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Post by brookhaven07 on Feb 12, 2023 9:58:02 GMT -5
Pace Academy looked good in a 2-2 draw with 7A Lambert Friday. Pace had a PK to go ahead but ball wasn’t struck well and GK stopped it.
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Post by knownothingabtsoccer on Feb 12, 2023 16:02:39 GMT -5
That is an improvement over last year when they lost to Marist Last year players were out of position for the 1st game with Marist, once the coach made the changes that team never looked back. Sorry it is not an improvement it was a disappointment. Umm, Marist is pretty good too. They held that front line of Chamblee to 2. Both teams should go far. |
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Post by mamadona on Feb 13, 2023 12:04:52 GMT -5
My friend's freshman daughter has been playing a decent amount and doing pretty good. The annoying parent has been absent and/or keeping quiet. Yay! I watched my first HS game, it was entertaining! I plan on watching a JV game too. That will probably be my daughter in a couple of years.
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Post by hammertime on Feb 15, 2023 12:15:09 GMT -5
Anyone else find the new Scorbord as frustrating as I am just trying to find scores that I care about? Very much missing the Europort scoreboard...for something pretty simple.
Filters for the scores/calendar. Otherwise I’m finding myself pulling up the calendar, scrolling through a handful of games get thrown off by games I don't care about (JV or other classes) and decide to go to Max Preps. Which is probably not what they want. Me either as Max Preps is clunky as well plus you have to navigate all the ads.
Maybe it's just me, curious if others felt the same. Or even used it anymore.
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Post by ibisduck on Feb 15, 2023 13:34:45 GMT -5
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on Feb 15, 2023 13:42:46 GMT -5
That’s boys. They were talking about the girls teams. Girls Chamblee beat McIntosh 5-0. |
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Post by soccernoleuk on Feb 15, 2023 13:44:00 GMT -5
You are talking about boys and the previous poster was talking about girls. The Chamblee boys team isn't that good, but the Chamblee girls team is one of the best in the state. I have no idea about Marist, but the girls playing Chamblee to a 2-2 draw shows they might also be one of the top teams in GA this year. |
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Post by notcrazysoccerdad on Feb 15, 2023 21:00:19 GMT -5
Maybe we need a Boys thread and a Girls thread?
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Post by vinrock23 on Feb 17, 2023 13:34:38 GMT -5
After watching ECNL and MLS Next officiating and then have to sit through a HS game is nothing less than cringe. It seems like the refs are getting older, fatter and slower. Some of the speed of play is to fast for them and also seems like they confuse rules of play (is it football, basketball?). HS officiating has to be the most painful thing to watch.
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Post by soccernoleuk on Feb 17, 2023 16:05:52 GMT -5
We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the referees because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the truth. Last night was potentially the worst officiated game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life.
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Post by Respect on Feb 18, 2023 14:36:14 GMT -5
After watching ECNL and MLS Next officiating and then have to sit through a HS game is nothing less than cringe. It seems like the refs are getting older, fatter and slower. Some of the speed of play is to fast for them and also seems like they confuse rules of play (is it football, basketball?). HS officiating has to be the most painful thing to watch. hi, let me offer you a different perspective, using the same sentiment as yours: "After refereeing ECNL and MLS Next and then having to do the same through a HS game is nothing less than cringe. It seems like the players are getting worse, are fatter, and slower. Some of the speed of play is too fast for them and also seems like they confuse rules of play (is it football, basketball?). ...and then I add..."HS Parents are also even more (soccer) ignorant and entitled. It is a joke compared to the well verse, non-entitled ECNL and MLS Next parents (LOL). It also seems like they confuse rules of play (is it football, basketball). And how 'bout those HS soccer coaches? why can't we call timeout? What I hear from the HS players, coaches, and parents is border line criminal. HS players, coaches, and parents have to be the most painful thing to watch." Hopefully you see this kind of post is not productive even if true. Contributions like this do not better the game of soccer much less fosters its (player, coaches, fan, ref, sponsors, etc) development and growth. It just sounds like whining because as many today, we all feel entitled without doing much. |
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Post by Respect on Feb 18, 2023 14:50:03 GMT -5
We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the referees because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the truth. Last night was potentially the worst officiated game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life. hi, let me offer you a different perspective, using the same sentiment as yours: "We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the players, coaches, and parents because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the true. Last night was potentially the worst played, coached, and cheered game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life"... and I add "oh wait, that is just until the next game." Hopefully you see this kind of post is not productive even if true. Contributions like this do not better the game of soccer much less fosters its (player, coaches, fan, ref, sponsors, etc.) development and growth. It just sounds like whining because as many today, we all feel entitled without doing much. I'm almost certain that post is triggered out of frustration I bet you think your team lost yesterday "because of the referee." Just like every other "useful" post here on a ref work, e.g., "Ref is ignorant of the rules because ref called a foul before ball put in play from a CK and that is not allowed. Basically, there was a goal following the CK and the referee didn't want the goal to happen because it would have been a tied game for my team." Where do we go from here? |
