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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Three down …
Three All-Area teams are in the books with two left to see print. Just for an insight into the process, here is how they came about:
First, we asked the area coaches for nominations. This process is slow, but we feel it is neccessary. The coaches are with the athletes a whole lot more than we are and see every game for the most part.
After we get the nominations, we compile a list of players nominated by sport. Both myself and Will Harris make a list of nominated players we feel are worthy of being named to the team, which should be honorable mention and which are left out entirely. Very few athletes are left off if nominated by a coach, as long as it makes sense to include them.
This year, unlike previous years, we chose players not by position, but by whether we felt they were deserving. That is how we had two kickers — Zach Leslie and Daniel Hines — on the team when we would usually have just one (Though to be honest, Leslie probably would have been named at punter, anyway and Cordero Riddick also made the team, but more for other phases of the game).
We just felt this would let us take overall talent into consideration, rather than trying to pigeonhole players into positions.
Player (or Runner) of the Year were agreed upon by both of us rather quickly in tennis, cross country and (believe it or not) football. Soccer and volleyball were a bit more difficult with several players entering the conversation in soccer. Volleyball was odd, as myself and Will had chosen two different players at season’s end, then both switched players after the nominations were in. It just made sense to have co-Players of the Year.
Is everyone going to be happy, of course not. But I believe we have the best possible teams, all things considered.
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