Originally Posted by Anonymous
Your only as good as the competition you play, if they don't do well they can play "A" tournaments.

Theybwerebthe beat "A" team last year, why shouldn't they move up a bracket and see where they fit in.


Who was the best A team last year that wants to move up? A little crazy to go from being an A team and playing light weight tournaments to putting your boys up against the best teams in the country week after week. Crabs and Looneys will tear them apart and then they will complain about holdbacks, how players were brought down, how it is unsportsmanlike etc. when unfortunately those teams will have to drive the score up for playoff stats purposes. Getting demolished week after week is not being as good as the competition you play and does not build stronger players-it knocks them down. The saying refers to playing good competition and each team having an equal chance of winning a game to push both teams to play their best. Nothing will be learned when these teams roll over a team by 10 + margins. All about the coaches - not the boys and the parents should think twice about any coach who has their team play for a slot in a bracket that they will be outplayed each week.