I'm not sure why there is so much hype about the way WSYL is making the rules either. Fact is, this is supposed to eventually include not only teams from all different states, but international teams. Kids in other countries don't start school or use the same grade equivalence as we do in the US. The only way to make this fair is to go by an age cut off, not grade. For all the people complaining about grade play- you got your wish. The current club teams may have been built by grade, but this tournament is not so teams put together age based teams. The only way this would have been unfair is if teams qualified with their current roster, but then modified by adding older kids or kids from different teams or clubs.

Now, here's my question... Did you have to be at this tournament to attend in Denver? I know you must compete in 2 tourneys to be considered rostered, but is it mandatory to be at the qualifier? Depending on the answer, this could definitely be a game changer in Denver.