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Zapruder does a nice job.

If he's pushed up and allowed to focus on playing the #10 role he could have a nice season. Last year when I saw Holmes play he was playing midfield, but going back to take goal kicks, which was... curious.

Cool. Thanks for the info. The discipline and work required to keep grades up, stay academically eligible, meet team codes of conduct, and keep playing the sport a kid loves I think are all part of the value of participating in collegiate athletics as a nice adder to the academic/vocational focus of attending college. Best of luck to all the young men heading off to play football in college this fall.

Any idea how much the bill changes year-to-year? Do equivalency scholarships get divided up differently year-to-year or do programs lock kids in at a set amount provided they continue to play?

Even on the JV team? It seems like a fair number of schools are now fielding JV teams in addition to Varsity teams so they can expand their rosters and attract more student-athletes. LW soccer is a great example. They had 20 on the Varsity squad last fall - 18 internationals, plus one KY and one AZ kid. In contrast they had 16 on their JV squad - 14 from KY and 2 internationals. No Visa, no Varsity. At least you know where you stand.

The 100% acceptance rate was for getting into UPIKE (the school) in 2014... 2,278 applied, 2,278 were accepted, and 352 enrolled, about half of whom (175) were males. Not all of the male freshmen who go to UPIKE play football, just a lot of them, like 1 out of 3. There were 72 freshmen listed on the UPIKE football roster in 2015 (including 17 identified as red-shirts).

Great point and I agree 100%. Could be something that the AD puts on in connection with the HS guidance department. Attendance ought to be mandatory for any student-athlete who wants to participate in the many mock "letter of intent" signing ceremonies that that take place in high school libraries and auditoriums throughout the spring. But... it is understandable why there may be little interest. First, it is additional work. Second, many High Schools have a bias in seeing students continue on to college (to continue academics "at the next level").

Add to that... 3. In many cases the experience just feels less special than HS ball... going from a starter in HS to working earn PT again; often playing in front of smaller crowds than HS; mom and dad carping about your fall semester grades over Christmas break; by spring contemplating just how much work it'll take to reverse the effects of the unlimited meal plan; and the prospect of another 30-40 eager young bucks in the recruiting class for next fall.

^ I didn't mean to dog Lindsey Wilson with a reported roster of 147 - it just looked like the biggest KY roster on quick glance. Turns out Pikeville reportedly has a larger roster (175) and boasts a 100% acceptance rate. As colleges compete for bodies, administrators have figured out that the marginal cost of the nth player on their athletic team rosters (even considering an equivalency scholly divided 6 or 7 ways) is worth it compared to the amount they net in tuition/room & board.

Benefits of collegiate athletics other than some modest scholly money: 1. A competitive advantage getting into a tough academic program (as noted by Mexitucky) 2. Structure that helps the student-athlete stay focused (busy people get more done) 3. A good reason/excuse to say no to drugs and alcohol (to be prepared for practice/laying) 4. Motivation to push through and hit marks on academics to be able to keep playing the game you love. Running counter to this are the schools that have excessive numbers on their rosters (for example 147 on a football roster). Similarly, there ought to be some truth in advertising that requires schools to disclose when they have a target for number of players on rosters (and especially if they have bonus programs for coaches who hit recruitment/retention targets). If you go to the link provided earlier in the thread it breaks down number of players on roster by sport. As an example, if you are an NAIA school with 147 on your roster and only allowed 24 (or 26 equivalency) scholarships that means the average football scholly is less than 20% of costs. In the case where a private school has tuition costs that are double the tuition of the local state school it becomes hard to continue to justify essentially paying to play at the next level in front of fewer fans than you had in high school... unless, of course, you're getting a lot of mileage out of the list of benefits identified first.

Brossart graduated 11, which is a large senior class for Brossart. By my count if Sendlebach and McGrath are out that leaves 3 Seniors (Chism, Hildreth and Kahmann), 1Junior (Henn) and 5 Sophomores returning. Looks like lean times for Brossart.

Absolutely correct on Campbell and Brossart... and good call on Trevor Kahmann... great kid spending time this summer at Governors Scholar Program. Bossart could be the team this fall that has the most players on the field who didn't play Club soccer this spring: Kahmann, Cody, Sendlebach, McGrath, Hildreth - assuming they all play again this fall.

At Scott, Johnny Trenkamp and Ryan Wolf have been playing since at least their sophomore year. Over the past couple years they've had the likes of Treadway, Schneider, Morgan and Hegerty carrying the offense in front of them. Can we expect to see Trenkamp and/or Wolf moved further up the pitch to generate offense? At Campbell County I'd presume that Grant Perkins become partners with Colton Schneider in midfield to create offense (Grant's older brother Sam had a great career at Campbell County and Grant has the same smooth style of play). Any chance we see Colton Schneider pressed into service higher up the field for the Camels? Speaking of older brothers, is the younger Henn at Brossart prepared to take more of the load following significant losses at Brossart to graduation? What about Bryan Duffy (Frosh last year)? Can we expect him to be a focus on offensive? Of course the thing that amazes me season after season is Brossart's ability to reload with relatively small numbers and still be very competitive. Other Region 10 players to watch on offense?

