Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
There are ways of coaching knowing you are going to win, and pounding other teams. WHen the margin goes above 10+ a good coach will still win but win it with some preservation of dignity for the other team, we do want girls to come back next year.

I have seen blowout games by the half mark. Good coaches will pull their top scorers, even play a few of their JV squad.
NHP and Floral Park did not do this, nor the Suffolk teams. PErhaps a little maturity on part of the coaches, time will tell.





Power points determined playoof seeding.....that's why....and it really stinks!
Power points has nothing to do with total goals scored , or allowed. This is from the section XI handbook and tells how power ranks are calculated. If a coach runs up a score it's because thats what they want to do, don't let them tell you different



Power Points

Division standings are determined by implementing the power rating point system. At the completion of a division schedule, the following procedure determines rank:

Step 1
Assign the proper winning and losing percentage rating to each team based on its record.

Examples:

(1) Team X - record 5-2-1, winning raw score .71, losing raw score .29
(2) Team Y - record 8-3-1, winning raw score .73, losing raw score .27

Step 2
Determine each team's individual point total as follows:
1. For every win, add the winning percentage raw scores of the opponent.
2. For every loss, subtract the losing raw scores of the opponent.
3. Add each team's own winning percentage raw score to the total.
4. For ties only: determine the difference of the tied teams' winning raw scores and add the resulting positive or negative number to the appropriate team.

Examples:

(1) Team A: 6-1-1 = .86 - Team B: 2-5-1 = .29 (difference = .57). Team B adds .57 to its total points. Team A subtracts .57 from its total points
(2) Team A: 9-1-2 = .90 - Team B: 5-6-1 = .45 (difference = .45) . Team B adds .45 to its total. Team A subtracts .45 from its total.

Step 3
Set the final standings by ranking the teams in order using accumulated point totals. Results may be curved to prevent the publication of a negative total for any team by adding a like positive number (100 points) to all scores.

Ties in Division Standings

The procedure for breaking ties in division standings (teams with exact power points):
1. Head-to-head record breaks ties in point standings in favor of the winner.
2. Compare record versus the highest finishing common opponent. If the record is the same, continue to compare the performance of each team against the highest finishing common opponent in descending order until the tie is broken.
3. If the tie has not been broken using common opponents, it will be broken by the team that beat the highest finishing uncommon opponent.
4. If the tie is still not broken, the highest ranked team as determined by division coaches at the pre-schedule seeding meeting will be the team given the higher final division standing.