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Feb 18, 2023 23:39:40 GMT -5
We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the referees because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the truth. Last night was potentially the worst officiated game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life. hi, let me offer you a different perspective, using the same sentiment as yours: "We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the players, coaches, and parents because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the true. Last night was potentially the worst played, coached, and cheered game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life"... and I add "oh wait, that is just until the next game." Hopefully you see this kind of post is not productive even if true. Contributions like this do not better the game of soccer much less fosters its (player, coaches, fan, ref, sponsors, etc.) development and growth. It just sounds like whining because as many today, we all feel entitled without doing much. I'm almost certain that post is triggered out of frustration I bet you think your team lost yesterday "because of the referee." Just like every other "useful" post here on a ref work, e.g., "Ref is ignorant of the rules because ref called a foul before ball put in play from a CK and that is not allowed. Basically, there was a goal following the CK and the referee didn't want the goal to happen because it would have been a tied game for my team." Where do we go from here? Whatever ref, as always no use arguing with you. I checked the tape of that game and it looks like RW was doing the surround-the-keeper play with 3 guys which is totally legal if they don’t initiate contact or move to impede the keeper. Dude called it. 6 games later LHS is ranked #1 and RW #7. The things you do have consequences yet there are none for you. Look, nobody really cares about the rankings - it’s just about Region games and playoffs, the rest is bragging rights over club teammates. Get over yourself, buddy - call tight games and stay the hell out of the way. |
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Post by rifle on Feb 19, 2023 8:21:33 GMT -5
Roswell boys defeated Lassiter 1-0 this week. I hoped to get to the game but wasn’t able. Can anybody recap?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2023 10:02:27 GMT -5
We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the referees because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the truth. Last night was potentially the worst officiated game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life. Furthest from the truth. If you’re talking about the Riverside vs Campbell game, wasn’t even close to being the worst/bad/below average. The ref was fine. I watched the whole game ref did a fine job. Nothing crazy at all. Not sure what game you watched. Maybe biased about not getting some of the calls? Move on ref wasn’t terrible and didn’t suck whatsoever. If you think that was the worst officiated game, then I got news for you, you haven’t watched much soccer if you think that was the worst. I have seen far worse. East Coweta vs McEachern 2021 was 1000 times worse than that. Not even same playing field or stratosphere. |
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on Feb 19, 2023 12:14:34 GMT -5
We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the referees because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the truth. Last night was potentially the worst officiated game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life. Furthest from the truth. If you’re talking about the Riverside vs Campbell game, wasn’t even close to being the worst/bad/below average. The ref was fine. I watched the whole game ref did a fine job. Nothing crazy at all. Not sure what game you watched. Maybe biased about not getting some of the calls? Move on ref wasn’t terrible and didn’t suck whatsoever. If you think that was the worst officiated game, then I got news for you, you haven’t watched much soccer if you think that was the worst. I have seen far worse. East Coweta vs McEachern 2021 was 1000 times worse than that. Not even same playing field or stratosphere. How in the world did you come to the conclusion that he was referring to that particular game? (Hint: his kid doesn’t play for either of those teams) |
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Post by soccernoleuk on Feb 19, 2023 13:17:04 GMT -5
We were told before the season started to lower our expectations for the referees because in general they suck. So far, I have found this to be the truth. Last night was potentially the worst officiated game of any sport, at any level, I have ever witnessed in my life. Furthest from the truth. If you’re talking about the Riverside vs Campbell game, wasn’t even close to being the worst/bad/below average. The ref was fine. I watched the whole game ref did a fine job. Nothing crazy at all. Not sure what game you watched. Maybe biased about not getting some of the calls? Move on ref wasn’t terrible and didn’t suck whatsoever. If you think that was the worst officiated game, then I got news for you, you haven’t watched much soccer if you think that was the worst. I have seen far worse. East Coweta vs McEachern 2021 was 1000 times worse than that. Not even same playing field or stratosphere. Not even close to the game I was talking about. I honestly don't even know anything about the game you are referring to. By the way, so everyone knows, there are no sour grapes on my part. We won the game I am talking about rather handily. While the score shows a rather close game, it was pretty lopsided. |
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Post by knownothingabtsoccer on Feb 20, 2023 10:20:12 GMT -5
That’s boys. They were talking about the girls teams. Girls Chamblee beat McIntosh 5-0. Indeed, I was referring to Marist girls. |
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Post by slickdaddy96 on Feb 20, 2023 11:23:34 GMT -5
If all of you want better referees for HS games here is what needs to happen:
1) A class needs to be had by the High School on the rules of Soccer so that parents aren't idiots in the stands not knowledgeable of the rules.
