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...Reality check- St. Josephs beat a team that was clearly lacking in fundamental knowledge, skills, technical ability and physical ability... Schools should not field teams that can not compete. It is a subtle cruelty to do so... How about the reality of what really happened recently? If a school and community can not or will not make the commitment necessary to develop and maintain a competitive program, in any sport, than it should not field one. It is cruel to the kids. To tell kids to be proud of getting humiliated in the state finals and convincing them that it was a great accomplishment to get there is just wrong, especially in light of the level of play involved getting there.




SO let's tell the kids, "Sorry, you're not good enough to play." I am sorry but your statement is asinine. You go to Blackville and look where a lot of those kids come from. The community has a hard enough time supporting itself, let alone trying to develop a soccer program. Sure, the kids knew what was coming to them, but they were still proud to be Lower State Champions. For most of them, that is probably the most success they will achieve. They may not have the most "fundamental knowledge, skills, technical abilities and physical abilities" but they worked their butts off for 3 years to become Champions. I have no connection to Blackville, but in the end, I believe they are Region Champions and Lower State Champions. To me, that is pretty good for a team that looked like crap a few years ago.