Comments on: US Soccer and the SoccerSphere http://onthepitch.org/2007/12/23/us-soccer-and-the-soccersphere/ Thoughts on Youth Soccer from a Soccer Dad, Fan, Coach and Administrator Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Soccer Dad http://onthepitch.org/2007/12/23/us-soccer-and-the-soccersphere/comment-page-1/#comment-42727 Soccer Dad Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:38:52 +0000 http://onthepitch.org/2007/12/23/us-soccer-and-the-soccersphere/#comment-42727 I had wondered about that. I had gotten the feeling that many of your pictures of the camp were long range 'off grounds' type shots taken at a high zoom - they were excellent quality, but just from the angles that seemed like your were on the outskirts. So when I wrote this post, I almost wrote that you had done such a great job even though you were on the 'outside'. Then I saw the picture of you <a href="http://trisoccerfan.com/index.php?itemid=128" rel="nofollow">in your first post</a> in the thick of things and figured I was wrong. They revoked your pass on the 2nd day? That's insane and only reaffirms how far they have their heads in the sand on this one. Wow. I had wondered about that. I had gotten the feeling that many of your pictures of the camp were long range ‘off grounds’ type shots taken at a high zoom – they were excellent quality, but just from the angles that seemed like your were on the outskirts. So when I wrote this post, I almost wrote that you had done such a great job even though you were on the ‘outside’. Then I saw the picture of you in your first post in the thick of things and figured I was wrong.

They revoked your pass on the 2nd day? That’s insane and only reaffirms how far they have their heads in the sand on this one. Wow.

]]> By: Jarrett http://onthepitch.org/2007/12/23/us-soccer-and-the-soccersphere/comment-page-1/#comment-42726 Jarrett Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:31:06 +0000 http://onthepitch.org/2007/12/23/us-soccer-and-the-soccersphere/#comment-42726 Thanks for the compliments on my USMNT camp coverage. What most people don't know, because I've never blogged about it, but it is appropriate now given the topic in this thread... After credentialing me for the camp and allowing me access to day 1 of camp, someone at US Soccer "discovered" that I was a blogger and revoked my credentials on Day 2. Everything on my site after the first day was done without the support of US Soccer. I've been blogging soccer for several years now, and every team in USL, the ACC, the NCAA, (and even one team in the Coca-Cola Championship who visited the Cary area) I've approached about covering their team has openly embraced me as a "real" journalist. US Soccer was openly hostile to me. Thanks for the compliments on my USMNT camp coverage. What most people don’t know, because I’ve never blogged about it, but it is appropriate now given the topic in this thread…

After credentialing me for the camp and allowing me access to day 1 of camp, someone at US Soccer “discovered” that I was a blogger and revoked my credentials on Day 2. Everything on my site after the first day was done without the support of US Soccer.

I’ve been blogging soccer for several years now, and every team in USL, the ACC, the NCAA, (and even one team in the Coca-Cola Championship who visited the Cary area) I’ve approached about covering their team has openly embraced me as a “real” journalist. US Soccer was openly hostile to me.

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