Proposal for reclassification in soccer only

[mjuhb]

to ensure far and equal competitions i have will created a proposal that may or may out solve some problems in high school soccer

 

1. has you can see below this eliminates all weaker teams in the regions and also eliminates some travel

2. it promotes tougher competition between teams with the same skill levels

 

how compete division would work

1. 8 district tournaments will played with 1st and 2nd teams going to regions

2. region tournament becomes single elimination

 

1st example

thursday region semi-final AAA compete

science hill vs farragut

bearden vs D-B

cookville vs cleveland

soddy-daisy vs shelbyville

blackman vs gallatin

lavergne vs hendersonville

brentwood vs collierville

overton vs houston

 

winners advance to region final on saturday

bearden vs farragut

cookville vs shelbyville

blackman vs hedersonville

brentwood vs houston

 

winners advance to state semi-finals on wednesday

bearden vs cookville

blackman vs brentwood

 

state finals on thursday

bearden vs brentwood

 

2nd example in the current system a team that gets to the state finals plays 8 games

3rd example bearden would play 7 games 3 district games, 2 region games and 2 at state

brentwood would 6 games 2 district games, 2 region and 2 state

4th example is the region final now would mean something

 

now how does the non-compete league work

1st example teams wouldn't compete for the state title

2nd example what they would be competing for is promotion to the compete league

3rd example the district winner will get promoted to the compete league

4th example the last place team in each compete league district would demoted to the non-compete league

 

 

 

AAA Compete

 

1 D-B

Science Hill

Sullivan South

Tennessee

Greenville

Morristown West

 

2 Karns

Powell

Oak Ridge

West

Bearden

Farragut

South-Doyle

Maryville

 

3 Lenior City

Sevier Co

Central

Cleveland

McMinn Co

OOltewah

Soddy-Daisy

Red Bank

 

4 Tullahoma

Shelbyville

Warren Co

Coffee Co

Franklin Co

Cookville

Columbia

 

5 Riverdale

Blackman

Siegel

Smyrna

Lavergne

Wilson Central

Mt Juliet

 

6 Hendersonville

Gallatin

Beech

Rossview

Clarksville

Dickson Co

Glenliff

 

 

7 Brentwood

Ravenwood

Franklin

Independence

Overton

Centennial

 

8 Collierville

Cordova

Houston

White Station

Germantown

Kingsburry

Central

 

AAA Non Compete

1 Boone

Crockett

Central

Cocke Co

Jefferson Co

Morristown East

 

2 Clinton

Central

Halls

Heritage

Blount Co

Bradley Co

 

3 Cumberland Co

Walker Valley

Rhea Co

White Co

Lebanon

Oakland

Lincoln Co

 

4 Hillsboro

Hillwood

Antioch

Hunters Lane

Maplewood

Stratford

McGavock

 

5 Henry Co

Lawrence Co

Kenwood

Northwest

Northeast

Springfield

 

6 Brighton

JCM

Arlington

Bartlett

Bolton

Millington

 

7 Craigmont

Cordova

Overton

Ridgeway

Wooddale

Melrose

 

AA/A Compete

1 Chuckey Doak

Elizabethton

USJC

Gatlinburg

Pigeon Forge

Seymour

 

2 Aloca

CAK

Catholic

Carter

Kingston

Stone

 

3 CSAS

CCS

Notre Dame

Boyd-Buchanan

East Ridge

Hixson

 

4 Livington

Dekalb Co

Portland

Station Camp

White House

W-H Heritage

 

5 CPA

FRA

Hume-Fogg

Lipscomb

DCA

Cheatham Co

 

6 Harpeth

MTCS

Montgemry Central

Columbia Academy

Spring Hill

Giles Co

 

7 JCS

Northside

USJ

Liberty

Westview

Madison

 

 

8 Haywood

McNairy Co

Covington

Sheffield

Dyersburg

 

AA/A Non Compete

1 South Greene

Cumberland Gap

Rutledge

Union Co

Cosby

Frank White Academy

 

2 Austin-East

Fulton

Gibbs

Harriman

Anderson Co

Loudon

Oliver Springs

Onieda

Scott

 

3 Grace

Mcinn Central

Sequoyah

Siverdale

Sweetwater

Tyner

Bledsoe Co

 

