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Post by lahighschool on Mar 8, 2006 21:36:34 GMT -6
What are your thoughts in ranking LOUISIANA high school soccer among the other 50 states. What would you rank them 1-50 and who would you say be best and worst among the nation. Thought this would be in interesting topic since we had a few teams ranked in the nation for the winter polls.
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Post by defendtowin23 on Mar 8, 2006 21:57:41 GMT -6
i'd say def. in the top 5
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Post by hdkjga on Mar 8, 2006 22:47:47 GMT -6
Overall, I think Texas, California and, North Carolina have three of the top programs. I think areas like Pennsylvania and Indiana are well up there as well. If I had to rank LA overall amongst the 50 states, I think we would rank about 25th
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Post by THEGREATEST on Mar 8, 2006 22:48:07 GMT -6
hahaha Definately not top5
California
FLorida
Texas
Ohio
New York
North Carolina
are all far ahead of us we are around the bottome middle maybe around 25-35??
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Post by Bish on Mar 8, 2006 23:11:49 GMT -6
i'd say def. in the top 5 I hope you are kidding. |
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Post by timaeus on Mar 8, 2006 23:13:37 GMT -6
I'd rank them
1. California
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. North Carolina
5. Virginia
6. New York
7. New Jersey
8. Ohio
9. Indiana
10. Pennsylvania
11. Illinois
12. Washington
13. Maryland
14. Massachusetts
15. Georgia
16. Michigan
17. Missouri
18. Tennessee
19. Wisconsin
20. Kentucky
21. South Carolina
22. Connecticut
23. Alabama
24. Louisiana
25. Colorado
26. Connecticut
27. Minnesota
28. Oregon
29. Arizona
30. Oklahoma
31. Iowa
32. Kansas
33. Rhode Island
34. New Hampshire
35. Delaware
36. Arkansas
37. Nebraska
38. West Virginia
39. Mississippi
40. Utah
41. Nevada
41. Maine
42. Hawaii
43. New Mexico
44. Idaho
45. Vermont
46. South Dakota
47. Wyoming
48. North Dakota
49. Montana
50. Alaska
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Post by geauxgators on Mar 9, 2006 0:05:10 GMT -6
How much do you know about each state to make that list?
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Post by coachray40 on Mar 9, 2006 3:01:55 GMT -6
Couple of things to consider--California has 2 state associations Cal North and Cal South, and Cal North is way stronger--#1 or 2. Cal South would probably be down around 9 or 10.
Texas is seperated into 2 Organizations: North Texas, and South Texas. North Texas is the bomb--probably #1 or 2, with South Texas coming in around 12-15.
I would rate New York, Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in that order ahead of North Carolina, and I would rate Maryland, Georgia and South Carolina higher. Ohio and Indiana arent that strong.
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Post by badge on Mar 9, 2006 7:27:44 GMT -6
What is it that makes some of these other states able to field such good soccer programs? Are they coming from states with bigger populations? states with better economies? states with more prosperous families better able to afford spending money promoting and playing premiere soccer? Is it that these states have universities and colleges that field quality soccer teams?
Some of the problems in the bottom states on the list can be related to geography. When we considered a transfer to Wyoming several years ago, I looked into their soccer programs. They are very proud of their soccer programs and are doing all that they can to promote them, but obviously weather and geography are a factor. They have several indoor fields that are used during the winter weather months. but you have a long drive to get there because of roads and sparse population.
I have lived in Texas which is far superiour to Louisiana in having quality soccer offered for your children...and I have lived in Arkansas which is far inferior to Louisiana in having quality soccer available.
I think it is good that we are addressing this question of where Louisiana ranks nationally. We need to see realistically where we are, where we were and where we need to go. The question should then be , how do we improve our state's potential to field great soccer teams.
I don't mean this to sound like a sermon or anything...just think it is good to be aware of where we rank in the big picture when it comes to soccer.
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Post by oldphart on Mar 9, 2006 7:59:46 GMT -6
I think you underestimated Missouri, one of the few states where soccer was big before it was big nationally. St Louis U. has 7 NCAA championships.
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Post by geauxgators on Mar 9, 2006 14:26:16 GMT -6
I believe we're ranking high school soccer, not college.
