Cheamilion

We nearly always use a 2 man ref system, except in post-season of course... It may make our games rougher, but we get used to it... There is also the deal of money, which you guys have mentioned. Ref's cost around $55 each I think coach said (a year or two back). That's $110 for a two man system, and $165 for a 3 man. But with gate, we usually raise around $115 to $125 at most. Probly not even that half the time. And I promise you my school won't keep soccer if it costs us around $40 a game, expeccialy when were not winning. So for us, it becomes either bad reffing (which u get used to) or possibly not having a team. Pretty easy choice. Yea, preferrably every team has a 3 man system, but realisticly, not all teams can afford it...

I personnaly think this district is very underrated when it comes to competitivness against itself. Though for years Grace won District, then CSAS has came in and got it ever since, there seems to be pretty good competion. For example District games last year included: A 1-0 win by Boyd over sequoyah, which went into overtime, and had Sequoyah a man down. Central (the #5 seed) beating the #4 seed Sweetwater on a Late PK. I could give a pretty decent list, but it would mostly be SQHS doing stuff. seeing I'm from SQHS I know it more then other schools. But point is, aside from top spot, every team usually proves to be able to make a fight for a good rank in the district. We always tend to have good games within the district. I can never truely predict the rankings. But congrats to both teams for good games played. Bigger congrats to CSAS for pulling out the win.

Sequoyah plays them tommorow, at SQHS, at 6. We/I've never played them before, and heard little about them except they are supposed to be very tallented. We've played very sub-par so far this year, and are itching pretty badly for it to be soon, preferrably before spring break (next week). So we'll see how good they are tommorow.

SQHS had the first game of they day against Loudon, and tied 1-1, due to a own goal by a defender of ours. (he's had fun since then, hehe...) Then we lost 2-0 to Hixson, and then a close game but we messed up 1 time, which led to a 1-0 loss to Rhea County. As previously said, this is a jamboree, with horrible weather. Means nothing,

Kinda off-topic, but care to mention how Boyd is this year?

Sequoyah plays Loudon at 8 A.M., an unannounced team at 11:30, and Knox Central at 3:00.

We (sequoyah) play in it, but as of yet, I know nothing of our schedule.And i actually like Jamboree's. I feel you can test things, and you get to see alot of other teams play. Though twenty minutes, (or however long) isn't much, you can still do alittle in the time. But i'm a player, so it could just be me, and coaches just normally hate them or something.

I think back my freshmen year we ran a flat back, but we have since turned into a Diamond D. But our defense has alot of speed, and quality defenders. We allow our defenders, any of them, to come up if they feel they possess a chance to score. Nearly everyone of them can make it back to the D from the other side of the field before the ball can. We also just cover for one another, if one person leaves his position, the person who's position he takes, takes the defenders old one till the defender gets back. Just standard soccer stuff.

Thoughts and prayers go with him. I had another friend up there too. Crazy stuff, hope for the best for everyone involved.

I just rambled off the teams from last year. I saw the others on the list when i checked out the district on this site, but i figured that might just be a whole list of teams that would be if they had a team... sorry for missing anyone.

Any thoughts at all? Boyd Buchanon Grace Academy Tyner CSAS Sequoyah Tellico Sweetwater McMinn Central Silverdale. Pretty sure that's all. Of course the popular favorites are CSAS. But anyone know of anything else in this district? Best team? Biggest Surprise team? Anything?

Yea, I know it can't be required, I just like griping... But yea, it's very annoying. And I play for Sequoyah. Monroe county, in between Chat and Knox. BURRRNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!! Sorry... I had to.

We don't even have tryouts. This year we started conditioning the first couple of days after second semester began. (Last year we started around November.) We just run from then to the first official practice, and whoever shows up on practice day, is on the team. We usually get up to running acouple of miles straight, but don't usually have any requirements. It kinda stinks because you can miss all of conditioning and still be on the team, but that's just how it works.

Figures... I guess all coaches are the same... You sad sad people.

I'm wondering if Sequoyah and the other two Monroe county teams (Tellico, and Sweetwater) are in the Chatt area? I assume so seeing we're bordering McMinn. If so, I'm wonder if the writer even checked up on our teams. My sequoyah team lost 5 seniors, including 3 forwards, a midfielder, and a keeper, but we have around 8 returning seniors. I feel after placing third in the district last year with an overtime, 10 on 11 man loss, we can compete for our district. Considering we beat Grace last year, and i like to consider we played with CSAS for a little bit (may not be true, but it feels good to say, hehe...) I figured we might have something. Is Grace back to their old form this year? (not meaning we're better then anyone, I'm just wondering if we had even been mentioned by anyone...)