jmlefty08

Please keep in mind that some coaches fees are also paid by the parents as a component of their participation fees. Very few, if any, of the "elite" or perennial programs seasonal budgets are covered by the high school allowance. Some of those budgets, if not most, can be 3 or more times the school allocation which can be compiled with fund raising. In short, the good coaches at the good programs can be fairly compensated for their time.

Speculation is great as no one can predict a maturity rate, injuries nor team chemistry regarding the outlook for next year, specifically AAA. I agree with those that seem to think that the usual suspects will be there again. District 11AAA will be tough as usual. Franklin, Centennial and Brentwood will fight it out again with Independence possibly being stronger. As noted on an earlier reply, Franklin only loses 2 senior starters and has 10-14 freshman to be sophmores next year with 4 freshman starting this year. Should make for an interesting season again. Look forward to it.

Franklin has a freshman keeper which got the shutout of Collierville at Katie Hunter,

Mangrum, the freshman keeper, is the starting keeper for the D1 TNFC 92 Blue team and has been for the past 3 years. She was pursued by the Strikers but chose to stay with her club team.

Be careful when comparing Brentwood Academy football as a "small school" to the larger schools. They are one of the best programs in the state year in and year out because the program is bought and paid for... Remember BA is the primary reason why we have D2. When comparing small to large, I would exclude programs that offer financial aid and recruit, they are not comparable to the other non D2 schools as a whole.

Thanks kickgrass. That is what I thought also with Franklin falling to the No. 3 seed on the "Strong" side but I heard last night that the Franklin players were told that they would play either Brentwood or Centennial depending upon the outcome of their game with Hillsboro and the outcome of the Independence-Ravenwood game. If that is true, it blows up the theory of seeding strong and weak sides. It doesn't matter much though, as 2 good teams will not advance. As you said, it is all about which teams are healthy and bring their "A" games each night.

Does anyone know of any sites where the district brackets would be listed. I tried tssaa.org but could not locate anything specific on next weeks district games.

mjuhb: My personal opinion, at this point in time, is that ODP does not help goalie's in TN during the initial eligibility period. My daughter has played at keeper for a TN club team for going on 5 years. We participated in ODP at U-13 and found the experience "lacking". It was disorganized and had difficulty remaining on any type of schedule, a number of hastily called training sessions (weather was a factor that year). Once we qualified for the program, we thought that this program was similar to a premier level of play versus a classic level of play but found that the majority of the participants were not from the "premier" teams. The training was not poor but it was definitely not informative for the goalie's, field player training seemed to be o.k. Based on the experience and club team scheduling, my daughter did not participate last year. She will apply for the program and attempt to participate this year and in the years going forward but not for the training. It will be for exposure. Quite honestly, at that position, individual training with a A licensed and experienced coach (preferably college, maybe pro, and /or college coach) will be the most beneficial to a keeper. That is where they develop the skills outlined by the fevercoach. Hopefully her experience will be positive as she goes forward and she will continue to develop to a level that may allow her an opportunity to play in college, if she continues to pursue that endeavor.

I agree. This list is a discussion point not a college recruitment board. List the kids that may make an impact as they continue to play or are making an impact now. It is good for their morale. With that said, Taylor Mangrum is a freshman keeper at Franklin with 3 complete game shutouts this year against Collierville, BGA and McDonogh, MD. She plays for TNFC 92 Girls Blue.

Hopefully the reply in question was not an assessment of blame nor responsibility on anyone. As stated below, any goal allowed is usually a collective effort of a good portion of the team. Their only point may have been that the starting keeper for Franklin did not play because she was sick. It may not have made a difference anyway.

Yes. That is exactly what I mean with that comment. Sorry, I did not think that that comment would need interpretation. Participating in college athletics is a privilege, NCAA, NAIA or intramural, but it is not the reason to go to college. I expect my daughter to qualify for college based on her academics and extra curricular activities and community service-not soccer. Grades are first, sports is second, as far as school is concerned.

Hendersonville played a very good game last night and deserved to win but was the recipient of a delayed goal call on the last goal scored which was clearly interference as the ball was kicked after the keeper was on the ground. The officals did a poor job of protecting players on both teams last night. This helps to explain the rash of critical injuries occuring across the state this year. Some of these girls are jeopardizing their college futures with all of these injuries.

No AAA rankings. If you are going to attempt to issue a ranking with any credibility, then issue it based on performance, strength of schedule or something else that is measurable. Try not to confuse parity with poor soccer. The midstate AAA teams Brentwood and Franklin played McDonogh (No. 16 NSCCA) this weekend with Frankin tying them at 0-0 and Brentwood losing 0-1. This is not poor soccer. Surely there must be a AAA ranking of teams 1 to 11.

You might want to add Taylor Mangrum at GK. Freshman starting at Franklin. She plays for TNFC 92 Blue and does 92 TN ODP.

The game has been rescheduled to Monday, September 25th at 7:00 p.m.