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Post by allbusiness on Mar 9, 2006 15:04:01 GMT -6
Most of the top players from states where soccer is big don't play high school soccer so it would not be a true ranking considering the difference between high school and club soccer.
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Post by croxpress08 on Mar 9, 2006 16:55:39 GMT -6
do they have any websites that wpuld rank some on the nations high schools?  ? |
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Post by ostrya on Mar 9, 2006 17:10:44 GMT -6
If you look at the roster of the NCAA champs, 10 are from MD (makes sense), 3 from CA, 3 from OH, 3 from NJ, and one each from NM, LA, TX, VA, NY, PA, and FL
Washington, D.C. (Sidwell Friends)
22 Matt Beckman Defender FR 5-9/150 Dundalk, Md. (McDonogh School)
4 Kenney Bertz Defender SR 6-1/195 Liberty Township, Ohio (Lakota West)
15 Marc Burch Forward SR 6-2/190 Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin)
14 Robbie C'deBaca Midfielder RS SO 6-0/160 Albuquerque, N.M. (St. Pius)
24 Kwame Darko Midfielder/Forward FR 5-8/150 Chevy Chase, Md. (Bethesda-CC)
20 A.J. Delagarza Defender FR 5-7/160 Bryans Road, Md. (Lackey)
2 Michael Dello-Russo Midfield SR 5-10/165 Columbia, Md. (Wilde Lake)
10 Maurice Edu Midfield/Forward SO 5-11/165 Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda)
9 Jason Garey Forward SR 6-0/180 Gonzales, La. (St. Amant) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
3 David Glaudemans Defender JR 5-10/175 Bethesda, Md. (Walt Whitman)
5 A.J. Godbolt Midfield JR 5-10/175 Austin, Texas (St. Stephen's Episcopal)
23 Aki Kadotani Midfielder SO 5-11/160 Fairfax, Va. (W.T. Woodson)
7 Stephen King Midfielder SO 5-8/165 Medford, N.J. (Shawnee) must be scary!!!
6 Chris Lancos Defender SR 6-1/175 Middletown (Middletown, N.J.)
17 Michael Marchiano Midfielder FR 5-11/170 Bel Air, Md. (McDonogh School)
11 Kevin Reiman Midfield/Forward SO 5-7/145 Yorktown Heights, N.Y. (Yorktown Heights)
13 Doug Rodkey Midfielder/Forward FR 5-7/140 Jackson, N.J. (Jackson)
8 Robbie Rogers Midfielder/Forward FR 5-10/165 Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei)
1 Craig Salvati Goalkeeper SR 6-2/200 West Chester, Ohio (Lakota East)
0 Chris Seitz Goalkeeper FR 6-4/205 San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Thousand Oaks)
16 Kevin Tangney Midfielder FR 6-2/165 Newton, Pa. (Council Rock North)
19 Michael Vallie Defender FR 6-2/175 Rockville, Md. (Good Counsel)
12 Pat Wilson Midfielder SO 5-11/165 Laurel, Md. (Gonzaga)
21 Graham Zusi Forward/Midfielder FR 5-10/165 Longwood, Fla. (Lake Brantley)
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Post by nhs2 on Mar 11, 2006 18:44:26 GMT -6
Considering that St. Louis Catholic was ranked #1 in the nation and Lafayette was ranked 6th or 7th in the nation i think that Louisiana soccer is probably in the top 10.
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Post by PutMeInCoach2 on Mar 11, 2006 19:03:08 GMT -6
Considering that St. Louis Catholic was ranked #1 in the nation and Lafayette was ranked 6th or 7th in the nation i think that Louisiana soccer is probably in the top 10. yes, but not all teams play soccer at the same time as we do. If i am not mistaken, it ranks the teams playing at that current time. |
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Post by acmilan on Mar 11, 2006 22:52:38 GMT -6
exactly
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Post by rooney8 on Mar 13, 2006 14:22:49 GMT -6
Timaeus, WV should be in top 20
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Post by DREDG03 on Mar 13, 2006 14:42:44 GMT -6
While louisiana high school soccer is good, I'd say 15-25 depending on the year, the top 5 states are so much better it isn't even a comparison. And ranking LA highschool soccer isn't a ranking of LA soccer in general. Club soccer plays a huge part in other states while...oh that horse has been beaten too much.
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