4 York

Jackson Co

Smith Co

FCS

Greebrier

Macon CO

MJCS

Hyde

 

5 Clarksville A

Creek Wood

East Robertson

Fairview

Sycamore

MLK

Goodpasture

Ezell-Harding

 

6 Cascade

Boyd

Forrest

Marshall Co

Page

Wayne Co

Zion

 

7 Adamsville

Riverside

Lexington

McKensie

Scotts Hill

TCA

Dyer Co

Gibson Co

 

8 Peabody

Milan

Chester Co

Crockett Co

Southside

Ripley

[VolunteerGeneral]

This is silly. ALL the teams compete.

[mjuhb]

QUOTE(VolunteerGeneral @ May 20 2007 - 12:34 AM) 826463228[/snapback]This is silly. ALL the teams compete.

 

or AAA D1 and AAA D2

AA/A D1 and AA/A D2

 

that might be a better name

[Nashville Panther]

What??? This goes against so much of what makes High School Athletics great.

 

every team when it begins the season has a chance to make a run for the championship.

 

We have non-conference games that allow teams to play 'tougher' or 'easier' opponents.

 

The idea is so absurd I can't believe that I am responding.

[KeeperFan15]

Compete / Non Compete just a little too out there for me. Creating a rec league vs select for High School. I like the idea of single elimination, but only if seeding is done by a blind draw. Not the current prescription format that is used. The idea is to have the two best teams (at the time) playing for the state title.

[mjuhb]

its just idea plus there's a better chance of paris hilltin getting out of jail

 

but when take a 90 minute bus ride to school that you know you can kill them like 10-0 you think of these things

[4time]

QUOTE(mjuhb @ May 20 2007 - 12:47 AM) 826463241[/snapback]its just idea plus there's a better chance of paris hilltin getting out of jail

 

but when take a 90 minute bus ride to school that you know you can kill them like 10-0 you think of these things

 

No it has a better chance than you spelling Hilton correctly.

[BigG]

I think we should do a modified version of the Georgia play offs, which still allow for everyone to compete for state. Top 4 teams from each region go to the tournament (I am not sure how big the regions would be) and you play the first round of games at the higher seeds school in the near region (no Memphis to Johnson City stuff). You would skip the district tournament (going on regular season district standings) saving you a week, and allow for 3 more games in your schedule, or the option of resting before the tournament (since we lose 1 week for spring break and 1 week for school "trips"). You wouldn't play anyone from your district until the state finals, so that would take away the "round 4" that can and has happened between 2 teams.

 

The thing I wouldn't do is play the semi finals and finals at the higher seeds field. I still think going to a complex sets a great tone for the tournament.

 

I know.. I haven't really figured it out, or thought it through (I was up till a record 5 a.m. last night with "Hoya Syndrome" so not feeling quite chipper, but want to go to church with the family this morning since I see them all of 2 hours a day in soccer season) so don't ream it out too much. I think it has some merit.

[ihavenofriendzz]

QUOTE(VolunteerGeneral @ May 20 2007 - 01:34 AM) 826463228[/snapback]This is silly. ALL the teams compete.

 

 

Not all teams compete in College Football. I see no difference. This would almost be like the BCS of high school soccer. Although not perfect, when you think about it, usually the best team wins the championship.

[YouWishYouWereARebel]

2 Karns

Powell

Oak Ridge

West

Bearden

Farragut

South-Doyle

Maryville

 

That would pretty much be the toughest district you could think of

[bruinsoccer]

Hey Mr. Chubby

[dead bear]

I've seen too many "non competitive" HS teams beat "competitive" HS teams and even more really fight it out. Didn't Walker Valley (a non-compete team in this list) make it out of their district last year? How many others? But should the classifications be revisited? Perhaps. Maybe a AAAA to spread fairness a little more. We could even go crazy and do like the European Premiere league does: bottom finishers in the league rotate out and the top finishers in the lower league rotate in.

 

Is this too complicated for HS sports? Probably. Rivalries mean a lot across sports. The football team that gets stomped by School A loves to watch their soccer team take School A apart.

 

If you want to compete, build young players and youth programs. Build up competitive programs. Or move to a "competitive" area.