bettermirror
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Me too.
By your U13 example Geordie, surely the CCB Tigers from D2 (fairly dominant against pretty decent teams it seems) would move up and Poco Rangers sent down... I dunno, I'm just interested in how all of it happens?
Some of the tournaments this weekend are gonna be a real waste of time/money. We are playing in the Port Coquitlam tourny in u13 Gold . The other 4 teams in our group are on the bottom of both Gold divisions and have not won a game between them this season.
And the reason you're going into this tournament is............pad the stats?[/QUOTE
I,m just a parent this season and just cannot see any benefit for our team playing against house level teams and paying for it .
Sorry, I don't get your point. If two small clubs want to combine a group of players into a single team, why not? Isn't that better than having diversely motivated and skilled players on the same team? And if a large club has enough players to field 2 teams at a level then shouldn't they do just that? Regarding the divisions, they are there so that teams can play at the appropriate level. Not so a club can try and fill a level or feed egos. Fewer divisions would lead to some very uneven matches.
FFS, how many teams do you think are in these leagues? None of the levels in any of them have balanced schedules, and they're trying to do this after only 4 weeks of play, so no shite this is all best-guesswork. When would you propose that the committees responsible for balancing divisions talk to all these coaches? Please try to be realistic. Better yet, offer your services as a volunteer for the job.
Placement criteria (in no particular order or significance):These are what the 4 District League has publicized as their criteria. The 5 District League may take other factors into account, but I seriously doubt they have the time, either.
- previous season's record
- number of players gained/lost from previous season
- level of players gained/lost (eg. added players from higher/lower level to team)
- team stronger/weaker statement from coach on Intent To Play form
- club's requested level for team on Intent To Play form
- goal difference from first four games of season
- club request for team to be moved up/down at Thanksgiving
I,ve just spent my lunch break going over the stats in U13 Divisions. If the leage schedulers or committe members follow this site here,s the teams that should be moved up or down at thanksgiving :
DIV 1A -DOWN T0 DIV 2 - CMF CLASH, GAC JAGUARS
DIV 1B - DOWN TO DIV 2-PMO 99SELECTS,NCU FUSION,PCO RANGERS
Both of the above groups should then have crossover games .
DIV 2-UPTO 1B/1A - CCB TIGERS, SUS LIONS.
DIV 2-DOWN TO 3A -PMO IMPACT , NDU ROYALS
DIV 3B-UPTO DIV 2 - SFC,ALLSTARS,CCB TIGERS
UPTO 3A -SUS PREDATORS,PIT DRAGONS
DIV4A- UPTO 3A or 2- SFC GOLDENBOOTS
UPTO 3A -PIT RANGERS
The above changes would help to balance out the divisions and i,m sure members like bettermirror, dude and others would agree.
Further changes could be made if necessary in Dec. Please pass the above changes onto your clubs and leage members etc.
FFS, how many teams do you think are in these leagues? None of the levels in any of them have balanced schedules, and they're trying to do this after only 4 weeks of play, so no shite this is all best-guesswork. When would you propose that the committees responsible for balancing divisions talk to all these coaches? Please try to be realistic. Better yet, offer your services as a volunteer for the job.
Placement criteria (in no particular order or significance):These are what the 4 District League has publicized as their criteria. The 5 District League may take other factors into account, but I seriously doubt they have the time, either.
- previous season's record
- number of players gained/lost from previous season
- level of players gained/lost (eg. added players from higher/lower level to team)
- team stronger/weaker statement from coach on Intent To Play form
- club's requested level for team on Intent To Play form
- goal difference from first four games of season
- club request for team to be moved up/down at Thanksgiving