The Varsity Boys Soccer Player of the Week, Small School: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Varsity Boys Soccer Player of the Week Small School and who runs it?

The Varsity Boys Soccer Player of the Week Small School is a weekly public poll run by the Times Herald-Record, a newspaper based in Middletown, New York. The poll is hosted on Crowdsignal, which is the platform behind poll.fm, and it covers small-school boys soccer in the Hudson Valley market. The newspaper's Varsity 845 sports label appears in the poll's own wording, which is why the ballot reads as a Varsity brand rather than a plain newspaper page.

Program facts

Which editions are recorded, and when does the small-school window fall?

Editions of the small-school boys soccer poll are recorded for 2023 and 2025. The small-school ballot covers the Oct. 13-19 week, and the series is treated as annual. Nothing in the listing gives a closing day for later weeks, so the dates for the next round are not stated here.

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How does a supporter vote in the small-school soccer poll today?

The weekly soccer poll is a public web ballot. A supporter opens the current week's poll on Crowdsignal, reads the list of boys soccer nominees for that week, and submits one choice. No per-voter limit or category roster appears in the listing, so the steps below cover only what the poll itself shows.

Because the poll is a platform page rather than a newspaper page, a reader should confirm the Crowdsignal address before voting each week.

The three stages above describe the whole path the listing shows. Nothing in the material adds a registration step, so the path ends at the submit button for each week's nominee.

How does this poll sit beside other New York sports ballots?

Six sibling ballots share the state and sport vertical. The lohud boys and girls basketball player of the week polls are regional, as are the Hudson Valley football ballot and the New York Section 1 football ballot. The Buffalo News Prep Talk girls ballot covers a different region of the state. The Middletown soccer poll differs from its neighbours because it is a small-school boys soccer series run by the Times Herald-Record, and the state overview is at New York contests.

Readers comparing the Middletown poll with the lohud listings will see that the basketball polls share a regional label, while the Section 1 football poll covers a section of the state. The small-school soccer ballot and the Section 1 football poll are both weekly picks, so check each nominee list before voting.

What can a supporter do to help a nominee in this weekly soccer poll?

Support for a nominee in the small-school poll comes from readers who open each week's ballot and vote on it themselves. The newspaper's own pages are the best place to watch for changes to nominees and timing. Outside services that sell votes exist for many contests, but the listing does not say whether the Times Herald-Record allows purchased votes, and no such rule is printed on the poll. A supporter who wants more reach can share the weekly poll link with teammates' families, and the guide to getting more votes online covers general tactics that stay inside a contest's rules. For a wider view of paid options, see buy votes online, and read the organizer's terms before using any service.