2) For schools with players that play other sports (football, baasketball, track, etc...) and really don't play soccer very much, they need the same class so they don't commit excessive fouls that lead to player injury.
3) Coaches that coach soccer need to have a background in soccer in some way and be knowledgeable of the rules as well.
4) Schools need to pony up for a 3-man-crew no matter if it is JV or Varsity games, but definitely should always be 3-man crews in any varsity game outside of a scrimmage or pre-season type game. There is a reason why the 2-man system is not allowed in USSF sanctioned games. It is a no win situation for the referees, players, coaches, or spectators. The referees are going to get heat no matter what in a 2-man system.
Once all this happens you will get more referees doing high school games. The 2-man system exists in a lot of instances due to lack of referees, but in other reasons I know for a fact many high schools only request 2 referees and not 3 to try to save money.
I am certified as USSF but refuse to take the class to do high school games because of the crap show they are as far as spectators go, and the fact that I refuse to ever take part in a 2-man system referee system game. The other reason I really wouldn't consider it is because the range of skill of the players go from never playing soccer before and the coach just recruiting football players to ECNL/MLS level players and anywhere in between. By default HS ends up being very bad soccer, unless your team is full of high level players with no lower level players playing on them (very rare in GA). This leads to a lot more fouls, aggressive fouls, unnecessary injuries, and complaining. It just isn't worth the money for me. Maybe when my kid graduates and quits playing soccer all together I might consider it and referee with him for HS games.
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Post by rifle on Feb 21, 2023 14:27:46 GMT -5
Roswell boys defeated Lassiter 1-0 this week. I hoped to get to the game but wasn’t able. Can anybody recap? puzzled now. The scorbd link says Roswell lost 7-0. |
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Post by mightydawg on Feb 21, 2023 15:15:00 GMT -5
Roswell boys defeated Lassiter 1-0 this week. I hoped to get to the game but wasn’t able. Can anybody recap? puzzled now. The scorbd link says Roswell lost 7-0. Both Maxprep and scorbord have Lassiter 7-0. Where did you hear 1-0 Roswell? |
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Post by flamengo100 on Feb 21, 2023 16:19:13 GMT -5
Maxpreps did have the 1-0 win for Roswell boys against Lassiter. However, that was the correct score for JV boys game so I think it was just an error that got fixed. Sometimes you have to go to Instagram to search for quicker scores. A lot of teams will have official and non official pages where they will post scores.
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Post by slickdaddy96 on Feb 21, 2023 17:13:56 GMT -5
Maxpreps did have the 1-0 win for Roswell boys against Lassiter. However, that was the correct score for JV boys game so I think it was just an error that got fixed. Sometimes you have to go to Instagram to search for quicker scores. A lot of teams will have official and non official pages where they will post scores. Twitter is usually pretty good for finding scores as well. |
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Post by NotherSoccerParent on Feb 21, 2023 17:14:52 GMT -5
Roswell boys defeated Lassiter 1-0 this week. I hoped to get to the game but wasn’t able. Can anybody recap? That was the JV game. Lassiter JV just can’t score. Roswell JV boys were quick to the ball. Varsity game was won by Lassiter 7-0. It’s hard to say but Roswell’s JV team looks stronger than their varsity team. |
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Post by rifle on Feb 21, 2023 17:45:41 GMT -5
Roswell boys defeated Lassiter 1-0 this week. I hoped to get to the game but wasn’t able. Can anybody recap? That was the JV game. Lassiter JV just can’t score. Roswell JV boys were quick to the ball. Varsity game was won by Lassiter 7-0. It’s hard to say but Roswell’s JV team looks stronger than their varsity team. Thanks for that update. I swore the score was posted for varsity - and I was surprised that was the result. Turns out it was posted incorrectly.. and then I repeated it. Oops. |
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Post by justaparent on Feb 22, 2023 9:21:53 GMT -5
Boys:
McIntosh beats Dalton 4-1 last night. McIntosh was up 2-0 at half and finished the game comfortably when a Dalton defender got a second yellow card and was sent off with about 20 minutes left in the game. Even when the teams were at even strength, Dalton struggled to get quality scoring chances.
