CESA

★Susan Jones

Disregard any 5 star reviews. They have 3 from 5 years ago that must be fake. Quite frankly 1 star is too high. They rec program is an absolute cluster and they somehow think its well organized. It's one of those situations where you find it hard to believe that there's such a disconnect between what they believe and the reality. Don't join it. Furman FC is infinitely better. Honestly the YMCA is better.

★James

Moved from Charleston last year. Expected this to be comparable to FC Charleston. Wow were we shocked and disappointed. It's a joke and it seems like it's run as efficiently as the post office. I can't believe this is the best, or more accurately, only option in Greenville. The games are a total cluster, they have 14 year olds "reffing," the schedules change randomly, the person supposedly in charge name Cole is defensive, immature and seemingly angry anytime someone tries to ask a question. It's one of the poorest run groups i've ever seen.

★Corban Urbanic

Pathetic excuse of referees for such a large and impressive facility. Time for the director to man up and start taking accountability, been dealing with this lack of professionalism and biased officiating for 2 years now

★Matthew Tucker

I’m typically pretty silent in public forums concerning the behavior and culture of organizations with which I come into contact. In this case, I felt the need to recount my experience with a particular soccer club this past weekend at the Carolina Cup in Columbia, SC. During this tournament, I had kids with matches in the U15 and U13 age groups. The opposing teams were representing CESA (Carolina Elite Soccer Academy). The matches were certainly competitive which is expected at a tournament. However, the unexpected aspect of the competition was the parents of the CESA club. The behavior from these adults was absolutely shameful and disgusting. Some behaviors I personally witnessed from the U13 and U15 parents included but are not limited to - directly speaking to and heckling players (kids) on our team - Shouting “kill them” - Approaching, speaking to, and making a female official cry after the match - Shouting at literally every penalty against them and cheering for literally every penalty for them. The saddest part of this is not the unsportsmanlike conduct of these adults but that this is the the accepted culture of this club. My hope was that the behaviors were not pervasive across the club; but seeing it on two teams is a trend that I just cannot ignore. This is not how youth soccer should be. This is not how adults of any age or any age groups or level of competition should act. The saddest part is that the children of these parents are being taught that winning at all costs is the highest calling. And honestly none of the kids on that field are getting signed tomorrow. They are literally sacrificing care and concern of others on the alter of some game that could end for their child at any time. It’s so short sighted. I hope that CESA sees this post and takes it seriously. Coaches should be setting standards for their players and (as sad as it is) their player’s parents in this case. That is a toxic culture full of stress and hatred and rejects what I think soccer should be for kids. Let your parents know that you shouldn’t play the game if you’re unwilling to lose or win with some dignity. If your parents can’t stop projecting their lack of self esteem onto their youth soccer player, they should stop playing so they won’t feel like a failure when they don’t meet the expectation of winning no matter what.

★★★★★alejandra franky

The best!