I shouldn't have used the word "top" - or at least I should have used "some of the top." No doubt stats have to be taken in context. Not only is there a difference in who the goal was scored on, but which goal it was. I played in college with an All-American who led the team in scoring but was probably 3rd or 4th on the team in terms of game winners. He had a knack for getting the 3rd or 4th (or 3rd and 4th) goals in games we won by 3 or 4. Not 5hat it's not valuable to bury a team when you have them down, it's just that those goals just don't mean as much as the lone goal that puts you over a tough opponent for a 1-0 win. But I digress... I'd like to hear about players to watch even if they didn't put up numbers last year. For Region 9, here are a couple examples: Stephen Schutt, CovCath - Schutt was one of 4 or 5 Juniors who got significant time on Varsity last year. I expect Schutt to be a big part of the offensive engine at CCH this fall. I'm sure there are others at CovCath ready to step up as well. Nick Tolbert, St. Henry - If Tolbert plays in the hole behind Sanders I'd expect him to be involved in a lot of St. Henry scoring. David Renouil, Ryle - athletic and moves well off the ball. Will he feature this fall or am I off base? Solomon Farris, Highlands - he creates a lot of chances by putting opposing backs under a ton of pressure. And he has a finishers touch. Eddie Schultz, NCC - If NCC played Schultz up top I could easily see him being their top scorer - not super technical, but super athletic. Who else? Come on... if we can fill multiple pages on time keeping surely we can talk about players we look forward to watching play in the fall.

Agreed. And Bogdan Shoyat could be a nice power/finesse pairing with Moses. Beechwood making Regionals this fall is a real possibility as I think Holy Cross is going to be a bit down.

Can am Adm8n update the thread title for me? Region 10.

Montgomery County graduated a ton of offense, but one would suspect there's more in the pipeline. Campbell County also lost a top goalscorer in Rob Ausgberger and set-up man Sam Parnell. Bourbon County doesn't play Germany or CovCath, but nonetheless has a lot of scoring coming back. Who else should we be looking for from Region 10 in the fall? Who steps in at MoCo, Brossart and Scott? For reference, here are stats leaders coming back from last fall: Kamron Stout, Bourbon County (24/5) Ryan Mitchell, Mason County (15/4) Bryce Johnson Mason County (15/3) Chris Deluna, Bourbon County (14/6) Landon Bowman, Bourbon County (13/7) Colton Schneider, Campbell County (10/5)

Defending state Champ CovCath graduated a lot of scoring punch in Bryce Day and Jacob Litzler, but returns a top scorer in Griffin Lamb and has a host of others ready to step up. Can Lamb increase production this year against the prospect of added attention without Day/Litzler? Adam Snow will be a treat to watch again at Cooper. Is there another scoring threat at Cooper to take some heat off Snow? DJ Sanders will be back with a lot of returning Varsity support from (pre-season Region 9 favorite?) St Henry. Below are top returning stats leaders in Region 8. Who will top the leader boards next fall for Region 9 offensive production? Any new names to float? Adam Snow, Cooper (29 goals/13 assists) DJ Sanders, St Henry (23/7) Griffin Lamb, CovCath (18/13) Ethan Mills, Highlands (14/5) Thomas Schutzman, Villa Madonna (12/3) Ulises Martinez, Boone County (10/3)

Oldham County lost close to 60 goals of production between Clayton Wirth and Jonathan Huerta and Walton-Verona sees 25 go out the door with Zach Leffler. Who will be significant offensive threats this fall in Region 8? Below are some of the top stats producers who return from last fall. Who will shine again this year and who will be new to the top scorer list? David Marshall, Carroll County (41/8) Cooper Cantrell, South Oldham (26/8) Jeff Thomas, Oldham County (21/8) Jeremy Moran, Walton-Verona (19/10) Bryce O'Hara, Simon Kent on (16/8) Blake Chadwick, Simon Kenton (12/3)

Interestingly, in NCAA play the clocked is stopped during the last five minutes of the second half any time the team with the lead subs (whether or not the other team is subbing). There are any number of different ways keeping time could be handled. No matter how it is done the parent doing QA on the whole process from the stands is going to find fault with how it is executed. Keeping the "official time" on the stadium clock is just going to make the "errors" that much easier for THAT parent to identify. Which again is why I think AEDs should be mandatory equipment at every game. When he (or she) blows a gasket I'd like there to be proper medical equipment readily on hand.

According to NFHS I don't think a horn is required. The announcer will count down the last ten seconds ("10...9...8... etc"). I can't wait to see what special flare some of our local announcers may add to the count-down. THAT could be special.

The parents in the stands keeping time may also miss signals from the center to stop the clock. Grumping about the center adding time generally commences following the chorus of watch beeps from the sideline or stands.

If announcers at high school games are any indication of what we might get from a clock/horn operator, I'll stick with the center official keeping official time on the field.

If Maher has some value in comparing teams playing in the same season, it has far less value comparing teams across different years.

Ahhhh.... the subtleties of sarcasm. In truth, I cannot think of a single advantage of keeping the official time on the scoreboard. In high school soccer, with unlimited substitutions, fitness and athleticism are too often substituted for an attempt to play the game. Coaches who either don't understand the game or don't have enough higher level players (of both) simply ask their players to go harder, win more fifty-fifty balls, and outwork the other team. It is one of the biggest weaknesses of high school soccer and results in a playing atmosphere that increases the chances of player injuries. A scoreboard with seconds ticking down at the end is only going to magnify this (sometimes) wreckless urgency that characterizes much of high school soccer. And I guarantee you, we'll get parent/fans complaining about "blown horn blows" (too early, too late, horn blown too long or too short) in addition to the parents/fans who already help officiate and keep time from the stands. I have no idea what the driver is behind putting official time on the scoreboard. I'd guess it is uninformed ADs who come from a basketball or football background. If anyone knows the rationale for the change I'd love to know. For me, if the center keeping time is good enough for the 209 countries who play under the FIFA LOTG, it ought to be good enough for high school soccer. But what do I know.