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Post by bolo on Feb 22, 2023 10:09:11 GMT -5
If all of you want better referees for HS games here is what needs to happen: 1) A class needs to be had by the High School on the rules of Soccer so that parents aren't idiots in the stands not knowledgeable of the rules. 2) For schools with players that play other sports (football, baasketball, track, etc...) and really don't play soccer very much, they need the same class so they don't commit excessive fouls that lead to player injury. 3) Coaches that coach soccer need to have a background in soccer in some way and be knowledgeable of the rules as well. 4) Schools need to pony up for a 3-man-crew no matter if it is JV or Varsity games, but definitely should always be 3-man crews in any varsity game outside of a scrimmage or pre-season type game. There is a reason why the 2-man system is not allowed in USSF sanctioned games. It is a no win situation for the referees, players, coaches, or spectators. The referees are going to get heat no matter what in a 2-man system. Once all this happens you will get more referees doing high school games. The 2-man system exists in a lot of instances due to lack of referees, but in other reasons I know for a fact many high schools only request 2 referees and not 3 to try to save money. I am certified as USSF but refuse to take the class to do high school games because of the crap show they are as far as spectators go, and the fact that I refuse to ever take part in a 2-man system referee system game. The other reason I really wouldn't consider it is because the range of skill of the players go from never playing soccer before and the coach just recruiting football players to ECNL/MLS level players and anywhere in between. By default HS ends up being very bad soccer, unless your team is full of high level players with no lower level players playing on them (very rare in GA). This leads to a lot more fouls, aggressive fouls, unnecessary injuries, and complaining. It just isn't worth the money for me. Maybe when my kid graduates and quits playing soccer all together I might consider it and referee with him for HS games. One thing I've learned reading this board over the years is that refs really hate parents/fans and feel they're all slack-jawed yokels who've never watched a soccer game before in their lives. Fans also think every ref is out to get their team and miss obvious calls left & right (but only if they go against the team they're cheering for). |
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Post by rifle on Feb 22, 2023 10:43:28 GMT -5
One thing I've learned reading this board over the years is that refs really hate parents/fans and feel they're all slack-jawed yokels who've never watched a soccer game before in their lives. Fans also think every ref is out to get their team and miss obvious calls left & right (but only if they go against the team they're cheering for). LOL on the last part. My suggestion is to TRY it - get certified. It’s not easy. But it’s “paid fitness” and a good activity especially after your kids age out. Assigners are desperate for help. What you’ll learn is you can’t see everything - you do the best you can. When somebody sees something you don’t - it is what it is. You didn’t see it. When you see something they didn’t - they’ll never believe it! But it’s a good way to stay involved in the great game of soccer. |
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Post by bogan on Feb 22, 2023 11:05:39 GMT -5
One thing I've learned reading this board over the years is that refs really hate parents/fans and feel they're all slack-jawed yokels who've never watched a soccer game before in their lives. Fans also think every ref is out to get their team and miss obvious calls left & right (but only if they go against the team they're cheering for). LOL on the last part. My suggestion is to TRY it - get certified. It’s not easy. But it’s “paid fitness” and a good activity especially after your kids age out. Assigners are desperate for help. What you’ll learn is you can’t see everything - you do the best you can. When somebody sees something you don’t - it is what it is. You didn’t see it. When you see something they didn’t - they’ll never believe it! But it’s a good way to stay involved in the great game of soccer. This☝️. |
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Post by oraclesfriend on Feb 22, 2023 21:27:57 GMT -5
LOL on the last part. My suggestion is to TRY it - get certified. It’s not easy. But it’s “paid fitness” and a good activity especially after your kids age out. Assigners are desperate for help. What you’ll learn is you can’t see everything - you do the best you can. When somebody sees something you don’t - it is what it is. You didn’t see it. When you see something they didn’t - they’ll never believe it! But it’s a good way to stay involved in the great game of soccer. This☝️. I had totally planned to get certified. Elder kid did it until it was just too much soccer to play it, train extra for it, do recruiting and ref. Ref lost out. Younger one just starting. Unfortunately for me my spine had other ideas than reffing. For all ref/parents out there hating on regular parents (not you, bogan) just remember that not everyone is privileged enough to be able to do what you do. And just because they didn't doesn't mean they don't understand the rules. You are also right that no one can see everything and there is no VAR in youth soccer so sometimes we just have to deal with it. |
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