2016-1017 GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER THREAD

madcow said:
That's funny. My wife and I sit in the stands of the HS games smiling at the parents. They cheer for everything. My daughter shanked a ball halfway to the parking lot and they cheered like she scored because it was a "big kick".
A parent passes out Pom poms at every game. My daughter just laughs at me with my pom pom. :)
I'm enjoying this. So much less stress than club.
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At UC Davis, we had a mom who brought cowbells. When she couldn't make one game, she gave me the box, so I became "that" parent.
 
One of the handy things about HS games is that the parents can relax, sit back and let the HS boys in the stands yell at the refs.:eek:
 
gkrent said:
There used to be a forum for this, but since there isn't anymore...here's the thread, and here's the OC Varsity Pre-Season Top 10:

http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/league-85845-cif-year.html

Lets Talk!

Edison Played San Clemente and tied this week. Thoughts, Comments, Cheers?

PS: Please don't post anything about how your daughter isn't playing high school because she's too good for HS or she's getting ready for DA or some other nonsense. This thread is for people who are or have players in CIF and have some cheering on to do!
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Playing Moorpark tomorrow in the "Cage Match" (think tennis court fencing with turf soccer field tucked neatly inside) at LN Skate Park. When I walk in there I almost hear echoes of "Two men enter, one man leaves..."lol
I know many don't think much of HS soccer, but the girls love it and they deserve to enjoy it after the rigors of Club...
 
outside! said:
DD is lucky that her HS coach is a long time club coach who teaches a good game of soccer and treats the players well.
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I've been impressed with most of the coaches my daughter's school has played against over the 4 years. Big improvement when the divisions were changed. Most of the negatives I heard about didn't really surface. I'm glad she did it and a little more sad that it's over soon than I am that club pretty much is.
 
Round said:
I've been impressed with most of the coaches my daughter's school has played against over the 4 years. Big improvement when the divisions were changed. Most of the negatives I heard about didn't really surface. I'm glad she did it and a little more sad that it's over soon than I am that club pretty much is.
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I have as well. There was one particular opposing team coach I thought was a tool, and then he got fired mid-season.
 
Reading these posts makes the decision about DA even more difficult. My dd will be a freshman next year. Most of her teammates want to play HS soccer next year and may be forgoing the DA to play in HS. I think the "no HS soccer" rule will impact the DA more than clubs realize. Most girls look forward to finally getting to play with their friends in HS. As a parent, I'm fine with whatever my dd wants to do next year. But, will the DA be worth missing the HS experience?? Who knows....
 
Sandypk said:
Reading these posts makes the decision about DA even more difficult. My dd will be a freshman next year. Most of her teammates want to play HS soccer next year and may be forgoing the DA to play in HS. I think the "no HS soccer" rule will impact the DA more than clubs realize. Most girls look forward to finally getting to play with their friends in HS. As a parent, I'm fine with whatever my dd wants to do next year. But, will the DA be worth missing the HS experience?? Who knows....
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Has your Club DA stated no high school? Thought I read US Soccer was going to phase it out with next year's Freshman class being the last to have the opportunity to play both all four years. May also be a Club-by-Club mandate, especially if they have control of the purse strings.
 
Striker said:
Has your Club DA stated no high school? Thought I read US Soccer was going to phase it out with next year's Freshman class being the last to have the opportunity to play both all four years. May also be a Club-by-Club mandate, especially if they have control of the purse strings.
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Most DA clubs haven't disclosed very much at this point. I have heard rumors, but nothing set in stone yet.
 
Sandypk said:
Most DA clubs haven't disclosed very much at this point. I have heard rumors, but nothing set in stone yet.
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Gotta believe GDA will want this transition from ECNL to be as painless as possible initially. I expect/assume a weaning off period rather than cold turkey in regards to their high school mandate.
 
Striker said:
Has your Club DA stated no high school? Thought I read US Soccer was going to phase it out with next year's Freshman class being the last to have the opportunity to play both all four years. May also be a Club-by-Club mandate, especially if they have control of the purse strings.
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The DA application laid this out pretty clearly, though I am not sure if anything has changed since.

Current HS players can finish their HS careers. During HS season they are not allowed to participate in the Acadamy if they play HS. However, the DA season continues during HS seasons, games will be scheduled, and every club is expected to be able to field a full roster for each DA game.

Bottom line, the DA rosters are limited to 23, they need to have around 18 players available to play in the DA games during HS seasons (in case injuries happen), so in theory a club could allow around 5 players per team to play HS during the transition period, but no more.

In my opinion, Pats are smart to simply prohibit it and avoid the potential issues this US Soccer transition policy creates.
 
Edison beats Dana hills in PKs after tying 2-2

Plays Moorpark to tie (again) and (again) beats them in PKs. Moorpark smartly coached with some real athletes...parks bus and counters strong on turnovers.

Edison meets Sunset league rival in Aliso Cup final looking for a repeat championship.
 
gkrent said:
Edison beats Dana hills in PKs after tying 2-2

Plays Moorpark to tie (again) and (again) beats them in PKs. Moorpark smartly coached with some real athletes...parks bus and counters strong on turnovers.

Edison meets Sunset league rival in Aliso Cup final looking for a repeat championship.
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Moorpark's head coach is an Eagles ECNL coach. The team has a few ECNL players; 1 committed to Columbia, 1 to Hawaii and another to Washington St.
 
gkrent said:
Edison beats Dana hills in PKs after tying 2-2

Plays Moorpark to tie (again) and (again) beats them in PKs. Moorpark smartly coached with some real athletes...parks bus and counters strong on turnovers.

Edison meets Sunset league rival in Aliso Cup final looking for a repeat championship.
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Interested, did Dana Hills play kick ball or real soccer?
 
Just curious what the forum has to offer on this subject. This past weekend, in the first HS pre-season tournament, I witnessed the strangest overtime format for soccer that I have ever seen;
(4)- 5 minute overtime periods, golden goal.
- Each time plays down one player for each period
So, 10 v 10 for the first 5m, then 9 v 9 for the next 5m, then 8, Then 7. If tied after this, PK's.

Never heard of anything like this. Seemed like the Refs were making things up as they went along, but were told that most HS tournament overtime formats are run this way.
Looking for feedback. Is this true?
 
Kicknit22 said:
Just curious what the forum has to offer on this subject. This past weekend, in the first HS pre-season tournament, I witnessed the strangest overtime format for soccer that I have ever seen;
(4)- 5 minute overtime periods, golden goal.
- Each time plays down one player for each period
So, 10 v 10 for the first 5m, then 9 v 9 for the next 5m, then 8, Then 7. If tied after this, PK's.

Never heard of anything like this. Seemed like the Refs were making things up as they went along, but were told that most HS tournament overtime formats are run this way.
Looking for feedback. Is this true?
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Evidently you were at a Barons tournament final. As far as I know they are the only tournament that uses this screwy format.
 
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