It is simply a way for LIJ Soccer to have teams attend the convention.

I understand that may not be a problem next year. LIJSL has finally gotten the message tyat the convention is dead...I hear they are closing up shop. You are right. No one wants to go...if they did, 550+ teams would not have applied for the MSC Pre-Spring Classic Kickoff which is the same weekend.

If a player or a coach gets a red card during the game does that team automatically get zero points for that game?

How does a no show referee factor in

And the winner is 157 points. I think you get that many
If you show up with your socks on.

The rankings are not useful without a feedback mechanism for each team. We have won, been in the middle, dropped lower, back up near the top with the same coach, kids and parents. It would help if the coach received a rating for the games prior to next season. The feedback sheets can be game unspecified but at least a team can see if it is the coaches, parents, player behavior, all three or something else that leads to a unsatisfactory sportsmanship score.

I was just wondering how the sportsmanshp ratings are figured out. Is it the refs that vote?

dont overthink it....you will never figure it out.

Teams will come in first one season by a mile and then come in last the next season. No rhyme or reason

I've never seen that, you overexaggerate. I think it is fairly reflectice of the top team and the bottom teams. The middle group could be a bit subjective. If you behave well all year it will show, if you continually dont
do well it also shows.