As with any plan, some things work and somethings don’t and some things fall in the middle. Since I’d like to be more than just a whiner, I’ll append solutions to each.1. Travel time. They helped resolve some of the problems, but left some BIG ones,…
Despite the huge roll out and years in preparation, the redraw isn’t really a very big change. Essentially, the USAU has managed to maintain the sectionals-regionals-nationals format in a way that is flexible enough to support the long-term growth of …
I’ve read and re-read and re-re-read the redraw now and I am starting to piece together what the USAU was after. Their stated goals are To promote growth in the division and reduce travel times for all teams by add…
New regions.Carleton and Madison split. This is a tragedy. It was bad enough to split them out of the same section in 99, but to take them out of the same region is brutal. CUT-Hodags have met in the Regional final all but 2 years since 1991. It ma…
I went to Labor Day and hung out with the kids while Mizu played. Her team went 2-4, which was respectable for a team that never really practices and certainly better than I had thought was likely. Hanging with the kids at the tourney was easier than…
