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Post by Strikermom on Feb 23, 2016 11:09:54 GMT -5
Now that we have started our first season of high school soccer, here are some of my perceptions:
1. Definitely more physical. Size differences are amazing between freshmen and senior girls. 2. Need more than 2 refs, lots of missed calls, and potentially dangerous play. 3. Love the camaraderie among the team and parents. Like a family and the spirit in the stands is wonderful. No "unlucky", "kick it out" mentality. 4. Great times!!
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Post by jack4343 on Feb 23, 2016 14:56:39 GMT -5
I can comment on the JV side of things At the same high school. Its not good soccer. Its not even fun to watch. Its rough, plenty of fouls and with most games being early, few parents are even able to attend. She's already stated that if she makes JV next year, she'd decline as the time commitment isn't worth it considering the quality of play.
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Post by Strikermom on Feb 23, 2016 15:19:43 GMT -5
Agree Jack, big difference noticeable between girls that played club in the fall, and those that haven't.
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Post by coachjd on Feb 24, 2016 14:06:32 GMT -5
Often times the skill depends on the area. Different areas have a different degree of talent and different schools as well.
Typically JV soccer will only have 2 refs each game as the games do not matter as much as the varsity games. Sometimes a JV region game will get 3 refs, but there are not enough refs in the area for every game to have 3 refs. There is a huge ref shortage at the high school level.
The level of play also depends on the coach too. Some schools will have good coaches at both the JV and varsity level, most will only have 1, others none.
The camaraderie can quite often be a great thing with high school soccer as it can be with any high school sport, which is part of the draw to high school athletics. You are playing with people you see every day. Where as with club, often times you don't see your team mates other than at games and practice 2-3 times a week.
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Post by Kick Goals 10 on Feb 24, 2016 14:23:24 GMT -5
My daughter plays JV in the 8th grade. The games have not been fun, for our opponents, as we have mercy ruled them in every game so far. What a difference it makes if you have 4-5 club players (all 8th graders) that play RPL & Athena A. It has built he confidence level, as she is taking more shots than she does in club. As a center mid she only scored 1 goal in club last year. So far she has scored in 3 out of 4 games with club in preseason tourny.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 19:14:48 GMT -5
My daughter's JV team had only played a game or two when this thread started. Now they're down to their last couple games. She has really enjoyed it. It's not as strong as her club team but they're pretty good and the camaraderie has been fun to see. She's hoping for varsity next year but her school has a lot of players try out. There are some good JV teams out there. Hopefully the team mentioned in the post above finds some stronger teams to play next year.
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Post by spectator on Mar 26, 2016 22:21:40 GMT -5
For JV there really should be some divisions other than the region Varsity plays. GA High School Soccer Assoc needs to ID the stronger JV programs and have them play one another regardless of region for exactly the reason cited above - vast differences in levels is not fun and risks of injury are greater if playing levels are that polorized. At least make it competitive even if JV doesn't "count"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 8:42:07 GMT -5
Our girls played a bunch of non-region teams. I think it was the coaches who arranged the schedule.
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Post by stevieg on Mar 27, 2016 10:08:01 GMT -5
For JV there really should be some divisions other than the region Varsity plays. GA High School Soccer Assoc needs to ID the stronger JV programs and have them play one another regardless of region for exactly the reason cited above - vast differences in levels is not fun and risks of injury are greater if playing levels are that polorized. At least make it competitive even if JV doesn't "count" How could they do that? The relative strength of each JV team varies greatly year to year based on how many freshmen make varsity, etc. The best thing they can do for JV is play games that aren't too far away since the stakes are so low, why waste time traveling to a distant school.
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Post by spectator on Mar 29, 2016 20:30:27 GMT -5
When the same JV teams mercy rule multiple opponents year over year, you can group he stronger teams together by Loki g at a 3 year history. Typically these schools pull from strong larger clubs
It could be done. But it wont
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Post by fan on Mar 30, 2016 6:02:38 GMT -5
When the same JV teams mercy rule multiple opponents year over year, you can group he stronger teams together by Loki g at a 3 year history. Typically these schools pull from strong larger clubs It could be done. But it wont It can be done and is done - by some schools, not the state. The coaches know which schools typically field strong teams. At our school it's mostly the JV coaches who work out the JV schedule for the next year. If they want to play stronger teams, they contact those schools and set it up. For our school, that means a mix of region and non-region games. Most opponents are close by but may be too small or too big to be in the same region. Some are further away but the coaches know the competition will be good. If a team consistently is mercy ruled, they typically stop scheduling games against them. This would be more difficult in less populated areas. Our school has the luxury of having a ton of schools within a half hour drive.
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Post by fanatic21 on Mar 30, 2016 8:15:11 GMT -5
My kids aren't in high school yet, but I just looked at the standings at the school where they will likely attend. Boys JV team is undefeated but with 3 ties and all wins have a 1 or 2 goal differential (all close games - no blowouts). Girls JV is undefeated as well with a couple blowouts but 4 ties and several 1 or 2 goal wins as well. So looks like the coaches did a pretty good job of scheduling appropriate competition. The Varsity scores on the other hand are all over the place. Looks like they are in a weak region. Both girls and boys have winning region records (including a few 10-0 games each) but losing out of region records. Looks like most of the out of region games were close though and against good teams.
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