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Entries in summer 2014 (31)
Test/Retest: Summer of 100
Chris Sinagoga | Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 8:00AM I know, I know, comparing things is stupid. But with the numbers I was provided with this Summer from Erica and Coach Casey I couldn't help but go back and compare to our other top Summers. Before this Summer I would have ranked the following order: 2015, 2013, 2018. So I put Summer 2019 up against them purely by the numbers to see if I could feel why this one felt the way it did. I also included Summer 2014 in there - despite being the Summer of the Sumo Deadlift - and you'll see why in a sec. But here's the links for reference.
Summer 2015
So I am checking what percentage was at every 10 places. Then I'm ranking them, giving 5 points for 1st place and 1 point for 5th place. Highest score wins.
10th place
2014 - 85% (Ricky)
2015 - 82% (Lauren Higgins)
2013 - 79% (Meaghan Murley)
2019 - 76% (Bewick/Andre)
2018 - 67% (Jennifer/Mrs. Tara)
20th place
2015 - 67% (Mrs. Carey)
2019 - 64% (Sajib)
2013 - 60% (Faust)
2014 - 58% (Sabal)
2018 - 55% (Mrs. Carey)
30th place
2015 - 57% (Hannah - Sabal's wife)
2019 - 51% (Erika/Jacob)
2013 - 51% (Alex Andreoli - my cousin)
2018 - 47% (Dylan Colussi/Emily Walker)
2014 - 42% (JZ)
40th place
2013 - 46% (Mama V and a bunch of others)
2015 - 47% (Mrs. Pip)
2019 - 47% (Joe/Makenna)
2018 - 40% (Murley/Conor)
2014 - 32% (Mr. Wonsil/Crystal)
50th place
2019 - 41% (Mr. Carey)
2015 - 38% (Nick from DLS Soccer)
2013 - 37% (Jesse)
2018 - 29% (Maddy Wesner)
2014 - 21% (Tara Taylor)
60th place
2019 - 36% (Mrs. Bass/Emily G)
2013 - 28% (Joe and a few more)
2015 - 23% (Aly Baringer)
2018 - 16% (Andrew Baumert)
2014 - 10% (Jacob - ouch)
70th place
2019 - 30% (Avery and crew)
2013 - 13% (Mrs. Coyne)
2015 - we only had 68 so....
2018 - we only had 67* so...
2014 - we only had 65 so....
Final Standings:
Summer 2019* - 23 (2/4/4/3/5)
Summer 2013 - 22 (3/3/3/5/4/4)
Summer 2015 - 21 (4/5/5/4/3/0)
Summer 2014 - 10 (5/2/1/1/1/0)
Summer 2018* - 8 (1/1/2/2/2/0)
Summer 2014
What's with the * Last Summer was the first time I divided Full Time and Late Registration people. Babies are included in that list, and we didn't have those consistently until 2017. So both 2019 and 2018 only count he Full Time people - which excludes the likes of Grace and Adam and other rookies this year and Luke, Ally, and Evan from last year. Like I said, numbers don't tell everything because a human selects which ones to count.
Beyond 70th place? We had 105 Full Time people this Summer. It would have taken a scroll all the way down to 96th place to find a 13% to compete with 2013. How do we account for that? We don't. You just know. Numbers, dude.
Gotdamn 2014! I think I was too harsh on 2014. Jesus Christ Monkey Balls we had 12 people at 80 percent and above. WE HAD 6 PEOPLE IN THE 90s! Binno had an even 90% and didn't make the top 5. Go back and look at that year and just marvel at the top of the chart. What the Freaks did that Summer was insane. Don't worry about the bottom of the chart. 2015 was similar with the 90s but didn't have the 80s of 2014.
Deeper than the page of a book, let me look. This obviously is where the separation lies. We had so many freaking people this time around compared to other Summers that the middle of the pack just ate up the other years' role players. We had 40 people in the 40-30% range. That means our 70th place person was coming in slightly less than 3 times per week. Times that by 40 and you get sessions that still feel full.
But we were still missing that... you know. I know. It's going to be a while, though. The stacked top of the chart - especially with teenagers - is what made the gym electric during the Freaks era. Evan would have made top 10 in 2014 by one hair on his beard. Luke would not have made it. The combination of the Freaks knowing each other so well and living so close I think made them different than the high school crew we have now. Also, none of them played travel sports. Maddison, Makenna, Sharp, and crew live about 40 minutes away and are trapped in year-round soccer. If the numbers say anything, it's been either 1) stoopid top of the chart with little depth or 2) good top of the chart with crazy depth.
If I had to pick one: I'd have both. And we're going to have both. Time to start rooting for Josh, Mallory, and the Nevarez kids. No pressure!
