“Player of the Week”

[Guest]

So we all see these “vote for my kid” player of the week things…but where’s the merit? Just trying to understand how it works if someone has insight. So aa far as I know: Player gets voted by another player on their team (their friend) and then it basically is a competition to see who (or who’s parents) have the most social media friends to give them click votes- correct? Or is there actual merit to it?

[Guest]

Who can get the most clicks.

[Guest]

I would say usually at least those nominated had a good week. From there, it's a social media campaign.

[Guest]

Its meaningless fun for the parents of high school high school athletes. Its helps make parents feel proud. Also its marketing genius getting all those people to visit the advertised page to vote

[Guest]

Popularity contest is all it is

[Guest]

Its meaningless fun for the parents of high school high school athletes. Its helps make parents feel proud. Also its marketing genius getting all those people to visit the advertised page to vote

agree it is meaningless

[Guest]

agree it is meaningless

By meaningless I assume you mean it doesn't define how good a player really is because it is coming from the media? I think it's very meaningful to players that may not play in College to have a good memory for a nice perform of the week.

[Guest]

By meaningless I assume you mean it doesn't define how good a player really is because it is coming from the media? I think it's very meaningful to players that may not play in College to have a good memory for a nice perform of the week.

Congrats to your kid and if your kid is excited about it that is all that matters. Parents will poo-poo every kid from the best in the state to the average kid getting any recognition from any media outlet that is not theirs.

[Guest]

By meaningless I assume you mean it doesn't define how good a player really is because it is coming from the media? I think it's very meaningful to players that may not play in College to have a good memory for a nice perform of the week.

Who wants the memory of getting an award or acknowledgement for something you know you didn't earn? I bet your kids room has participation ribbons and trophies on their selves and wall, don't they.

Every single "award" from either the state, conference, or NJ.com is bull****. To many players with over inflated stats because they play in the worst conferences. One of the nominations for PotY in Ds conference looks great on paper with 32 goals 23 assists but against Ds team - who sucks 55 total goals in 19 games and sub .500 record and squeaked into playoffs - absolutely destroyed this players team 9-1. She wasn't even the one who scored or even assisted their lone goal. As for those conference all-stars, most are nothing more then coaches favorites being nominated and usually fight more for seniors to get the spots over better freshmen and sophomores.

If your kid is one of those ones who jumps up and down posts all over social media that they got a PotW award for scoring 5 goals against a team that lets up 8 per game then please do everyone a favor and just knee cap them.

[Guest]

Who wants the memory of getting an award or acknowledgement for something you know you didn't earn? I bet your kids room has participation ribbons and trophies on their selves and wall, don't they.

Every single "award" from either the state, conference, or NJ.com is bull****. To many players with over inflated stats because they play in the worst conferences. One of the nominations for PotY in Ds conference looks great on paper with 32 goals 23 assists but against Ds team - who sucks 55 total goals in 19 games and sub .500 record and squeaked into playoffs - absolutely destroyed this players team 9-1. She wasn't even the one who scored or even assisted their lone goal. As for those conference all-stars, most are nothing more then coaches favorites being nominated and usually fight more for seniors to get the spots over better freshmen and sophomores.

If your kid is one of those ones who jumps up and down posts all over social media that they got a PoW award for scoring 5 goals against a team that lets up 8 per game, then please do everyone a favor and just knee cap them.

Hi, for the record, my child never got PoW. Also, you are wrong. The players are getting acknowledged for something they truly earned, not a participation ribbon (jackass) I am sure there are many outliers as the example you are talking about. However, there are more times than not, that a Player excelled, had a game or week that everything is going right for them. The PoW is about acknowledging that, it does not give an award and it's not an "all American" Stop being a fat loser.

[Guest]

Who wants the memory of getting an award or acknowledgement for something you know you didn't earn? I bet your kids room has participation ribbons and trophies on their selves and wall, don't they.

Every single "award" from either the state, conference, or NJ.com is bull****. To many players with over inflated stats because they play in the worst conferences. One of the nominations for PotY in Ds conference looks great on paper with 32 goals 23 assists but against Ds team - who sucks 55 total goals in 19 games and sub .500 record and squeaked into playoffs - absolutely destroyed this players team 9-1. She wasn't even the one who scored or even assisted their lone goal. As for those conference all-stars, most are nothing more then coaches favorites being nominated and usually fight more for seniors to get the spots over better freshmen and sophomores.

If your kid is one of those ones who jumps up and down posts all over social media that they got a PotW award for scoring 5 goals against a team that lets up 8 per game then please do everyone a favor and just knee cap them.

I feel sorry for your kid. Probably hates you.

[Guest]

Who wants the memory of getting an award or acknowledgement for something you know you didn't earn? I bet your kids room has participation ribbons and trophies on their selves and wall, don't they.

Every single "award" from either the state, conference, or NJ.com is bull****. To many players with over inflated stats because they play in the worst conferences. One of the nominations for PotY in Ds conference looks great on paper with 32 goals 23 assists but against Ds team - who sucks 55 total goals in 19 games and sub .500 record and squeaked into playoffs - absolutely destroyed this players team 9-1. She wasn't even the one who scored or even assisted their lone goal. As for those conference all-stars, most are nothing more then coaches favorites being nominated and usually fight more for seniors to get the spots over better freshmen and sophomores.

If your kid is one of those ones who jumps up and down posts all over social media that they got a PotW award for scoring 5 goals against a team that lets up 8 per game then please do everyone a favor and just knee cap them.

You must be fun at parties.

Guarantee (1) that you have never won anything in your life, and (2) you are bitter that your daughter hasn't won any awards. Lighten up.

[Guest]

Hi, for the record, my child never got PoW. Also, you are wrong. The players are getting acknowledged for something they truly earned, not a participation ribbon (jackass) I am sure there are many outliers as the example you are talking about. However, there are more times than not, that a Player excelled, had a game or week that everything is going right for them. The PoW is about acknowledging that, it does not give an award and it's not an "all American" Stop being a fat loser.

You are full of horse****, we just had a player get 1st team all conference that couldn't play her position very well at all. She was given it for moving from striker to defender, doesn't matter that she was a below average striker and a ****ty defender - beat constantly and I can make a highlight video of all the times she started crying on field. Most of those PoW you talk about had great games against weak teams. You know who deserves PoW? That player that scored a goal and had an assist in a 2-1 win against a top competitor not the person who scored 8 goals over 2 games against teams with a combined 2 wins. Every accolade from the state, conferences, and NJ.com are based on goals and saves. Goalie had 30 saves yeah....let up 5 goals but they don't count that against them. ALL of those awards are garbage and hold the same weight as a wet fart.