Coach's Notes - Whitfield School

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Whitfield School

Submitted: April 03, 2026 at 03:13 AM

Survey / ranking

Ranking opinion (poll tier):

Not in Top 20

Season label:

2026-27

Home playing surface:

Natural Grass

Best performance surface:

Natural Grass

Submitted (survey):

February 17, 2026

Team Assessment

Strongest Teams:

John Burroughs Villa MICDS St Joseph’s Ladue

Weakest Teams:

Anyone in the top 15. With Principia starting their own program Whitfield have lost 5 varsity players and will not be able to field a JV team

Wish to Play Every Year:

Webster Edwardsville Notre Dame All Parkways Lutheran South Pattonville Oakville United Eureka

Teams Most Like Yours:

United Notre Dame Parkway West, Central and South

Teams Deserving Better Schedule:

Unsure

Player Assessment

Strongest Players:

Tatum Douglas, midfield Abby Brown, Forward Alex French, GK Ayla Lander, GK Principia Hazel Stewart, midfield Mazie Fleer, midfield Scarlett Gordon, midfield

Player Strengths:

Each one has different strengths. Offence Defence Shooting Dribbling Hitting Tackling Saving Kicking Glove work

Promising Freshman:

Alex French, Ayla Lander Principia Saanvi Javiya

Injuries/Departures:

All of my Principia players

Club Players:

Multi-Sport Athletes:

System Feedback

Scheduling Factors:

Ensure that teams are stretched in the right way. There is no pin t in Whitfield playing JBS or MICDS. This does not benefit anyone. You should not have to play a team inside the top 12 if you are in the bottom 10. Makes no sense and does nothing to encourage players to stay in the sport if they are mercy’s. Have a better structure and ensure the games are as competitive as possible.

State Tournament Fairness:

For anyone outside of the top 15 this is a pointless tournament as the competition gap is too large. The state should be split into 2 “leagues / divisions”. This will ensure that there is more incentives for players to stay in the sport at high school and this ensures there are more teams. At the moment you risk losing teams as everyone knows that 1 of 4 or 5 teams is going to win the tournament.

Below 24 Ranking Preference:

Yes. That is a great idea.

Additional Notes

Structure the season so that there is only 2 games a week. Our athletes are teenagers and still developing and growing their bodies and brains. Add in school work and playing club sports and you can get burn out. 3 games in a week is too much. Ensure that teams are playing against the right level of opposition. No one gains anything from being involved in games where the mercy rule has to be applied. Quality vs quantity. Don’t force games for the sake of playing. Ensure that you have competitive and fun games as much as possible. This will develop and elevate the sport in the state far quicker than cramming in lots of games.

Submission Details

School:
Whitfield School

Submitted:
April 03, 2026
03:13 AM

Last Updated:
April 03, 2026
03:13 AM

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