A school in Connecticut was ranked #6 and a school in New Hampshire was ranked #22. Impressive that four schools in New England were recognized. congrats! https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rank...gs/girls-fall/
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It's based purely on state playoffs and records, not some magic sauce The CT team is a parochial school that won handily but recruits players from all over. It's been a hot topic on the CT board.
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What I don’t get is how you can compare HS teams across state lines. There isn’t regional playoffs or any meaningful tournaments across state lines. Games are not televised or have deep statistical reporting. Seems like a beauty pageant.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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^ you are 100% correct. You can't compare across state lines. Some big soccer states like CA would probably crush some other highly ranked teams. Plus some parts of the country play HS in the winter, others spring. In other words it's not even a complete picture of this school year. Beauty contest is a good way to describe it.Comment
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Bishop Feehan is a parochial school that recruits players but got beat by a public high school. Natick rocks!Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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The list seemed to get it right as Natick and Bishop Feehan are the top two teams in the state after finishing 1 - 2 in the top. conference. Whether they deserved higher than 12 and 13 is another story. Impossible to know.Comment
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It's not a real poll. You have representatives from each Region who "vote", and most of the time they are doing it unseen. They just go by records. For boys, the representative is from Topsfield, MA. For girls, they are from Northern, ME. Very, very little chance they have actually seen most of these teams play.Comment
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You realize that there are 50 different state champions to pick from in each gender right?Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Exactly. Hard to believe that the 2nd best team in MA is also the 13th best team in the whole country. We are not exactly the hotbed of US soccer.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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You realize that there is a second nationwide selection for states that play in the spring, right?Originally posted by Guest View Post
https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rank.../girls-spring/Comment
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These rankings are only from 25 states that play fall HS soccer. It’s still a great achievement for the players on the those teams.
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And it is based in fall soccer which is half the country.Originally posted by Guest View Post
The bigger issues are obvious: no one had seen teams from other states play, and they never play one another. It's just a list, that's it. The celebration is being best in your state, that's all.
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that fact alone should have moved Natick in the ranking…Originally posted by Guest View Post
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