Why High School Coaches Polls Powered by Scorbord.com?
What’s the point of the high school coaches polls powered by Scorbord.com?
We don’t use rankings in our state for anything like playoff seeding so why should we do these coaches polls?
As the High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com continue to expand into new states and new sports, they sometimes are met with different variations of the question: “but why are we doing this?”
The answer is simple:
It’s fun!
The High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com are the fun part of high school sports.
It’s fun, as a fan of the game, to compare and rank competitors in a sport and to defend opinions about which teams are better than others.
It’s fun, as a member of the Ranking Committee, to be part of something bigger than yourself and to influence a result that everyone will look at and talk about.
It’s fun, as a member of the coaching community, to see what your peers think of your team’s performance and then to actually have your opinions on the matter count.
It’s fun, as a high school coach, to see your kids get excited about their team’s ranking and to use that as a motivational tool.
It’s fun, as a member of the local community, to see your town rally around your team and to celebrate as it is recognized in the rankings each week.
It’s fun to have your team in the conversation and it’s fun to be part of the conversation.
High school sports exist to be fun!
It’s good!
The High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com are the good part of high school sports.
Beyond the fun, the weekly rankings drum up good, wholesome excitement for the sport in the local communities.
The exposure and conversation generated by each new ranking builds up the hype for even a mid-week match, taking the headline from simply “Dalton at Johnson — Tuesday at 7:00 PM” to one that even the great Michael Buffer would be proud of!
*clears throat*
“In this corner… the undefeated, untied, unconquered, top-ranked team in the 5A classification, boasting a #2 ranking in the entire state, wearing white trimmed with red, hailing from the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, on a 22-game win streak… ladies and gentlemen, the Daltonnnnnnnn Catamounts”“And in this corner, the unmatched, unwavering, undeniable, top-ranked team in 4A, top-ranked team in the state, and currently number one-ranked team in the nation, wearing their home navy striped with Carolina blue, defending a current home winning streak of 38 consecutive games, ladies and gentlemen, yourrrrrrr Johnsonnnnnnnnnnnnnn Kniiiiiiiights”
Okay maybe not quite that exciting. But it’s easy to see how feeling of the game and the level of excitement around the matchup is greatly enhanced by simply putting bragging rights and rankings on the table.
See, high school sports are good and it’s good to celebrate the game in any way possible!
It’s easy!
The High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com are the easy part of high school sports.
Being high school coaches ourselves, we know exactly how demanding it is to coach high school sports so we’ve set out to make it as easy as possible for you to participate in the fun and good part of high school sports.
The Scorbord.com platform, specifically the Ranking Committee Dashboard, makes it extremely simple for high school coaches to have a huge impact on their sport by voting in the High School Coaches Polls.
It only takes a few 30-second visits to Scorbord during the week to update game results. Then, when the Coaches Polls open, a few minutes to research and vote is all that’s required to contribute to elevating and celebrating the game in your community.
Considering the small amount of individual effort you put into this process, the resulting outcome is exponentially greater. Put in a little, get out a lot.
When every coach makes just a few minor contributions throughout the week, they compound together and create something truly special. The whole is indeed greater than the sum of the parts that go into it.
It really is almost too easy to participate and to contribute to something far greater than what any of us can do on our own.
It’s for the love of the game
The High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com are just a fun, good, and easy way for you, Coach, to help promote and celebrate your sport and your teams in your community.
We love the game just like you do and so in putting our money where our mouth is Scorbord is dedicated to facilitating High School Coaches Polls for free for as long as coaches want to vote in them.
We believe that the benefit that the Coaches Polls bring to the game by celebrating high school sports will always be worth investing in.
But it doesn’t happen without you, Coach.
We know that you are motivated by your love for the game and your love for the kids you coach.
So let’s join forces and celebrate the game together through the High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com.
Here’s what real coaches are saying about the High School Coaches Polls powered by Scorbord.com…
“Part of our job as coaches is to highlight what our players are doing and accomplishing on the field. So being able to share successes like a ranking is awesome and something our players are extremely proud of. For me, it means that other coaches see what we are doing and that’s motivation to keep doing it!”
Reyvid Torres
Boys Soccer Head Coach
Columbus High School (Columbus, GA)
“The rankings generate excitement and give teams recognition. That recognition is so important especially for a state or sport that might not be as highly recognized as others.”
Cody Baxter
Boys Soccer Head Coach, Athletic Director
Westminster School at Oak Mountain (Birmingham, AL)
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