SC Soccer Forums SCSoccer.com Forums Girls Varsity Soccer Hilton Head no all state selections.

I just want to make a point about one of your comments (even though this discussion about boys has no place on the girls forum).

Byron Quintoa is undoubtedly a great player. He is made much more visible by playing on a very successful team. Adam Crysel is also a great player, but no one on this board has heard of him because he plays for a good, but not great, team. Adam also does not get the visibility through the club system, because he chooses to play locally. However, playing in a weak division does not make him a weak player. He was the region player of the year, which means at least 6 coaches thought he was a good candidate for All State. Honestly, I have no idea how he stacks up to Quintoa, and it's unlikely that we'll ever see them on the same pitch together. Obviously, the coaches who have seen Adam play have been impressed.

There are over 750 players at each level. Picking 18 of them as "the best" is always going to result in some controversy. However, it seems that most of the controversy surrounds players from the best teams that were not picked.

Very few of the 50 teams in any given level are represented on the All State list. I'm sure that many teams have a player that can be considered a candidate for this list. There is very likely a star player on many teams that haven't won a game, and these players will never have a fair chance to make All State. I'm just happy that the selection committee is looking beyond the powerhouse teams. I don't think that this is indicative of "some coaches pushing their own agendas." In fact, I think that this indicates that the selection committee has indeed "done their homework" and investigated alternatives to the traditional powerhouse teams.

How boring it would be if the whole soccer community unanimously agreed with these subjective decisions...