soccermom1969

It's very unfair of you to speculate that the former coach would have been more successful based on only one season of play. Coaching isn't the only reason teams struggle occasionally, and there are some up-and-coming teams in that region as well. The days of Bearden, Farragut, & Oak Ridge deciding Region 2 may be over.

I was able to easily find videos of Lampard's non-goal on Youtube which clearly show the ball hitting the ground a couple feet behind the line, plus the picture's caption states the replay showed it to be across the line. I believe that there is a place for instant replay in soccer, albeit in a limited role, maybe as a tool for the 4th ref. And possibly even incorporate the electronic line thingies that they use in tennis. Officiating imperfection doesn't have to be a part of the game.

The offending New Mexico player, junior defender Elizabeth Lambert, has been suspended indefinitely by The University of New Mexico. http://www.golobos.com/sports/w-soccer/ ... 09aaa.html The Mountain West Conference (BYU's conference) has endorsed the penalty. http://www.themwc.com/sports/w-soccer/s ... 09aab.html

What a great time to be hitting a hot streak!

Farragut tops Oak Ridge on the road 1-0. Congrats to the Lady Admirals for a hard-fought win over Eurosportscoreboard's top ranked AAA team. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> No rebounds for O.R. tonight! /bored.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bored:" border="0" alt="bored.gif" />

Is the program really that bad at Powell? If your daughter is not playing much, I hope you are not blaming the coach. You can switch schools all you want, but if you criticize the coach, your daughter probably won't play much no matter where she goes to school. And as far as I know, if you change residences, the athlete can play immediately. If you transfer without moving, they cannot play for 12 months from the last game they participated in.

It probably happens more often than it should, but sometimes these lopsided scores are inevitable due to huge mismatches. In these one-sided games, you may have a coach who is trying to get some playing time for his bench, who are likely much more skilled than the weaker team's starters. It's pretty tough to rein in players who don't get to play much. I do agree that it is inexcusable for a team to keep starters on the field in lopsided games, particularly those playing offensive positions. A good, creative coach should be able to make the game somewhat challenging for his players without further humiliating the opposition. There's no benefit for either team when the stronger team just keeps pounding away, proving again & again what everyone already knows.

Why is Germantown Houston ranked above Farragut? The whole AAA list looks somewhat random. Hopefully it will sort out & make more sense after some more games are in the books.

If you want your daughter to sit the bench all season, trashing her coach in a public forum is a sure way to do it. You had better hope for her sake that he doesn't figure out who you are. If she was a captain last year, and doesn't play this year, your comments here may be the main reason why. If he cannot identify you, he may simply punish the entire team. I have a question for you, ws6transam30. You claim to be a former coach. Did you apply for the Powell coaching position? As they say, "If you want something done right, do it yourself."

http://www.ladydragonsoccer.com/rivals.html

I'm not trying to tear anyone down, I had just heard some stuff about OR and their coach, and I wanted to get some more info from someone who has first-hand knowledge. When you hear stuff about a program, and you see the numbers drop so dramatically, rumors start floating around, and questions will arise. Didn't you guys have three keepers last year? What happened to them?

I know that just a few years ago Oak Ridge was able to field a full JV team and rostered somewhere around 35 total players. Now their website only lists 22 varsity players and no JV. Since you are obviously an Oak Ridge parent, can you tell me why Oak Ridge has had such a dropoff in roster size the past few years? Is it because of the coach or ???

Two lucky rebound goals doesn't make "the scorer" a replacement for Trenna Howell.

All three of those games are listed on the Krossfire soccerincollege.com page. In addition, the 4-0 score you stated was actually 3-0.

Just for the record, teams with a national ranking of 200th or worse are not considered "highly ranked" All of those team are ranked around 300th or worse nationally. It may have been a competitive tournament, but when a team ranked in the high 200's beats teams in the low to mid 300's, it's not really much to get excited about. I don't think any of this has much to do with high school soccer anyway, since the makeup of the teams are not the same. Anyone who has seen what a difference a few guest players make in club soccer certainly should understand that a few quality players can make a profound difference in any team's performance.