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In the past 2 weeks I've seen the high emotional rollercoaster of the HS players from tears of joy to tears of defeat. In club games I've never seen it. Are club games just another game. Why is that?



To get back to the topic, I've seen high emotions and complete boredom at both. I think that the emotion lies more in the player and the circumstance of the game instead of the sanctioning body.

There probably wasn't much emotion at the 22-0 HS game in SC this year. And there probably wasn't much emotion in many of the #1 vs. #8 first round state cup games. Yet, we've all seen high school games where one team is overjoyed and another is crushed. We've all (even you BT) seen club games that have had the same effect on players and parents alike. I've seen fights in HS games and I've seen players make unbelievable comments etc. towards each other on social networks over a regular season 'meaningless' club game. Anybody ever seen grown men and women get 'emotional' on the sideline of a club game or escorted out of a HS stadium? I'll bet more people have seen both than have seen neither.

Without bashing HS or club, it goes back to the player or the coach or the parent or the game more than it does HS or club.

On another note, last year I got absolutely blasted for suggesting that many first round playoff games were ridiculous. Wish I had Bomber to stick up for me when people got mad at me for suggesting that a system that allowed a team with a losing record to enter into the playoffs and get beat 13-0 was just absurd. Oh well.



I agree with you Harry on the emotion question, I just saw alot of it on the high school scene the past couple of weeks. Which isn't a bad thing. It probably builds character in many of these players. I think Bombers point is that in club there are so many games and venues that the player views it as just another game which removes emotion. In high school you have 1 goal, and that's to win the state championship, in club, you have r3pl champ,ecnl champ, state champ which might be dilluting it for the player. It probably means more to a Ponte Vedra playing Boca every year for the top spot where a rivalry has probably been developed. Whereas the the lower tiered teams feel like they have no chance year in and year out.