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Hear she is from hilcrest. Is that a fact or am i looking at something else.
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according to ESPNs high school soccer report its s. devita,wow!!
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Yes, that looks like that she is player of the year
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Got that one right, when I said twice she was the best sophmore, maybe player I had seen. Congrats... well earned
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How is that picked, and Who picks these players? I saw her play and she is very good. Just wondering how this process works.
That there is an RV Clark......
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Deltadog, Do you know the selection process?
Congratulations to Stephanie for the POY honor, anyone who has watched her play knows she is a very gifted player with a bright future. What is amazing is she won the award as a Sophmore surprising most people. Remember, she won this award over seniors going to USC,Clemson,Furman,Kentucky and other quality programs which makes this award even more impressive. Stephanie plays her club soccer at CESA.
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Not sure who has the final say, but here is the nomination link. Gatorade POY
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How is that picked, and Who picks these players? I saw her play and she is very good. Just wondering how this process works.
Anyone can go to the Gatorade site and nominate a player he/she feel should gain attention. Nominating is not restricted to coaches. The process is administered by ESPNRise for Gatorade and the selections are made by members of a Gatorade selection committee based on input from resources identified within the given state. Selection is not based on a process of voting by coaches as is the case with the NSCAA POY selection process and suggested in another thread as the process used by Gatorade.
(According to Chad Konecky, National Director Gatorade Player of the Year Program)
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Is it possible noone filled out a nomination form for any of those seniors Sweet is talking about so they weren't even considered? Can anyone fill out a nomination form and then the player is just selected from the players that have forms submitted or are all the coaches asked to nominate a player similar to the way all state is done? Looking at the form, it seems the player,parent or a coach that knew the player very well on and off the field would have to provide the information since it goes well beyond the soccer field. No matter what it is a great honor even more so being just a sophomore. Congratulations!
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Not possible. It's a great award for Stephanie, congratulations to her.
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We played Mauldin, Dorman, all the rest of Region II, NW, Wren. She was the only player that scared me, with what she could do by herself. Others could do x,y,z. She was freckin good. I know nothing of the lower state, but, I doubt anyone knows everybody.
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I'm not sure how the whole thing works. As Stephanie's coach
I received an email from Gatorade stating that she had been nominated for POY. It included the form to be completed. I along with my AD gathered all the information and sent it in. I received a few more email asking for more details I sent all that in. then a few days later received in email she had won. i have no idea who all in the state received nominations or how many of them completed the forms, but I do feel Stephanie is one of the top girls in the state and deserving of the award, evidently a lot of other poeple feel the same.
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I've never seen Hillcrest play so obviously I have never seen Stephanie against high school competition. I saw her play a lot this past year though. I saw her play three or four matches at the CESA College Combine where she was the best player on her "sophomore team" that won all of their matches against teams comprised primarily of juniors. I also watched her at a USC player identification camp where she stood out among many sophomores and juniors that the Lady Gamecocks had brought to campus for a weekend workout. A very, very good player. Congrats to Stephanie, her family, and to you too Ramsdad. 
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How does she win sc player of the year on a 11-10 team. Not saying she is not a good player but what about a girl at wondo whose the top team in 4a.
But congrats to Stephanie
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Vision, There are a lot of very good players out there and Wando has a bunch of them, a couple of sisters come to mind real fast. No doubt they warrant consideration as well. But they have more help in Mount Pleasant than our POY has in Simpsonville. How do you judge??? I don't know. Tough call. 
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Great point Hurst! It is an individual award and not a team award.
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I believe there were more out there that were not considered. So you tell me if you are a standout and you have too much of a good thing, that is not necessarily a plus? Sometimes I think we base our opinions on other leagues besides the high school one. I know it is hard to differenciate but we are talking about JUST high school. I have witnessed tremendous talent that I am sure was not considered. OH well, such is life.....
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I believe there were more out there that were not considered. So you tell me if you are a standout and you have too much of a good thing, that is not necessarily a plus? Sometimes I think we base our opinions on other leagues besides the high school one. I know it is hard to differenciate but we are talking about JUST high school. I have witnessed tremendous talent that I am sure was not considered. OH well, such is life.....
Actually, the GPOY selection is not based just on high school. However, at this time one prerequisite to being considered is the player must be a member of a high school team. Those involved in making the selection at Gatorade take into consideration players' high school and club experience/achievements as well as academic achievements and community service. While soccer prowess is of course the number one parameter considered, given players of equal or near equal prowess on the field Gatorade's selection of one ahead of the other may be based on greater community service or higher academic achievement.
I hope that I am not misquoting Mr. Konecky at Gatorade.
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Thank you! I think that was a great explaination. I did not know the qualifications. Thanks again!
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