TSSAA Scoreboard at Spring Fling

[mtnman]

I agree Finley's stadium is too large. It does look weird to see 100-500 people in the stands that hold 20,000 (or however many)

[cw160]

Thanks mtnman. This is not travel and should not be run like travel. Maybe that's part of the problem; the same people with the same facilities.

Other than the one field, it was like some U 10 year old travel tournament: except for high school there's not another one the next week like in travel.

[ydet]

i can deal with scoreboards not working, and as long as we keep getting to state where it is dosnt matter to me. i do, however, agree with mtnman that a state championship tourny should have the best fasilities in the state. if it rains then there is nothing you can do about it, but TSSAA should do everything they can to keep the feilds in the best condition possible. that means less games per feild and, if possible, less less water and bare spots on each feild. all of the tournys should not be played at the same time but they should be close together. i think tssaa should find out which feilds have the worst conditions and play the least and earliest games on those feilds. i also believe that feilds should be rotated life a farmers crops. a feild should never have more than two games in a row and they should have ground keepers tending to the feilds during their off games.

[mtnman]

Good ideas.

 

The problem TSSAA has not control over the Mike Rose complex except for that weekend.

[Opperman]

i can deal with scoreboards not working, and as long as we keep getting to state where it is dosnt matter to me. i do, however, agree with mtnman that a state championship tourny should have the best fasilities in the state. if it rains then there is nothing you can do about it, but TSSAA should do everything they can to keep the feilds in the best condition possible. that means less games per feild and, if possible, less less water and bare spots on each feild. all of the tournys should not be played at the same time but they should be close together. i think tssaa should find out which feilds have the worst conditions and play the least and earliest games on those feilds. i also believe that feilds should be rotated life a farmers crops. a feild should never have more than two games in a row and they should have ground keepers tending to the feilds during their off games.

Well, for the quarters and semis, they're taking the eight fields that have the best access from the parking lots, etc., and use the six that are in the best shape as of right about now.

[cw160]

Find someplace besides the Mike Rose. The whole place stinks. Have it at a school or in a real stadium. The concrete stadium at Red Bank is better than Mike Rose.

[caksoccer]

They could use the same system for the boy's tournament. Have AAA at Mike Rose stadium (with scoreboard). Have A/AA at Briarcrest (with scoreboard). Have D2 at Collierville (with scoreboard). All of mtnman's concerns would be addressed. All these fields are excellent, have scoreboard's and unlike the way it sounds they run the girls tournament, neutral fields for everyone.

 

That's the best idea I have heard yet. Too bad it wont happen.

[chxian]

They could use the same system for the boy's tournament. Have AAA at Mike Rose stadium (with scoreboard). Have A/AA at Briarcrest (with scoreboard). Have D2 at Collierville (with scoreboard). All of mtnman's concerns would be addressed. All these fields are excellent, have scoreboard's and unlike the way it sounds they run the girls tournament, neutral fields for everyone.

 

That's the best idea I have heard yet. Too bad it wont happen.

Afraid you're right caksoccer. Went to the Mike Rose website and they have all their key events listed for the year except the State High School Soccer Championships. Opperman, you seem to be familiar with how things are run there. Any ideas on why this is excluded from their events?

[chs_soccer34]

It is hard for me to believe so many people are complaining about mike rose and the scoreboards not working. I mean i am happy just to make it to the state tournament.

[Opperman]

They could use the same system for the boy's tournament. Have AAA at Mike Rose stadium (with scoreboard). Have A/AA at Briarcrest (with scoreboard). Have D2 at Collierville (with scoreboard). All of mtnman's concerns would be addressed. All these fields are excellent, have scoreboard's and unlike the way it sounds they run the girls tournament, neutral fields for everyone.

 

That's the best idea I have heard yet. Too bad it wont happen.

Afraid you're right caksoccer. Went to the Mike Rose website and they have all their key events listed for the year except the State High School Soccer Championships. Opperman, you seem to be familiar with how things are run there. Any ideas on why this is excluded from their events?

I'm pretty familiar with the Spring Fling (and if you come over here for it, you'll probably be able to figure out why), but I don't really have any connection with the Mike Rose complex.

 

One guess would be that most events that come to Mike Rose -- including all the ones listed -- pay rent, while the fields are donated for the Spring Fling. Just a guess on my part.

[chxian]

They could use the same system for the boy's tournament. Have AAA at Mike Rose stadium (with scoreboard). Have A/AA at Briarcrest (with scoreboard). Have D2 at Collierville (with scoreboard). All of mtnman's concerns would be addressed. All these fields are excellent, have scoreboard's and unlike the way it sounds they run the girls tournament, neutral fields for everyone.

 

That's the best idea I have heard yet. Too bad it wont happen.

Afraid you're right caksoccer. Went to the Mike Rose website and they have all their key events listed for the year except the State High School Soccer Championships. Opperman, you seem to be familiar with how things are run there. Any ideas on why this is excluded from their events?

I'm pretty familiar with the Spring Fling (and if you come over here for it, you'll probably be able to figure out why), but I don't really have any connection with the Mike Rose complex.

 

One guess would be that most events that come to Mike Rose -- including all the ones listed -- pay rent, while the fields are donated for the Spring Fling. Just a guess on my part.

Thanks

[wmsmphs]

I think the State Semi-Final matches deserve to be played in the stadium. It would allow 6 more teams to be rewarded with a top class venue and let everyone know that these are precious games between the final 4 teams in each division. This would be a big improvement for everyone. The semi-final matches are also some of the best matches of the tournament. Just my thought.