CIF State Playoffs

Is anyone watching the J Serra v SM final? I don’t think either team has actually put 3 consecutive passes together the entire game!

There is so much talent on the field and yet the standard of play is really disappointing. Granted the speed and intensity of both teams is high but considering there are players all over the field committed to top colleges I’m surprised they aren’t able to play under pressure/out of pressure a little better.
 
SimpleSoccer said:
Is anyone watching the J Serra v SM final? I don’t think either team has actually put 3 consecutive passes together the entire game!

There is so much talent on the field and yet the standard of play is really disappointing. Granted the speed and intensity of both teams is high but considering there are players all over the field committed to top colleges I’m surprised they aren’t able to play under pressure/out of pressure a little better.
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Thought the same thing. Watched the 2nd half with my 7th grade daughter and were really surprised at the “style” of play from both teams.

The ball spent a ton of time in the air or out of bounds.

All balls were played up the sideline with very few attempts to switch the field or combine more than 1 pass in a row.

I haven’t watched either team play all season. Is this the usual style from these teams?
 
SimpleSoccer said:
Is anyone watching the J Serra v SM final? I don’t think either team has actually put 3 consecutive passes together the entire game!

There is so much talent on the field and yet the standard of play is really disappointing. Granted the speed and intensity of both teams is high but considering there are players all over the field committed to top colleges I’m surprised they aren’t able to play under pressure/out of pressure a little better.
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I saw what looked like a pass in the video posted below.
 
I was looking at so cal regional championship game brackets from last year. Can someone please explain to me why HB advanced on? I thought the team that won their CIF section and the runner up advanced on.

Just trying to understand all of this, thanks.
 
espola said:
The FS video of boys D1 final is still playable

http://player.theplatform.com/p/fs-rsn/SeEjD0vRvxeB
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The game was a 0-0 draw after regulation and 2 10-minute overtime periods. Santa Barbara won the kicking circus over Cathedral 3 kicks to 2. SB Keeper made 3 nice saves while two of his teammates missed the goal completely. Portero! Portero! Portero!

The referees did not succumb to finalitis.

It appears that they were using an NCAA-style clock - the game ended on the scoreboard clock, with the announcer counting down the last 10 seconds, and the clock was stopped on referee signal for events such as issuing a caution.

Bad joke from the announcers (Gascon and Cullicutt?) - Why don't you put a kid named Dracula in goal? He's afraid of crosses.
 
DefndrDad said:
Regional brackets are out.

http://cifstate.org/sports/soccer/scr_champ_info
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Can someone explain to me how the regional brackets work. My daughters school is in d4 but not sure how the teams work. Are we playing local teams, no cal, central, or who? A couple teams are several hours away while the other 6 are so cal. Plus I thought they took too 4 from our division but one of the semi finalists isn’t in there. Any help understanding is appreciated
 
soccermama213 said:
Can someone explain to me how the regional brackets work. My daughters school is in d4 but not sure how the teams work. Are we playing local teams, no cal, central, or who? A couple teams are several hours away while the other 6 are so cal. Plus I thought they took too 4 from our division but one of the semi finalists isn’t in there. Any help understanding is appreciated
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Southern California Regional includes CIF Central Section, which goes up to Fresno and beyond. There are 8 teams entered in each Division, and all games will be played within the next 6 days.

More details here --

http://cifstate.org/sports/soccer/handbooks_forms/2018_SoCal_Soccer_Handbook.pdf
 
soccermama213 said:
Can someone explain to me how the regional brackets work. My daughters school is in d4 but not sure how the teams work. Are we playing local teams, no cal, central, or who? A couple teams are several hours away while the other 6 are so cal. Plus I thought they took too 4 from our division but one of the semi finalists isn’t in there. Any help understanding is appreciated
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I don’t know the rules on how teams were picked for the D4 bracket. But in looking at the teams there are a couple of D5 teams in the D4 bracket.The brackets include teams from San Diego section, southern section and LA city. Maybe central as well but I haven’t gotten that far yet .
 
DefndrDad said:
I don’t know the rules on how teams were picked for the D4 bracket. But in looking at the teams there are a couple of D5 teams in the D4 bracket.The brackets include teams from San Diego section, southern section and LA city
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Regional brackets don't necessarily line up with Section brackets. Each Section gets to decide which teams to enter in their allotted spots. In San Diego Section for example there is a third-place playoff game between the losers of the Open Division semifinals to fill one of the DII spots. When they started the So Cal Regional playoffs in 2008 there were only 3 divisions and schools were entered into Divisions by enrollment, but that is one of the many things that have changed.
 
espola said:
Regional brackets don't necessarily line up with Section brackets. Each Section gets to decide which teams to enter in their allotted spots. In San Diego Section for example there is a third-place playoff game between the losers of the Open Division semifinals to fill one of the DII spots. When they started the So Cal Regional playoffs in 2008 there were only 3 divisions and schools were entered into Divisions by enrollment, but that is one of the many things that have changed.
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And up until three years ago, all of the Regional championship games were played a Downey High School which has a very nice stadium and field. I liked the central location for the Regional championship game. There were good size crowds, the games were televised on one of the LA stations and streamed, and the atmosphere was made you think that you was really electric. Back then the referees were chosen from a CIF section that had no team in the game. Now the referee team comes from the home team's section, but no one on the referee crew can have officiated either team prior in the season.
 
Surfref said:
And up until three years ago, all of the Regional championship games were played a Downey High School which has a very nice stadium and field. I liked the central location for the Regional championship game. There were good size crowds, the games were televised on one of the LA stations and streamed, and the atmosphere was made you think that you was really electric. Back then the referees were chosen from a CIF section that had no team in the game. Now the referee team comes from the home team's section, but no one on the referee crew can have officiated either team prior in the season.
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Even though my Dd’s team will be playing at home tomorrow, I like the atmosphere you describe. The atmosphere in Corona on Saturday was very good. The facilities were not that great, I was surprised.
 
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