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So what do you do when you have 12 "challenge" level players show up for tryouts? Play down at classic? Fill in 2 or 3 "classic" level players to get enough bodies? I think most teams I have seen opt for the second choice and you wind up with unevenness within the team.



I think the problem is that, within SC, we only have two levels due to numbers: Challenge & Classic. All of our teams do not fit nicely into two echelons. That is why we have teams that are in between and pound everyone in the Classic division or go winless in the Challenge division. A middle classification would be great for those teams, but so far, we don't have the numbers in SC to support 3 levels at most age groups. In Georgia Athena (girls), for example, there are 10-11 teams in each of 5 divisions per age group. With that many teams and divisions, it is much easier to put teams in competitive divisions where they fit. You don't see as many blow-outs in that structure.

Last edited by Coach P; 10/17/06 07:42 PM.