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U12 Chili Pepper Girls #5 in Nation |
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on 01 Oct 2006
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It is now clear one should not only ask, " Why rank'" but also," How do you rank?" The National Soccer Rankings has ranked the Chili Peppers number five in the country. The Far Post Report begs to differ with this ranking and suggest geographical bias may be inherent in the rankings of NSR. Here is our case...
It is clear to us that the Chili Peppers would be higher were it not
for the tremendous summer storms which hit Ohio in the past month. Had
the #7 Warren County United Blue been able to compete against # 10 ASC
Eagles out of Naperville, Illinios they would have knocked off or lost
to a top 15 team. Unfortunately weather, we believe, would have kept
these two top teams from playing, if they had been scheduled, robbing
them of the chance for a big win (which would have catapulted them up
at least one spot) or a big loss. If # 4 St Louis SC - Wiipke of MO had
played any of the games they may have cancelled due to weather they may
have lost and slipped lower in the rankings - making way for the
Peppers. In addition, #6 Dallas Sting Royal 95 may have missed a chance
to play #17 D'Feeters 95 from Farmers Branch, Texas due to thunder
showers, which are fact of life in Texas. The game was not scheduled
but it may have been if there were not thunder showers in Texas on a
regular basis. The Peppers, with nice Californian weather, have not
been hampered, by weather, in their games. Had they been they may have
moved higher because they would not have lost as many games.
In
any case, our argument is not with the Chili Pepper rather the
ridiculous system of ranking U12 Girls teams on a national basis. How
do the Holmdel Hornets of NJ rank above the Deep Run Valley Charge of
PA? How do JB Marine - Skirvan of MO rank below team Chicago Blue
Dolphins of IL? Howdy do de rankings ........
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