Anonymous
Post 10/28/2024 19:48     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Some teams choose to stop scoring if they are crushing the other team or the game ends early (mercy rule) so there's no opportunity to have that many goals even if they are killing it and scoring many goals.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2024 18:54     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Goals are just one metric. And probably most important if one is a forward, which she was not.

I'm not going to argue with you. She was a great all around player, a senior, and on a top team (state semi finalist). She deserved it imo.



I'm agreeing with you. IMO goals are just one piece of the puzzle and are more important if you're a forward. Middies have a different job, and she was very good at hers.


Got to pipe in here. Fairfax POY is a middie and she had 20+ goals last year and almost 20 this year. So your opinion that middies have a different job does not hold water. Players who are considered the best player on the team, whether they are or not, are taking the shots on corners so their goal count should be at a premium.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2024 18:41     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lake Braddock and Woodson announced 11 district honors each. Fairfax had 9, plus player of the year again.


Just keep in mind that coaches can nominate as many players as they want and can withhold nominations.

The McLean coach last year nominated every senior on her roster and some didn’t see the field all season.


1st and 2nd team are voted on by other coaches (ie consensus across each district). honorable mention are basically named by each coach and more free for all.


^ nope
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2024 14:58     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lake Braddock and Woodson announced 11 district honors each. Fairfax had 9, plus player of the year again.


Just keep in mind that coaches can nominate as many players as they want and can withhold nominations.

The McLean coach last year nominated every senior on her roster and some didn’t see the field all season.


1st and 2nd team are voted on by other coaches (ie consensus across each district). honorable mention are basically named by each coach and more free for all.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2024 14:28     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:Lake Braddock and Woodson announced 11 district honors each. Fairfax had 9, plus player of the year again.


Just keep in mind that coaches can nominate as many players as they want and can withhold nominations.

The McLean coach last year nominated every senior on her roster and some didn’t see the field all season.
Anonymous
Post 10/28/2024 14:13     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Lake Braddock and Woodson announced 11 district honors each. Fairfax had 9, plus player of the year again.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 21:23     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Goals are just one metric. And probably most important if one is a forward, which she was not.

I'm not going to argue with you. She was a great all around player, a senior, and on a top team (state semi finalist). She deserved it imo.



I'm agreeing with you. IMO goals are just one piece of the puzzle and are more important if you're a forward. Middies have a different job, and she was very good at hers.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 14:00     Subject: Re:Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was happy to see W&L knock out Langley. They have been extremely overconfident all season and their Instagram "barstool" page quite insulting to other teams....


Literally every school has a "barstool" account that insults the other teams. That is nothing to get worked up about


Doesn't make it less obnoxious. And NO only Langley fh has one in the Liberty District so glad to see them go


+1
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 13:51     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Congrats to Oakton! But please keep in mind that accolades are popularity contests with the coaches’ favorites getting the best awards and are generally not based on ability. Please keep this in mind when you read about all district, all region and all state awards. Some pretty mediocre players have come away with very high accolades. Of course, there are some exceptions to that rule. The state player of the year last year only had 5 goals all season but Oakton won the state so ….
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Goals are just one metric. And probably most important if one is a forward, which she was not.


I'm not going to argue with you. She was a great all around player, a senior, and on a top team (state semi finalist). She deserved it imo.


Probably got the ball inserted to her 10x a game during offensive corners tho…
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 11:27     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Congrats to Oakton! But please keep in mind that accolades are popularity contests with the coaches’ favorites getting the best awards and are generally not based on ability. Please keep this in mind when you read about all district, all region and all state awards. Some pretty mediocre players have come away with very high accolades. Of course, there are some exceptions to that rule. The state player of the year last year only had 5 goals all season but Oakton won the state so ….
.


Goals are just one metric. And probably most important if one is a forward, which she was not.


I'm not going to argue with you. She was a great all around player, a senior, and on a top team (state semi finalist). She deserved it imo.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2024 10:06     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Congrats to Oakton! But please keep in mind that accolades are popularity contests with the coaches’ favorites getting the best awards and are generally not based on ability. Please keep this in mind when you read about all district, all region and all state awards. Some pretty mediocre players have come away with very high accolades. Of course, there are some exceptions to that rule. The state player of the year last year only had 5 goals all season but Oakton won the state so ….
.


Goals are just one metric. And probably most important if one is a forward, which she was not.
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2024 22:30     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oakton wins their District last night and has lots of kids on the all-district team.

What other schools?


Congrats to Oakton! But please keep in mind that accolades are popularity contests with the coaches’ favorites getting the best awards and are generally not based on ability. Please keep this in mind when you read about all district, all region and all state awards. Some pretty mediocre players have come away with very high accolades. Of course, there are some exceptions to that rule. The state player of the year last year only had 5 goals all season but Oakton won the state so …..


She was an excellent player who committed to Lehigh (though ended up deciding not to go). Far from mediocre.
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2024 19:33     Subject: Re:Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was happy to see W&L knock out Langley. They have been extremely overconfident all season and their Instagram "barstool" page quite insulting to other teams....


Literally every school has a "barstool" account that insults the other teams. That is nothing to get worked up about


Doesn't make it less obnoxious. And NO only Langley fh has one in the Liberty District so glad to see them go
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2024 15:32     Subject: Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:Oakton wins their District last night and has lots of kids on the all-district team.

What other schools?


Congrats to Oakton! But please keep in mind that accolades are popularity contests with the coaches’ favorites getting the best awards and are generally not based on ability. Please keep this in mind when you read about all district, all region and all state awards. Some pretty mediocre players have come away with very high accolades. Of course, there are some exceptions to that rule. The state player of the year last year only had 5 goals all season but Oakton won the state so …..
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2024 17:03     Subject: Re:Nova high school FH teams
Anonymous wrote:I was happy to see W&L knock out Langley. They have been extremely overconfident all season and their Instagram "barstool" page quite insulting to other teams....


Literally every school has a "barstool" account that insults the other teams. That is nothing to get worked up about