MoonDogRex

Until they play a team with enough technical skill to keep the ball on the ground. Then that height and higher centers of gravity become a liability. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41818468 (And this one added as an edit -- Barcelona were the shortest team in Europe, of over 600 top-flight teams, when they were also the BEST team in Europe): https://sabotagetimes.com/football/barca-really-are-midgets-and-other-fascinating-stat-based-insights-into-european-football

Partly true. The NFHS does admit only one association per state as a "member association". However, associations can become "affiliates". No NFHS rules prohibit a school in a member association from playing any other school. Otherwise, schools like Oak Hill Academy would lose the majority of their basketball games.

Seriously raises the stakes for the AD hire.

All right, genius. Here you go. Directly from page 21 of the TSSAA handbook. This is the entirety of the "Independent-Game Participation" section -- my bold italics for emphasis: "Section 21. Once a student’s name is listed on the school’s eligibility report, if a student participates in an independent game in that sport after the first contest date allowed and before the season has closed or his/her name has been removed from the eligibility report at the request of the school principal, the student shall be ineligible at the varsity level as explained below. Any organized game in which players not registered with TSSAA participate – regardless of whether admission is charged - is considered as an independent game. Violation of this rule will render the student ineligible for 25% of the number of contests/dates allowed in that sport by the sports calendar or for the remainder of the season in that sport, whichever number is the least. Violation of this rule a second time in the same sport in the same season will render the student ineligible in that sport for the remainder of the season. A student's name may be removed from the school's eligibility list upon written request of the principal prior to the first official contest date allowed in that sport without penalty. After the first official contest allowed, a student’s name may be removed from the school’s eligibility list upon written request of the principal, and he/she may then participate as an independent without penalty. If the principal requests the state office to remove a student’s name after the first official contest date allowed in that sport, such student may not again be certified during the season of that sport." That's a three paragraph section. The ineligibility in the second and third paragraphs pertain only to VARSITY sports. Under TSSAA rules, a student may play in independent games during the season if that student does not play on a VARSITY team.

That is absolutely incorrect.

Given the option of building up their goalkeeper or attempting to tear down an opponent, they chose the latter. Enough said.

Heard the Beech fans chanting "Miss it" every time a Greeneville player stepped up to take a PK in the shootout. Let's also go down this path in our conversation about "class".

The problem right there with the American game. Or, in a more detailed analysis, this: https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2018/10/3/17933046/failure-u20-womens-world-cup-symptom-bigger-ynt-problem

In this heat, you will also find that it bounces higher, too. GKs, watch out!

They play Station Camp on Tuesday. What comes around, goes around.

Heard CPA lost 9 to nothing tonight? Is that correct? Big G may have some work to do on the defensive end. How many did the UTC player get? Guessing a ton. This throws the D2-A race wide open!

Elmer chills with the MoonDog. He's good, man. Dude abides.

And it's a shame. http://www.richmond.com/sports/high-school/soccer/when-trinity-soccer-needed-an-opponent-for-senior-day-women/article_10685827-672d-5a01-8b3f-fa0089c3201f.html

Of the 6 players they had who made the Commercial Appeal's All-Metro team, only one of them was a senior. She signed with the Chatt. There may be other seniors from there who are playing in college, but the team was mainly one of non-seniors. Have fun next fall, AAA.

If you buy the notion that two-a-days can easily lead to over-training, the boys' season is just fine with plenty of time to prepare. First practice date is February 12, and first official game is March 12. At 4 full weeks of preseason, that's 20 weekdays (not including possible Saturdays) at 2 hours per day for 40 hours of preparation before the season begins. Now, if you are relying on winter sports athletes to join up with the team then, yes, this can be a problem. But the girls can start July 23, 2018 and can play their first contest on August 13. That is "only" 3 weeks of preseason before the first official game.

When you have 12 losing seasons in a row you need to try something novel.

The McGavock coach, Wynn Hodge, runs the Ladies Championship. He can be reached at harmon.hodge@mnps.org

Looks about right given the quality of other states that play fall girls' soccer. https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/web/News/Articles/December_2017/United_Soccer_Coaches_Announces_2017_High_School_All-America_Teams.aspx

The Galaxy suck this year. My money would be on Nashville.

What is going on in the West, though? Several forfeits with teams there. Is it a numbers thing?

East Hamilton drew 2-2 with Baylor mid-season, coming back from a 2-0 halftime deficit against a team that is still to this point undefeated. Wouldn't count them out, either.

'Ay Booger-Boy: 'Dem 2 teemz from Chattaboogie gonna have der hanz fool in dose nexx 2 gehms wit 'dem 2 teemz from da' Moozak Sitty. Who you got???

About time this message board came to life. Been waiting on this for some time...

Since nobody plays girls high school soccer in this state anymore.

A good company man. How insulting. Man I read your comments on here all the time and I come away with two things. You apparently know everyone important there is to know when it comes to soccer and schools. Or at least you believe you do. And your patronizing, dismissive attitude is tiresome. How many state titles have you won as a coach? How many state cups have you won as a coach? How many SRPL-BlahBlahClubSoccer titles have you won as a coach? What have you actually done as a coach? How about as a player? You got that part covered at all? Probably not. You come on here and show disrespect to probably the most successful high school soccer coach in the state of Tennessee over the last 15 years. This is a guy who far beyond all of the wins influences kids in a very meaningful way and provides guidance and care at a level most could only dream of. When he isn't teaching and coaching at his school he is putting major time and effort into organizing mission trips to Brazil in the summers to share faith and the beautiful game. In a word, he is selfless. And you call him a company man. WTH? And you really think you know his school better than he does?