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1. 3. Is there an increase of "mom and pop" clubs in Final 4? Small little clubs with just 1 team in the Final 4?

Seems to me that 2 years ago.....you had a Big 2, Bridge and CESA. Then you had a couple of clubs that maybe had a couple of competitve teams, CUFC, Lexington, MPSC, etc. Then the odd club here or there that had a very sepcial team like the Discoveries 90 team.

Now.....looks like CESA is more or less holding constant, CUFC is making a strong push up, Bridge is fading, and the number of clubs with 1 strong team is multiplying rapidly.

Before (Final 4): 2 clubs dominate all ages, another 2-3 clubs with a couple of teams that are competitve, a few clubs with 1 team here or there.

Now (Final 4): CUFC and CESA dominating, Bridge still there but fading, a whole bunch of clubs with 1 team or so.

Is this assessment right?


I don't see that. Two years ago, in 2006, there were 9 clubs represented in the Fall Final Four. In 2007 and 2008, there were 10 clubs represented, just 1 more than in 2006. There were 5 clubs with only 1 team in 2006 and 2007. There are only 4 clubs with 1 team this year.

In 2006, the 1-team clubs were LCSC, CFC, NASC, DSC, CASC
In 2007, the 1-team clubs were CFC, MPSC, NASC, DSC, CUSC
In 2008, the 1-team clubs are SC Bulls, DSC, CSSC, Coast FA

The only 2 clubs that have had just 1 team all 3 years are DSC and SC BULLS/NASC. As I mentioned before, both of these teams are now U18 and will not be around next year.

So basically, it does not look like there has been an increase in the number of clubs with only 1 team in a given Final Four.