re: LHSAA convention... playoffs remain watered down

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Thanks for the explanation guys.

I've never viewed the soccer playoff system as a flawed one. Is there a reason they are looking to bring about this change?

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I can't really speak for those who proposed it. But from what I gather there are two main factors:

First, they want LHSAA to take over the reporting duties in a formal system where the coaches have to report scores in a certain time frame after a game and are subject to whatever enforcement the LHSAA uses in other sports to make that work. (Presently, it is all volunteers trying to gather all scores and there are always a number of schools who just don't turn them in - it seems to come down to begging people to provide their schedules and scores to get anything close to a complete record). For some reason, LHSAA will apparently only undertake this duty in a power rating system

Second - When you have a group of coaches voting on seeding in a playoff system that includes their own team (although they can't vote for their own team), it just seems rife for potential if not actual conflict. (ie: if I vote team A higher than team B, how is that likely to affect my own playoff pairings). Add in things like whether schools will favor district mates or teams they know well (or maybe disfavor them in some situations) then it kind of seemed that it would be just a matter of time till something blew up with that system.