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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    The teams in the SCC play the same number of regular season games, in the same time period, as do all the programs in the FCIAC, SWC, CCC, Shoreline, etc.

    To play 4-5 non-conference games, you'd have to have other conferences that leave games open on their schedule for out of conference games. The FCIAC fills the regular season with all games in conference. You see a lot of crossover between the SCC and SWC, because the SCC has an imbalance in teams, allowing for teams in some divisions to seek out of conference games. The SWC schedule doesn't seem to take 16 games to play, so SWC vs SCC is an easy fix for the school's ADs. There are some occasional opportunities that pop up with the SCC and the CCC programs too. But after that, SCC programs have to start looking farther away and at a lot of smaller programs. The SCC is largely composed of LL and L programs, so not too exciting to matchup Amity with East Hampton for a game. Doesn't help Amity much.
    Most times SWC only has one repeat competitor. There's 14 schools in the league, although a few are awful

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      Shelton has a tough game tonight at Mercy but should get the win. Shelton will be a tough team to deal with in states.
      Hand would like to get a win tonight at home against Amity. Not sure if Amity is any good or just plays an easy schedule. Only tough teams they played were Shelton and Newtown and they lost both.
      Cheshire could use a win vs. Sheehan
      Odds
      Shelton by 2
      Hand at home even money
      Cheshire at Sheehan Cheshire by 1

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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Shelton has a tough game tonight at Mercy but should get the win. Shelton will be a tough team to deal with in states.
        Hand would like to get a win tonight at home against Amity. Not sure if Amity is any good or just plays an easy schedule. Only tough teams they played were Shelton and Newtown and they lost both.
        Cheshire could use a win vs. Sheehan
        Odds
        Shelton by 2
        Hand at home even money
        Cheshire at Sheehan Cheshire by 1
        In looking at the results there's Shelton and then everyone else. Mercy has a good record but were handled by Shelton and drew this weekend at home. Amity is decent and seems to be finding a way to win tight games.

        Daniel Hand is having an off year. Graduated a deep senior class. Very unorganized this year but have one the most dangerous forwards in the conference. Having seen Cheshire they should have more wins. Very physical and also have a very good attacking player up top. Guilford could be the wild card. Seem to have figured in the home stretch, always good to find your grove late in the season.

        The LL schools aren't a huge threat to make noise in the tournament but the L schools could do very well.

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          In looking at the results there's Shelton and then everyone else. Mercy has a good record but were handled by Shelton and drew this weekend at home. Amity is decent and seems to be finding a way to win tight games.

          Daniel Hand is having an off year. Graduated a deep senior class. Very unorganized this year but have one the most dangerous forwards in the conference. Having seen Cheshire they should have more wins. Very physical and also have a very good attacking player up top. Guilford could be the wild card. Seem to have figured in the home stretch, always good to find your grove late in the season.

          The LL schools aren't a huge threat to make noise in the tournament but the L schools could do very well.
          Cheshire is a complete enigma, and they will have some senior losses this year that I don't see them replacing.

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Cheshire is a complete enigma, and they will have some senior losses this year that I don't see them replacing.
            I think that statement applies to every high school in CT. Most of the better teams are typically senior heavy

            Daniel Hand last year was the perfect example. Lots of very good athletes (mainly Lax) kids that battled every week. HS soccer isn't the beautiful game. Having rugged physical seniors usually wins games. If you have the luxury of talented player or two to mix in with the athletes that can be the formula!

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              I think that statement applies to every high school in CT. Most of the better teams are typically senior heavy

              Daniel Hand last year was the perfect example. Lots of very good athletes (mainly Lax) kids that battled every week. HS soccer isn't the beautiful game. Having rugged physical seniors usually wins games. If you have the luxury of talented player or two to mix in with the athletes that can be the formula!
              totally agree. Just being familiar with them, I think next year will be a down year and then they might be in the position to make noise in 2020. Also, by that time the town premier program's kids will start filtering in and it'll be very interesting to see if that whole thing is a success or failure.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                In looking at the results there's Shelton and then everyone else. Mercy has a good record but were handled by Shelton and drew this weekend at home. Amity is decent and seems to be finding a way to win tight games.

                Daniel Hand is having an off year. Graduated a deep senior class. Very unorganized this year but have one the most dangerous forwards in the conference. Having seen Cheshire they should have more wins. Very physical and also have a very good attacking player up top. Guilford could be the wild card. Seem to have figured in the home stretch, always good to find your grove late in the season.

                The LL schools aren't a huge threat to make noise in the tournament but the L schools could do very well.
                Shelton is a solid team that plays well together. I can see them winning some games in LL but they do not have the individual talent of a St Joes, Staples, Glastonbury or Ridgefield. The rest of the SCC is not very good. Amity and Cheshire will be lucky to win a game in state tournament. I am not as familiar with the L schools, but Mercy seems to have a solid team this year that can compete with Masuk for the L title. Hand and Guilford are having down years but have made runs in the class L tournament recently and won titles. The rest of the SCC is just not very good.

