Why do teams from SC HAVE to win regionals and nationals? Hasn't it already been well documented (statistically) that South Carolina is at a disadvantage? Are our clubs and teams deemed "failures" if we don't win the big one?
I never said teams have to win at regionals but I would think that teams would like to. And no a team certainly isn't a failure whether they lose all three games or advance to the quarterfinals. CESA had plenty of teams to reach the quarters, semis, or finals and all should be proud of their achievement.
Do you think kids enjoy winning the state championship? Yeah, well then multiply that by 10 and you could imagine how exciting it would be to win regionals. I've been to regionals and I know it would be more fun to win it than get pounded by the other states. If SC clubs never merge we will still have good showings out there but I don't think we will ever win it.
But I agree that it would be a bad thing to merge clubs because for U-12 kids it probably takes away the fun of play during the season and of winning the state championship. The state championship for U-12 is like their regionals.
