14U Team Rankings (Bracketologist) May 25th Pre-Memorial Day

[onlooker]

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[Iluvblue]

One team wins one week and all is well in the world. The team that lost, the sky is falling.

The next week, they reverse, and talent is looking to go elsewhere..hahahah. This is great.

When people learn to stop judging success and failure based only upon wins and losses, you will feel free and you might actually be able to enjoy watching your kid play the game. It is a big part of things, but not the only thing.

[mr.flamboyant]

Holy cow! Where is the popcorn? This is starting to rival the old 12u threads.

I was thinking the exact same thing! The Bucket has been dead as a doorknob for months, then..BOOM, popcorn worthy material!

[Oufan22]

Well said blue.. The questions to ask are things like: is my dd getting better? Is the team getting better? If your coach can keep it fun along the way that's a huge bonus!! This tb thing my friends is a way of life!! If your only way of judging a coach or a team is w and l then most of us are going be disappointed.. Winning helps all the above don't get me wrong.. Hard to remember these girls are 14 sometimes..

[JumboSeeds]

Jumbo why wait till fall? You see were only 10 deep and we won't barrow from another team man I shouldn't of said that

I have reasons to wait. You hit on the two points that some of us are talking about, quietly....shhhhh. Although all your girls are obviously top notch players, there are only 10 that I could see. Maybe a couple more on the roster this fall will help and to your other point we have talent sitting on our bench while other players are brought in for big tournaments to play. I and others won't leave during the season but there will come a time my friend.

[JumboSeeds]

Crap, i'm out of popcorn, time for seeds

[mr.flamboyant]

OK, Know It All Question Of The Day....What is the true success measure of a coach..is it wins and losses, player development, player loyalty, college commitments, etc? Fire Away..

[Iluvblue]

I never understand why a team would add a player that wont play for them after HS ends. ONLY if that team needed the player because they dont have enough players would be the reason.

I can say that the desire to WIN is what fuels this stuff. I want to win as much as anyone, but not with team xxxxxx's players.

We were asked to add a player or 2 for one of our teams at a few tourneys this Spring, said players would clearly increase our chances of winning games, but NO WAY was my response to our coaches. As long as we have enough players to play, why would I take one of my players who has paid fees, sit them on the bench to play a kid not even on my team, lose the chance to better OUR players, and then sit back and watch people on heybucket come in and blast me for doing something so foolish?

Nope, Id rather keep my players than lose them as soon as season ends because I was always looking elsewhere to get better.

[Iluvblue]

OK, Know It All Question Of The Day....What is the true success measure of a coach..is it wins and losses, player development, player loyalty, college commitments, etc? Fire Away..



it is all, but if you are talking younger ages(12/14u) how can you add in college placement?

I always have said that if you look at the team and see how many kids are leaving at the end of the season, that is a huge factor. Now, if the team stinks and nobody leaves, I dont think you can count that. If the team is very good, and that means the players can play wherever they want, and they stay..... then their must be a reason why they stay.

Do the players get better after playing for said coach? This is HUGE IMO. Wins and losses must factor in, as IMO, that is the ultimate report card.

[mr.flamboyant]

OK, Know It All Question Of The Day....What is the true success measure of a coach..is it wins and losses, player development, player loyalty, college commitments, etc? Fire Away..



it is all, but if you are talking younger ages(12/14u) how can you add in college placement?

I always have said that if you look at the team and see how many kids are leaving at the end of the season, that is a huge factor. Now, if the team stinks and nobody leaves, I dont think you can count that. If the team is very good, and that means the players can play wherever they want, and they stay..... then their must be a reason why they stay.

Do the players get better after playing for said coach? This is HUGE IMO. Wins and losses must factor in, as IMO, that is the ultimate report card.

I was originally pertaining to the younger divisions but broadened it a little bit since the 97's will have to move up next year.