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  totally agree. Just being familiar with them, I think next year will be a down year and then they might be in the position to make noise in 2020. Also, by that time the town premier program's kids will start filtering in and it'll be very interesting to see if that whole thing is a success or failure.
                  No dog in the fight here but I can tell you without question that town premier is always a failure.

                  They might get some decent coaching but the level of competition is very poor and in the end the players simply cannot handle pressure at older ages. Movement off of the ball, quick decision making, a clean first touch in a tight spot are all things that players pick up when they play in a fast, competitive environment with other very strong players. if the town is holding all of their players in a town sponsored premier program it won't end well. The top few kids need to get out and play against better talent. Top club players typically do very well in high school because the game moves slowly for them. They have time on ball which is a luxury they don't get in club games. Town premier kids can never have the same success.

                  Town premier is for JV players at a LL high school.

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    No dog in the fight here but I can tell you without question that town premier is always a failure.

                    They might get some decent coaching but the level of competition is very poor and in the end the players simply cannot handle pressure at older ages. Movement off of the ball, quick decision making, a clean first touch in a tight spot are all things that players pick up when they play in a fast, competitive environment with other very strong players. if the town is holding all of their players in a town sponsored premier program it won't end well. The top few kids need to get out and play against better talent. Top club players typically do very well in high school because the game moves slowly for them. They have time on ball which is a luxury they don't get in club games. Town premier kids can never have the same success.

                    Town premier is for JV players at a LL high school.
                    Not the poster and while that may be true for LL, it isn't true for many L schools and certainly S and M. Even in L you'll have maybe have half your starters solid club players and the rest supported by travel players/ great athletes. Having a good town program can benefit the smaller schools a good deal.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      No dog in the fight here but I can tell you without question that town premier is always a failure.

                      They might get some decent coaching but the level of competition is very poor and in the end the players simply cannot handle pressure at older ages. Movement off of the ball, quick decision making, a clean first touch in a tight spot are all things that players pick up when they play in a fast, competitive environment with other very strong players. if the town is holding all of their players in a town sponsored premier program it won't end well. The top few kids need to get out and play against better talent. Top club players typically do very well in high school because the game moves slowly for them. They have time on ball which is a luxury they don't get in club games. Town premier kids can never have the same success.

                      Town premier is for JV players at a LL high school.
                      I agree and tend to think they'll look back at the town premier experiment as a long-term mistake, but only time will tell.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        I agree and tend to think they'll look back at the town premier experiment as a long-term mistake, but only time will tell.
                        this has gone on in different communities around the state for years.

                        A bunch of Dads get together and try to create their own thing. Typically one of them played two years of D2 ball and wears Manchester United shirts so they become an authority.

                        Town premier is convenient and saves money. No question. The issue becomes when the top few kids get talked into staying on those squads. They never maximize their potential and ultimately the town's high school soccer program suffers.

                        How many town premier kids are All Conference, All state or recruited for even low level colleges?

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          this has gone on in different communities around the state for years.

                          A bunch of Dads get together and try to create their own thing. Typically one of them played two years of D2 ball and wears Manchester United shirts so they become an authority.

                          Town premier is convenient and saves money. No question. The issue becomes when the top few kids get talked into staying on those squads. They never maximize their potential and ultimately the town's high school soccer program suffers.

                          How many town premier kids are All Conference, All state or recruited for even low level colleges?
                          I'm already seeing it - there's a kid that should be long gone to OW Academy/United/FSA Elite, but he's still there.

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            In looking at the results there's Shelton and then everyone else. Mercy has a good record but were handled by Shelton and drew this weekend at home. Amity is decent and seems to be finding a way to win tight games.

                            Daniel Hand is having an off year. Graduated a deep senior class. Very unorganized this year but have one the most dangerous forwards in the conference. Having seen Cheshire they should have more wins. Very physical and also have a very good attacking player up top. Guilford could be the wild card. Seem to have figured in the home stretch, always good to find your grove late in the season.

                            The LL schools aren't a huge threat to make noise in the tournament but the L schools could do very well.

                            Shelton lost 2-0. Our girls marched right down their middle. Stripped the mids and beat the CBs. Our girls certainly weren’t handled easily. Mercy team to beat in SCCs. Nice try though.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Shelton lost 2-0. Our girls marched right down their middle. Stripped the mids and beat the CBs. Our girls certainly weren’t handled easily. Mercy team to beat in SCCs. Nice try though.
                              Who's "our girls"?

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Shelton lost 2-0. Our girls marched right down their middle. Stripped the mids and beat the CBs. Our girls certainly weren’t handled easily. Mercy team to beat in SCCs. Nice try though.

                                Mercy’s coach more than likely replayed and watched the first game against Shelton and figured out their strengths and weaknesses and made adjustments in their attack. The Shelton coach is incapable of such obvious coaching techniques. He will be their undoing. He always is.

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