Playoff brackets?

John Galt wrote:

Uncle Numanga wrote:Nice to see that Region 1 winners tomorrow will have to travel to Midland for the Regional Semis and finals. All the teams are from DFW, as usual. Seems a shame to have to go all the way out there for our teams to play. What can be done to change that?Also, congrats to Districts 4 & 10 for having 3 teams each in the Regional Quarter Finals.

Someone at SLC should be able to figure that out your the only team tomorrow playing at such a friendly "nuetral" sight.

No kidding!

Question - how long are the games in HS Soccer for the playoffs?

DDad wrote:Question - how long are the games in HS Soccer for the playoffs?

Ours have been running about 100 minutes. Normally two 40 minute halves.

John Galt wrote:

Uncle Numanga wrote:Nice to see that Region 1 winners tomorrow will have to travel to Midland for the Regional Semis and finals. All the teams are from DFW, as usual. Seems a shame to have to go all the way out there for our teams to play. What can be done to change that?Also, congrats to Districts 4 & 10 for having 3 teams each in the Regional Quarter Finals.

Someone at SLC should be able to figure that out your the only team tomorrow playing at such a friendly "nuetral" sight.

Coin toss. We won.

John Galt wrote:

DDad wrote:Question - how long are the games in HS Soccer for the playoffs?

Ours have been running about 100 minutes. Normally two 40 minute halves.

Keep running those 100 minute games and get real tired.

Uncle Numanga wrote:

John Galt wrote:

Uncle Numanga wrote:Nice to see that Region 1 winners tomorrow will have to travel to Midland for the Regional Semis and finals. All the teams are from DFW, as usual. Seems a shame to have to go all the way out there for our teams to play. What can be done to change that?Also, congrats to Districts 4 & 10 for having 3 teams each in the Regional Quarter Finals.

Someone at SLC should be able to figure that out your the only team tomorrow playing at such a friendly "nuetral" sight.

Coin toss. We won.

I suggest you try to push back the start to 7:30 or pick to defend the west goal in the first half. We started at 6:00 and from about 6:30 to 7:30 the Keeper on the east end needed a Welders helmet.

Uncle Numanga wrote:Nice to see that Region 1 winners tomorrow will have to travel to Midland for the Regional Semis and finals. All the teams are from DFW, as usual. Seems a shame to have to go all the way out there for our teams to play. What can be done to change that?

Also, congrats to Districts 4 & 10 for having 3 teams each in the Regional Quarter Finals.

Midland? I'd rather drive to El Paso than risk allowing SL a third playoff match at their home field.

Midland? I'd rather drive to El Paso than risk allowing SL a third playoff match at their home field.[/quote]

IF SLC and Grapevine win, it just seems crazy that both teams will travel 5 hours each way, lose at least a day of school and pay $200 a night for a crappy hotel room when their fields are just a good punt away from each other. I am pretty sure either team would give up the home filed advantage and play at the other's home to keep from making the trip. The same could be said for any of the remaining 8 teams.

On the boys side, SLC traveled to Midland for last Friday's game and are there again for today's game. If they win today, they get to go back later this week for Regionals. I understand the meeting in the middle and not much can be done when you play the El Paso schools. Having the Regionals in Midland is a different story.

For those that haven't been, Grande Communications Stadium in Midland is one of the best facilities in the state for HS soccer. They actually thought about soccer during the construction and made the field wide enough to actually play a legit game. its got the football lines, yes, but all the stadiums do. but this one is a full sized soccer field also.

the drawback is that none of the players have played on a full-sized field in such a long time that they get tired faster.

Grande Communications Stadium in Midland is one of the best facilities in the state for HS soccer


Yes sir, no one doubts the facility ... it's the constant howling wind and dust ... the dust is in your eyes and teeth at all times ... on the whole it sucks

Uncle Numanga wrote:

John Galt wrote:

DDad wrote:Question - how long are the games in HS Soccer for the playoffs?

Ours have been running about 100 minutes. Normally two 40 minute halves.

Keep running those 100 minute games and get real tired.

We got tired a little too soon to make it to the rematch. Good luck in Midland.

I have been told the games have been moved from Midland to Birdville. That actually makes sense!

u95g dad wrote:I have been told the games have been moved from Midland to Birdville. That actually makes sense!

The UIL brackets now show the Region I games at Birdville ISD.

The boys were also switched to Birdville. Have to think that does not make Midland too happy with the loss of the tax dollars. The oil industry to probably keeping them pretty busy as it is so maybe they were glad things were changed.