That article states that the district petitioned for the OMC which leads me to believe that IF they are accepted they would also approve the other two to accept the invitation into the new Southwest Major Big Deal Power 10 Conference.
And between Carthage, Glendale, Kickapoo, Neosho, Nixa, and Ozark, at least one of those teams will finish in the BOTTOM half of the conference in soccer every season.
It will vary by sport. I don’t know a ton about Glendale so they may be in the same club but in a number of sports I think Joplin Neosho and Carthage may only win against each other with any regularity. It will be interesting to see how it works out if they do in fact join.
I just looked out of curiosity, Joplin and CJ freshman both 1-7. Carthage freshman only lost to nixa.
I think Joplin beat Willard. CJ would have played Willard last Monday but I don't know the score.
To be fair I’m pretty sure Joplin Carthage neosho maybe even Webb are all 0-XX against nixa in basketball. Springfield area coc is just really tough in basketball. Volleyball too.
I doubt it comes to that. Would think SPS will allow Parkview and Hillcrest to OMC. Why would they have gone this far if not?
I largely agree with this. There is a fine line between playing a balanced schedule and playing a schedule so hard that the kids become discouraged.
Actually good competition does make you bettter.
How about: The Old Mountain Conference (Since the Ozark Mountains are older than both the Appalachians and the Rockies) or The Ozark Plateau Conference or The Ozark Foothills Conference or maybe just The Foothills Conference or Southwest Foothills Conference.
Tougher competition in the right amount with the right coaching and the right kids can make a team better. Without some of those conditions then yes it can lead to discouragement and deterioration of interest which leads to less available talent and you actually get worse not better.
You don't get better going 1-8 for several years in a row. Kids just quit. Hopefully this doesn't happen to the lower tier COC schools or after seeing the Marshfield score last night hopefully it doesn't happen to them. How do you lose to Catholic but want to go to a bigger league?
Man, it’s not often I can say this in response to your post, but this is 100% spot on. Teach kids the skills they need to be successful in your program. Have some accountability for that teaching and practice while putting them in a position to be successful with practice and play, but also build values from what competitive athletics allow. Quit trying to win social media and all the other garbage that doesn’t “build culture”. Enjoying your experience and winning games builds culture. All the other stuff is just noise.
I believe that if the OC breaks, then the CMAC will gain those four and Smith-Cotton will leave to try and find greener pastures. Smith-Cotton (outside of Soccer and Baseball) has been the worst team in the CMAC since it's inception. I think they only have two football wins since the league formed in 2020.
Not sure if they have changed anything. But honestly if you play up and that team is winless I don't think you should get any bonus points. Not like these schools are going out and scheduling the top tier teams, thats were the win loss record should really matter. Say you play up one class and that team is winless you get no points. But say they have 4 wins you get 4 points. Say you play up 2 classes they have no wins you get no points, they have 4 wins you get 8 points.
