britishbulldawg

I appreciate loyalty (yours appears to be to Notre Dame). But it is apparently clear that you and I have differing opinions on what high-level soccer looks like. I am fine with that. I stand by my comments. I have seen talented players, just not lately in Chattanooga. There are a handful of players who are impressive in middle TN and I am not as familiar as I would like to be with west TN or NE TN. I do hope that the level of talent picks back up in Chattanooga. It used to be much stronger.

What does "handle it mentally" mean? Just play the game. On the other hand, it keeps your girls from wasting a game against an opponent who is nothing more than a glorified practice.

Okay. I will weigh in. A few people on these boards have brought up club players/teams into high-school soccer discussion (it is difficult not to do so) and targeted Chattanooga. It is true. Club soccer is a mess in Chattanooga, period. And for that reason, it matters less today (compared to several years ago) how many club players a team has. 1) GPS - pace kills. Not a great soccer team. But certainly a very athletic team. Speed kills, period. 2) Baylor - talent is down. But good coaching has them organized and making the most of what they have on the field. 3) McMinn County - enough athletes to make some noise in their region if they get organized. Need direction. 4) Notre Dame - Well coached. Not much talent. But making the most of it. 5) East Hamilton - See ND comments. Solid coaching has them playing better than they really are, especially with the injuries and lack of depth. 6) Cleveland - Yes, I have seen their results. But after seeing them play - not impressed. 7) CCS - It is clearly a down year. Fortunately, all of Chattanooga soccer is down too. 8) Grace - They need to put some significant games in the schedule. Those are the only teams worth putting on the radar. At the end of the day I have this to say: Chattanooga soccer is significantly down. They need to get it together sooner rather than later.