Jinxed myself

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Refk

Question : We did jinx ourselves but......... are you seeing more frustration from coaches due to long season or are they becoming more obtuse in general ?

Anecdotal evidence suggests that unsporting T's rise this time of year.

The coaches are tired, the players are tired, our leashes are shorter, ....

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jerkins

Anecdotal evidence suggests that unsporting T's rise this time of year. The coaches are tired, the players are tired, our leashes are shorter, ....

Here in Connecticut, teams have to win 40% of their regular season games to get an invitation to the state tournament. For most teams that's eight wins out of twenty games. Teams with five, or six, wins are trying to claw their way to eight wins by any means, and a lot of coaches will often lose their cool down the stretch.

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Here in Connecticut, teams have to win 40% of their regular season games to get an invitation to the state tournament. For most teams that's eight wins out of twenty games. Teams with five, or six, wins are trying to claw their way to eight wins by any means, and a lot of coaches will often lose their cool down the stretch.

Interesting model. California is a bit odd. I know one school that may go through their entire league season without winning a game, and still go to the Sectional tournament. Califormia splits schools into 5 divisions. As I unerstand it, losses to teams in a higher division don't count as losses (but wins do). so since this school is a D3 school, but all the other schools in its league are D1 or D2, the league season losses don't count, and their invite is based on their non-league schedule, including tournaments. Strange system (and strange league).

(I may have details wrong, but it is close to that.)

[SNIPERBBB]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

Interesting model. California is a bit odd. I know one school that may go through their entire league season without winning a game, and still go to the Sectional tournament. Califormia splits schools into 5 divisions. As I unerstand it, losses to teams in a higher division don't count as losses (but wins do). so since this school is a D3 school, but all the other schools in its league are D1 or D2, the league season losses don't count, and their invite is based on their non-league schedule, including tournaments. Strange system (and strange league).

(I may have details wrong, but it is close to that.)

Ohio, everyone goes to the playoffs in all sports but football, which is a computer ranking systems.

Things can get interesting in the Sectional Meetings, since its the vote of the coaches in that particular Sectional on who gets what seeding. Lot of strategic votes to seed a team out of your way goes on.

[Mregor]

I think everyone, coaches, players, and officials all get a bit tired and ornery at this time of year. I don't have the secret answer. There are games I look forward to and the ones in between that I wonder "why am I here". I just use the old philosophy of get in, get done, get out on those games.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Anecdotal evidence suggests that unsporting T's rise this time of year.

The coaches are tired, the players are tired, our leashes are shorter, ....

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