the opportunity to play in any indoor leagues?

[Jsmity]

Actually... one of the premier club programs in the state is located right here in Beaumont..... Spindeltop Select.... Spindeltop teams are always among the best in the State... A few age groups from the organization even play in the highest division of club soccer in the state... Select teams always represent the area well and are always stiff competetion for whatever fellow elite programs they face... Most clubs in the area do not have the luxery of an indoor facility.... but... sometimes on rainy days Spindeltop players train in a designated gym....

[swbrook]

Actually... one of the premier club programs in the state is located right here in Beaumont..... Spindeltop Select.... Spindeltop teams are always among the best in the State... A few age groups from the organization even play in the highest division of club soccer in the state... Select teams always represent the area well and are always stiff competetion for whatever fellow elite programs they face... Most clubs in the area do not have the luxery of an indoor facility.... but... sometimes on rainy days Spindeltop players train in a designated gym....

How many age groups does Spindeltop have? The Academy's here start at age 8 and go to U19. You should see the Indoor facilities here, they are unbelievable. They all have the new turf. Makes it good in the hot summers and cold winters here.

[Bread]

I played on Spindletop this summer, the instruction is great, and the competition is unbelievable...

[tigerband dad]

My girls have played for Hardin County Youth Soccer Club which a part of Spindletop. My youngest started at age 4 and is now a freshman in high school and still playing. She's 5'9" tall and has a killer kick. She plays fullback or midfield. HC Herricanes are a U19 girls select coached by Gary Haygood. They went to state a couple of years ago.

[soccer14]

Spindaltops boys program has started down hill since Bigcat and Jorge went to houston, the clubs offered them twice as much as spindeltop, the girls side is amazing but the boys is all down hill

[setxsoccer]

I dont think Jorge leaving or staying has anything to do with the eb and flow of boys soccer soccer in south east texas...If two people can impact that many boys, then US Soccer should have picked them up and not Houston!!!

[t-time]

man, everyone who ever played soccer in SETX knew Jorge in some way, and nobody wanted to see him go. He was the "soccer man" in this area. Yeah, I think people will still play, but I know a few players that quit playing select at Spindletop because of him leaving.

[setxsoccer]

yes, i agree everybody knew him and yes he was good, he knew the game and knew how to teach, my point is that if one or two main guys leave and the league goes down then they did not do the best job they could.  It is one thing to teach kids the game, it is also mandatory to teach the teachers ..."give a man a fish, feed him for a day; teach him how to fish feed him for a lifetime."

[t-time]

well-spoken, I'll pass this on to those guys who decided to quit select, hopefully they will fell like garbage and go play again

[setxsoccer]

??? ??? ???

[t-time]

i'm just saying i know a few guys who decided not to play select this year because jorge decided to go. I'm going to try to make them feel like crap so they'll play, I'm just unable to play select due to lack of coordination.

[LC-MSOCCER]

soccer isnt the most popular sport at lcm. no fans are dedicated enough to sit out in the cold and the rain to watch the worlds greatest game. our athletic director doesnt even come out to our games. hopefully someday soon we can fill up the stands.

[sportsguy]

dont feel bad LCM, your athletic department is not the only one that doesnt come out to watch the soccer games.  There is very little support for soccer in Silsbee other than the parents of the players. 

[Guest LHSSoccerPlaya]

My girls have played for Hardin County Youth Soccer Club which a part of Spindletop.  My youngest started at age 4 and is now a freshman in high school and still playing.  She's 5'9" tall and has a killer kick.  She plays fullback or midfield.  HC Herricanes are a U19 girls select coached by Gary Haygood.  They went to state a couple of years ago.

I have to agree with Tigerband dad Herricanes were good a few years back and my sister was actually on that team the year before, that year, and year after. However after losing Nicole Mouton FW, Courtney Dubois FW, Sonya D, and a few other key players they just dont quite have the punch they used to pack. Its been a little while since i have seen them play but Coach Haygood is a good coach.