Still can play 4 years at varsity level, if playing jv as an 8th grader.
This, eligibility for a "True" age appropriate 8th grader begins their freshman year. In KY and TN it has only recently changed, and even they dont know the rules.
Small Ball and position-less offense have took over thanks to the And1 movement. Instead of pounding it inside and letting your post be a force, we are opting for space, speed, and fastbreak to be the majority of our offense. Teams would play at a slow methodical pace and use their strength to pick you apart. Now we are wide open and the use of offense or lack of offense is being pushed more and more leading to open drives and open three.
Man, I know we give Refs a hard line on here and in the stands but I can handle someone doing their best. From my viewpoint, I can handle and sometimes even enjoy bad officiating but, what get me fired up is when its is blatantly one sided. Go to SeKY or NET as a VHSL team and you will find out QUICK.
How is it the best games if a better team is left out in favor of an inferior one? Not commenting about the M7 or SWD, but in general, wouldn't the better system be the eight best teams?
It would be but not a 4 team bracket with 1st and 2nd place from each district
No log jam at all at the end of the season, as the regular season champion advances automatically, and the tournament champion advances, unless the regular season champion wins the tournament, then it is the tournament runner-up.
Nostalgia does not equal logic.
The current system allows for the best games no matter how down a district is perceived.
What I will add is that TWHS is starting to get some momentum at the lower ranks that will be on display this year on Varsity, JV, and our Middle School affiliates.
The coaching staff of the last 3-5 years has put an emphasis on M2MDefense / Motion offense at the middle school level. This has started to produce, not just players, but groups that know the game.
Hopefully this will keep us competitive for a 5-7 year stretch, if not longer
Yeah, a Chilhowie fan asked me at work the other day where TW was and I told him, that y'all were closer to Cumberland Gap, TN, Middlesboro, KY, and Bell County, KY high schools than the closest Virginia school Lee High. Lol.
Would beat Lee but is that really saying much? They do play in the weakest conference in the state. That's why they have good regular seasons, then get destroyed first round of the playoffs. But hey at least they are wining, and heard they have a pretty good coach that will probably be around for awhile down there.
Since 2013, over Half of your wins have come from that weak conference. You might want to put the stones back in your pocket.
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This, eligibility for a "True" age appropriate 8th grader begins their freshman year. In KY and TN it has only recently changed, and even they dont know the rules.