fishfan 66 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Why is soccer so bad year after year for boys soccer? bb3305798Mug, Lenapt, MarvinVot and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 They are better this year than they have been. Do they have any youth soccer leagues in Richlands? If so, how long have they had them? nujasalapala and Lenapt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfan 66 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I went and watched Graham against Richlands. ..Grahamo puts on a clinic. ..seems Richlands don't adjust. Youth league? ? Im sure they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Richlands lost by 1 to Graham. Sometimes it's not all about putting on a "clinic." The boys are much improved from last season they are 2-2 on the year with victories over Tazewell and Lebanon and a loss to Graham and Gate City. Give them time. The soccer culture in Richlands was non existent until the last few years. The players you are seeing come up now are the ones who have been in youth leagues from childhood up. Bigrhsfan and GMan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Just like any other sport, it requires quality youth leagues working as feeders to the high school program. Galax kids play indoor soccer all winter long in North Carolina and summer travel leagues all over Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The varsity coach is my neighbor. They have well over 50 kids between jv and varsity. That's impressive for such a small school given the sport being played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Boys rebounded tonight with an 8-0 win after the mercy rule in the 60'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenado5 12 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 When John Stanton and Logan Forrest were playing the team was pretty good for the area. Made the playoffs their junior and senior year I believe and both players made all state. Will Moir was on their senior team too and he's definitely as good as they were this year. Irishman and rvtne216 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 They are 5-2 now with wins over Lebanon, Tazewell, Grundy x2, and Grayson Co. Losses to Graham 3-2 and Gate City 3-0. They are making strides. Look much better now than they did in the early season. Up next is Tazewell on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Lost tonight 2-1 to Graham with about 1:04 left in overtime. It's been an up and down season. They stand at 6-7 after tonights heartbreaker. They have wins over Lebanon x2, Tazewell, Grundy x2, and Grayson Co. They also have losses to Graham x2, Gate City, Tazewell, Abingdon, Virginia, and Honaker. They've scored 27 goals and conceded 24 goals. They are markedly improved from last season that saw them only win twice. But, they still have some room to grow. Losing C. Mullins a few games back doesn't help either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Just like any other sport, it requires quality youth leagues working as feeders to the high school program. Galax kids play indoor soccer all winter long in North Carolina and summer travel leagues all over Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The varsity coach is my neighbor. They have well over 50 kids between jv and varsity. That's impressive for such a small school given the sport being played. This is precisely correct. And going off on a slight tangent, my personal opinion is that soccer is the one school sport that benefits positively from an association with travel ball. And the expansion of travel ball into previously "non traditional" areas is demonstrating results. Kids in my current place of residence have always had access to quality clubs in Roanoke and Lynchburg, but that distance has been just enough to discourage participation in large numbers. A local club was started about five years ago which is just now showing some dividends after developing its roots. My son's middle school team just concluded its first winning season within the span of anyone's local memory. About half of those kids (including my own) are active with travel clubs, all of them have several years of experience playing in local recreation leagues, and most of them started playing as young as the age of 5. Of course we're still playing "catch up" against other local schools such as Jefferson Forest and E.C. Glass who have had direct access to travel programs for a significant period of time, but we're definitely seeing progress. Our varsity side are the defending conference champions (at the 3A level) and notched the school's first win ever against Glass this season. I would imagine that the current success of the girls program can be attributed in some part to participation in the Clinch River Soccer Association. If that club proves to be sustainable, it is reasonable to assume that Richlands will be extremely competitive locally on the boys side as well. sixcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Boys finish season 6-10-2 after a draw with Honaker tonight. They play Marion on Monday at RHS in the Conference 39 tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Richlands 2016 Soccer BlueTornadoLive â€@BlueTornadoLive 22h22 hours ago Girls varsity beat Honaker 8-1 to close out an UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON!! They finish at 15-0, scoring 101 goals and giving up 8. #HCGSOC BlueTornadoLive â€@BlueTornadoLive 18h18 hours ago Boys varsity finish at 10-5 and are the 2 seed in the SEC tournament. They will host Grundy on Monday night. #SEC #HCBSOC Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Richlands Girls Soccer 2016 .....Congrats girls...awesome!!! BlueTornadoLive â€@BlueTornadoLive 4m4 minutes ago Final!!!! Richlands 2 James River 1!!!! Richlands advances to the regional final and will play in the STATE FINAL FOUR!!!!!! BlueTornadoLive â€@BlueTornadoLive 54s55 seconds ago Richlands remains perfect at 20-0! We will play the winner of Radford and @grahamgmen tomorrow night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Man what a game. Those last 10 minutes were absolutely tense. First time a Richlands soccer team will play for regional final. trublue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Brian Woodson â€@bdtwoodson 6m6 minutes ago Bluefield, WV Graham girls falls 3-0 to Radford in Region 2A West semifinals. Richlands and Radford meet for Region title on Thursday at East River at 6. BlueTornadoLive â€@BlueTornadoLive 27m27 minutes ago Richlands vs Radford for the 2A West title tomorrow at 6pm at the East River Sports Complex in Bluefield (Graham's home field). COME OUT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 BlueTornadoLiveâ€@BlueTornadoLive Your final four soccer teams: Richlands, Radford, George Mason (8 time defending champion), and Goochland. #StateSoccerTournament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Random question, how much of the Richland Girl's success comes from the exchange student? I hear she is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Random question, how much of the Richland Girl's success comes from the exchange student? I hear she is very good. If you're talking about Nadia Ashiq, she's not an exchange student, I don't believe. She's been here forever. Maybe you're thinking of our exchange student from Japan that plays tennis and is very good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I had heard that Ashiq was an exchange student, but could have heard wrong. I knew about the Japanese girl. Did she qualify for state? BobbyGoK and diegoZor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I had heard that Ashiq was an exchange student, but could have heard wrong. I knew about the Japanese girl. Did she qualify for state? I don't know their entire back story, but I don't think she's an exchange student. She's played all four years at Richlands, so she's been here at least that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 11:56 pm Richlands' Ashiq leads Blue Tornado into state tourney Tim Hayes | Bristol Herald Courier ANDRE TEAGUE/BHC Nadia Ashiq Richlands Soccer Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I had heard that Ashiq was an exchange student, but could have heard wrong. I knew about the Japanese girl. Did she qualify for state? According to that article, she's been here since she was three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Another story on Richlands' girls soccer playing in 2016 VHSL state semis Lady Blues reach state tourney goalBy GEORGE THWAITES http://www.bdtonline.com/sports/lady-blues-reach-state-tourney-goal/article_c7340314-2df5-11e6-8779-2b52388a0c0e.html Staff photo by George Thwaites Richlands’ Ariel Charlton chases the ball during practice on Wednesday for Friday’s 2A state semifinal game with George Mason in Salem Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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