DeanDome

Not that it matters with only one game left in the season, but... TSSAA does not care about the "soft red"/"hard red" distinction. The manner in which the ejection occurred is the issue. To be fair, soccer is the only sport besides football (of course) that has the lesser one-game suspension possibility. But that is ONLY invoked when an ejection occurs because of the denial of a goal-scoring opportunity. To be clear, under TSSAA rules, two yellows for dissent -- a "soft red" -- is a 2 game suspension. Under TSSAA rules, two yellows for anything (which results in ejection) is a 2-game suspension. However, commit the straight-red card offense of denying a goal-scoring opportunity, and this is the only case where a player sits out for only ONE game.

The TSSAA rule makes no distinction between a straight red and two yellows. All the TSSAA cares about was how the player got ejected. Additionally, there is a caveat for the type of foul / offense that occurs that results in the ejection. "On the ejection of the student-athlete, the school will be required to submit a report on the action of the player and any disciplinary action taken by the school. The minimum penalty will be as follows: Soccer – 2 Game Suspension except for the following offenses which shall result in a 1 Game Suspension: a. A player anywhere on the field (other than a goalkeeper within his/her own penalty area) who deliberately handles a ball to prevent it from going into the goal. b. A foul by a player against an opponent who is moving toward his/her offensive goal with an obvious opportunity to score." In other words, the "professional foul" to save a goal is the only ejection that does NOT result in a 2 game suspension. All others are 2 games. All TSSAA cares about is HOW the player got kicked out of the game. A second yellow for dissent is worse than a straight red to deny a goal, in the eyes of the TSSAA.

Not in Tennessee. Nebraska. http://www.ketv.com/...tv/-/index.html

One distinct advantage of his going to HP (and it has been hinted at already in this thread) is that he will be in an everyday atmosphere that is much more similar to a D1 program. That's not a knock on CPA -- that's a knock on the TSSAA. The constraints placed upon all TSSAA sports are a bit ridiculous, and Lindsey's August-November months in West Virginia will not be limited as they would be in Tennessee. He is now in the cauldron, and the only way for him to continue to improve is to be forced to battle every single day. He'll be getting that, and I think he will be considerably better as a player at this time next year.

He wants to be good enough to PLAY for Louisville, and clearly he has given thought to what it will take for him to get there.

Good decision. There is not enough competition for him on the CPA roster or in the CPA schedule if he wants to be driven hard enough to enter the highest tier of players in the nation. I know that's hard for the local posters around these parts to believe, but if you REALLY think that CPA is in the same category as Oak Hill, Huntington Prep, Findlay Prep, Montverde, etc., then you need to get out more. It is not even close.