Comments on: OIA no longer selecting all-star teams

By: Matuu Pulotu

Matuu Pulotu — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 02:04:14 +0000

Does it really matter who is an all-star? There are many who weren’t first team all stars that went on to play college ball and earned degrees. No matter the system, it will be biased in one way or another. Would you rather have a computer do it based on stats? Then the team with less great players will make it. If you go based on wins it is usually the team with the best players/coaches. That is part of the fun and the frustration because everyone has an opinion and can show why a player is deserving. Why not just name all stars like volleyball, softball without saying first team, second team and honorable mention? Anyways, enjoy sports, support the athletes no matter what school they attend and be sportsmanlike as a player, coach and fan. That is how we show Aloha spirit and teach our young ones the lessons in life to be learned and not that being a first team all star is the pinnacle of his young life. Sports is a vehicle to help them learn values, build relationships, develop character and possibly pay for their education (in full or in part). I can’t wait for another year of High School sports in Hawaii. Let’s all enjoy it and remember that it is for the kids and not for us who have already had our time. Aloha and see you in the bleachers.

By: AOK

AOK — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:10:35 +0000

Too bad the actual coaches are never the ones filling out the all star votes. More like equip mgrs, team moms, water boys, etc

By: 88

88 — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 02:33:13 +0000

The media should NEVER select the ALL-STARs. The only thing HawaiiPrepWorld got right is this blog. None of these guys thought Kahuku stood a chance and look what happen. Leave the ALL STAR selection to the guys who see these kids everyday. C’mon man

By: oldie

oldie — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 01:24:44 +0000

OIA Insider: Curious about your statement that Moanalua volleyball got shut out in OIA all-star voting. Was this prior to this past school year? Just wondering because Moanalua had the Player of the Year in both girls (Kruze) and boys (Matautia) OIA East all-star teams.

By: mrmjstc

mrmjstc — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 23:20:53 +0000

Spot on, Former OIA Insider!

By: crankit

crankit — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:35:36 +0000

OIA Insider, you are correct. Red East softball is another example of bias voting.

By: Former OIA Insider

Former OIA Insider — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:59:01 +0000

Only football does the gathering of coaches thing to select all stars. All the other sports, coaches submit players from other teams and not their own. It gets added up by points, just like how they do the top 10. True a lot of coaches choose the players from the best team, and even the coach of the best team. The big issue came up in volleyball, where Moanalua ran through the OIA to the title and had NO players on the first team. Also coaches sometimes leave great players completely off their entire ballot, because of personal biases or dislike for a coach, school, philosophy, etc.

By: YNAE

YNAE — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:08:23 +0000

go back to the four division Leeward-Central-Windward-Honolulu

By: al

al — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 19:30:32 +0000

afriend, you have no idea what you’re talking about. i’ve actually coached in the OIA back when I was still working in the DOE. Coaches can’t vote for their own players for all-star teams.

By: Outlaw Jose-y

Outlaw Jose-y — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:31:47 +0000

anywaaaays!! and bumbuchas, You guys are Alll Right,