They actually did it and voted to bring TBU Rowdies in so we are finally heading in a new direction despite how impossible it felt during those long meetings. My coffee is barely even working right now but I am just so relieved that our kids will get the quality …
April 25, 2017
Final supporters
We the parents of the East Lake and Palm Harbor soccer community support our coaching staff’s decision to select Tampa Bay United Rowdies as the new soccer partner for East Lake Sports Complex and East Lake Meadows.
Palm Harbor Parks & Recreation has voted unanimously to welcome TBU Rowdies as the new soccer partner at Putnam Park. We feel it is vital that the voting committee of East Lake Recreation take the same course of action.
We support our coaching staff’s belief that the infrastructure and leadership of TBU Rowdies will ensure the fields at East Lake and Palm Harbor are maintained and upgraded to meet our communities standards of excellence. We as parents feel that West Florida Flames has not delivered and will not deliver on promises made to our communities and change is now necessary.
It is our view that TBU Rowdies offers the best opportunity for our children to get access to well organized, high quality recreational soccer as well as 10 different levels of competitive soccer. We firmly believe TBU Rowdies will allow all our children to find a team at East Lake and/or Palm Harbor that matches their ability and ambition and will deliver a positive youth soccer experience.
We look forward to the new venture with TBU Rowdies and fully stand behind our coach's decision to select TBU Rowdies as the new soccer partner of East Lake.
Updates
March 13, 2017
I have been hearing from so many of you about the state of the fields lately and honestly it is just validating everything we already knew about the current situation. Things are quiet on the official front but I am spending all my time on the phone trying to get someone from the committee to actually look at these names. It is frustrating to wait but we really have no other choice if we want to see this transition happen.
March 13, 2017
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam so fast but here we are and the people showing up for our kids makes me so hopeful that we can actually get this done. Watching the community rally around the coaching staff like this is wild because it just goes to show how much we all really do want better fields and an actual change for the club.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2017
25 Comments
New to Florida soccer, having relocated in May 2016 from a club that was great on communication, developmental program offerings at all ages and levels. The programs/offerings described to me while doing research on local FL clubs lead me and my daughter to WFF. They have not met even minimum expectations. It's clear they are not committed to the coaches and young athletes at East Lake. WE all deserve better, especially the players.
As both a coach and a parent I feel it is in the best interests of all kids and parents in the community to partner with TBU Rowdies, to provide the best experience possible across all levels of soccer..
No. No. No. We are replacing one problem with another. Huge mistake. Can we keep our club focus on East Lake and bring in a local club to help us do that?
As a parent of a 2005 girl, I think it's more important now than ever to give our kids the best opportunities available to them, while maintaining a club at the East Lake Campus. My vote is to merge with TBU Rowdies to give us the structure we need to grow our club and our athletes into the best they can be!
I've had many good experiences with the WFF Brandon people but the best interests and opportunities for our children and families come first. Therefore, I'm compelled to support the transition to TBU. WFF Brandon will continue to thrive without East Lake/Putnam and likely find partners in closer proximity. Hopefully this is a positive development for everyone involved.
I'm over with WFF and how they "running" the club. They can stay in Brandon.
I support our coaches, they have the best interests of our kids (their players) in mind.
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They actually did it and voted to bring TBU Rowdies in so we are finally heading in a new direction despite how impossible it felt during those long meetings. My coffee is barely even working right now but I am just so relieved that our kids will get the quality …
April 25, 2017
Final supporters
We the parents of the East Lake and Palm Harbor soccer community support our coaching staff’s decision to select Tampa Bay United Rowdies as the new soccer partner for East Lake Sports Complex and East Lake Meadows.
Palm Harbor Parks & Recreation has voted unanimously to welcome TBU Rowdies as the new soccer partner at Putnam Park. We feel it is vital that the voting committee of East Lake Recreation take the same course of action.
We support our coaching staff’s belief that the infrastructure and leadership of TBU Rowdies will ensure the fields at East Lake and Palm Harbor are maintained and upgraded to meet our communities standards of excellence. We as parents feel that West Florida Flames has not delivered and will not deliver on promises made to our communities and change is now necessary.
It is our view that TBU Rowdies offers the best opportunity for our children to get access to well organized, high quality recreational soccer as well as 10 different levels of competitive soccer. We firmly believe TBU Rowdies will allow all our children to find a team at East Lake and/or Palm Harbor that matches their ability and ambition and will deliver a positive youth soccer experience.
We look forward to the new venture with TBU Rowdies and fully stand behind our coach's decision to select TBU Rowdies as the new soccer partner of East Lake.
Updates
March 13, 2017
I have been hearing from so many of you about the state of the fields lately and honestly it is just validating everything we already knew about the current situation. Things are quiet on the official front but I am spending all my time on the phone trying to get someone from the committee to actually look at these names. It is frustrating to wait but we really have no other choice if we want to see this transition happen.
March 13, 2017
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam so fast but here we are and the people showing up for our kids makes me so hopeful that we can actually get this done. Watching the community rally around the coaching staff like this is wild because it just goes to show how much we all really do want better fields and an actual change for the club.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2017
25 Comments
We have dealt with this for years. My older daughter, Jillian Fragale, was a founding player for the academy. When it started there were only 9-10 girls on her team ... NO SUBS at many tournaments and games. She played up a year and was one of the top players on her team. Last season, Diego was brought in to coach and did a phenomenal job with the girls. Our girls were once again screwed over so our WHOLE team left and tried out for TBU's ECNL team and made it. I am happy to support this change. WFF should not have had a board only in Brandon ... it should have been divided between east and west. WE SHOULD HAVE DRAINED THE SWAMP YEARS AGO!!!
New to Florida soccer, having relocated in May 2016 from a club that was great on communication, developmental program offerings at all ages and levels. The programs/offerings described to me while doing research on local FL clubs lead me and my daughter to WFF. They have not met even minimum expectations. It's clear they are not committed to the coaches and young athletes at East Lake. WE all deserve better, especially the players.
As both a coach and a parent I feel it is in the best interests of all kids and parents in the community to partner with TBU Rowdies, to provide the best experience possible across all levels of soccer..
No. No. No. We are replacing one problem with another. Huge mistake. Can we keep our club focus on East Lake and bring in a local club to help us do that?
As a parent of a 2005 girl, I think it's more important now than ever to give our kids the best opportunities available to them, while maintaining a club at the East Lake Campus. My vote is to merge with TBU Rowdies to give us the structure we need to grow our club and our athletes into the best they can be!
I've had many good experiences with the WFF Brandon people but the best interests and opportunities for our children and families come first. Therefore, I'm compelled to support the transition to TBU. WFF Brandon will continue to thrive without East Lake/Putnam and likely find partners in closer proximity. Hopefully this is a positive development for everyone involved.
I'm over with WFF and how they "running" the club. They can stay in Brandon.
I support our coaches, they have the best interests of our kids (their players) in mind.
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We have dealt with this for years. My older daughter, Jillian Fragale, was a founding player for the academy. When it started there were only 9-10 girls on her team ... NO SUBS at many tournaments and games. She played up a year and was one of the top players on her team. Last season, Diego was brought in to coach and did a phenomenal job with the girls. Our girls were once again screwed over so our WHOLE team left and tried out for TBU's ECNL team and made it. I am happy to support this change. WFF should not have had a board only in Brandon ... it should have been divided between east and west. WE SHOULD HAVE DRAINED THE SWAMP YEARS AGO!!!