Originally Posted By: Snicklefritz
Originally Posted By: Shamrock Rovers
Originally Posted By: Snicklefritz
Have you seen some of the new region alignments?

This is why conferences should be geographical and then re-align for tournament purposes only (with everyone getting in in team sports outside football).

I see several trips of over 90 minutes, that go through major traffic areas. So 2+ hours on a bus.


Conferences are geographical after enrollment is taken into account.

Look at 5A

Region 1: Hillcrest, J. L. Mann, Mauldin, T. L. Hanna, Woodmont

Region 2: Byrnes, Dorman, Riverside, Spartanburg, Wade Hampton

Region 3: Boiling Springs, Clover, Fort Mill, Gaffney, Nation Ford

Region 4: Blythewood, Northwestern, Ridge View, Rock Hill, Spring Valley

Region 5: Chapin, Dutch, Fork, Lexington, River Bluff, White Knoll

Region 6: Carolina Forest, Conway, Socastee, St. James, Sumter

Region 7: Berkeley, Cane Bay, Goose Creek, Stratford, Wando

Region 8: Ashley Ridge, Fort Dorchester, Stall, Summerville, West Ashley

Most conferences have few travel issues. Only Regions 4 and 6 would have issues. Other regions are similar with the greatest travel probably in 1A, and several of them do not have soccer.


Boiling Springs to Fort Mill and Nation Ford is 83+ miles through Charlotte. That is 2 trips for them. And Northwestern to Columbia is a hike also. (Let alone the fact that there are 5 York County 5A schools and they aren't in the same region.
So that is 3 of 8, almost half the state.


Boiling Springs does not go “through” Charlotte. Yes they are a one of, like James Island. There is no perfect scenario.

But come on, what do you propose? An environment that could see Boiling Springs travel to Wando or Conway instead? How would you divide up those 40 schools in a better manner?

Do you want to get rid of regions? Are you asking that Hilton Head travel to Landrum, or Hartsville, or Daniel in the middle of week? Pro/Rel could do that to. No regions could do that. Ask a teacher to work all day, then drive those kids late into the night, then teach again tomorrow. Not best practice.