KingstonSoccer

Thanks Rebel Soccer.

Booger you know that won't happen because it makes too much sense. I wouldn't mind it but I don't think the powers that be will have 6 classes for sports not called American Football. Is there a way to get an enrollment listing of schools that have soccer? Both boys and girls?

Probably true. Maybe do 0-400. 400-800. 800-1200 and 1200 +. Like I said depends on how many that are small that actually have a team. You would be surprised though at how many schools that have 700-900 students that still struggle to get 22 actual soccer players.

0-400. (How many schools would that be though as some of the smaller schools may not field a team every year based on fluctuations in interested players) My thoughts are: 0-800 A 800-1300 AA (there seems to be enough schools that fall into this area to break them out from AAA) 1300+ AAA Just a thought. Need to see the enrollment numbers.

Regardless of how one feels about the current state of soccer in TN with the rules as they are now, the only question I have is about facilities and referees. As for facilities, if you put both in the fall, it would be a disaster. Football plus 2 soccer teams playing on 1 field. Never would happen. Plus many "less urban" schools have little league football and middle school football that use their high school field. Throw in that many places have 1 coach for both programs and you see how the logistics just simply will not work. As for referees, we have a hard time getting enough referees now, if both boys and girls are in the same season, I feel it would be next to impossible to get games scheduled. Throw in a few weather issues and well.... you get the point. If they put Girls and Boys in the same season, would they extend the season to have more available game dates. Then you are either starting the season much earlier (freezing cold in the spring) or ending it after many schools have ended. The only resolution in my opinion is to change the participation rule or just have players decide whether they want to play high school or play in these other leagues, etc.