Are you a points guy?

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Come on people!!! I know the “team manager” is being sarcastic. There’s no way a team playing lower teams will accumulate enough points to be even top 15. At 30 pts/win and 10pts/tie, the team will have to win at least 50 games to get 1500 pts. You have to beat teams that are ranked (at least 300+ higher than your team to get the bonus (up to 300) points. You also have to win tournaments where the 5 top teams are ranked much higher than your team to get significant points. I see a lot of ignorance regarding how gotsoccer points are awarded - here is a link to the GotSoccer Support Center for Rankings.

So, the number 1 team deserves to be number 1, right?

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Got Soccer really only rewards tournament points to teams that play in qualifying tournaments. Take for instance, FL RUSH U12 were, and still are #1, even after losing to TCU at MSA at Naples and not making it to the final of a small tournament. In any ranking system, if you are beat by someone lower than you, your team should move down. Right? No because the Naples tournament doesn't report its scores to Got Soccer. So the lost isn't factored in to FL RUSH's ranking. But in the Got Soccer points system, they have so many points accumulated that they remain #1. Doesn't seem fair, does it? Youth Soccer Rankings seems to be more accurate in determining who the top teams are. Of course, no ranking system is perfect.

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This whole Gotsoccer points/ranking system is ridiculously flawed. We should settle who are the best teams the old fashioned way . . . with a poll of coaches and media members!!!!

That should settle it once and for all.

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This whole Gotsoccer points/ranking system is ridiculously flawed. We should settle who are the best teams the old fashioned way . . . with a poll of coaches and media members!!!!

That should settle it once and for all.

All those BCS folks are looking for a job.

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Yes it is true, I am a points guy and I am not ashamed to admit it.

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Got Soccer really only rewards tournament points to teams that play in qualifying tournaments. Take for instance, FL RUSH U12 were, and still are #1, even after losing to TCU at MSA at Naples and not making it to the final of a small tournament. In any ranking system, if you are beat by someone lower than you, your team should move down. Right? No because the Naples tournament doesn't report its scores to Got Soccer. So the lost isn't factored in to FL RUSH's ranking. But in the Got Soccer points system, they have so many points accumulated that they remain #1. Doesn't seem fair, does it? Youth Soccer Rankings seems to be more accurate in determining who the top teams are. Of course, no ranking system is perfect.

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Got Soccer really only rewards tournament points to teams that play in qualifying tournaments. Take for instance, FL RUSH U12 were, and still are #1, even after losing to TCU at MSA at Naples and not making it to the final of a small tournament. In any ranking system, if you are beat by someone lower than you, your team should move down. Right? No because the Naples tournament doesn't report its scores to Got Soccer. So the lost isn't factored in to FL RUSH's ranking. But in the Got Soccer points system, they have so many points accumulated that they remain #1. Doesn't seem fair, does it? Youth Soccer Rankings seems to be more accurate in determining who the top teams are. Of course, no ranking system is perfect.

GotSoccer won't subtract point because of a loss. The points are good for 12-18 months, and then are removed once an update occurs. So, for a team to move up they have to WIN and beat better teams. No ranking system is perfect, but gotsoccer rewards teams by wins - if you lose, you don't get any point. Teams will move up as they beat better teams - the losses won't affect as much a losing team, as it will benefit a winning team. Hope it makes sense.

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Check out youthsoccerrankings.us. Much more accurate ranking system

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So basically your team is a paper tiger. It looks more ferocious in the rankings than it does on the field.

Isn't that better to be something, even a paper tiger than nothing but bragging about what coaching license you hold and how you are a professional club......but cannot even attract paper tigers?!!

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Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla

Said the Florida Rush parent.

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GotSoccer won't subtract point because of a loss. The points are good for 12-18 months, and then are removed once an update occurs. So, for a team to move up they have to WIN and beat better teams. No ranking system is perfect, but gotsoccer rewards teams by wins - if you lose, you don't get any point. Teams will move up as they beat better teams - the losses won't affect as much a losing team, as it will benefit a winning team. Hope it makes sense.

The issue with GotSoccer is awarding tournament points. Teams can play lower-level tournaments or 'silver-division' and rack up points.

Getting points for wins is fine. But getting 400+ points for first place by beating bad teams is ridiculous.

There are some 'B' teams who have more points and a higher ranking then the 'A' team.

As someone mentioned earlier, youthsoccerrankings.us is a lot better.

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The issue with GotSoccer is awarding tournament points. Teams can play lower-level tournaments or 'silver-division' and rack up points.

Getting points for wins is fine. But getting 400+ points for first place by beating bad teams is ridiculous.

There are some 'B' teams who have more points and a higher ranking then the 'A' team.

As someone mentioned earlier, youthsoccerrankings.us is a lot better.

The parents are freaking out because we haven't played in any of these cupcake early tournaments and as such we have dropped in the rankings. What is wrong with these idiots. I can't believe I will be spending the next year with people on the sidelines.

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I'm having a converstaion with this guy I met at the pitch yesterday and suddenly he starts complaining about the laegue he is playing in because it doesn't accumalate points for the team rankings.
Is this for real? Are there people out there that actually care about their Got Soccer points?

His kid plays for U17 Rush B team and he's unhappy they didn't get points for losing in a crappy Columbus Day tournament. He's says his team will "never" participate in the tournament because they got screwed. Just laugh at him and walk away.

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That's the beauty of this system, you never actually can be ranked number 1. But you can get pretty close. Like I said we are currently ranked number 4. We avoid playing the top teams so it limits our chances to grab the top spot. Since we are a smaller club we really cannot compete with the big clubs so this is the strategy we use and it has really worked for us.

Is this the team manager from FC Florida U13 boys?

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Is this the team manager from FC Florida U13 boys?

Wrong Quote, was supposed to be quoted about making sure they are gaining points. Point is, he is a joke.