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| April 23, 2008 loyd12 Men's 60 3 posts | Clarification After recently competing in the LVSSA tournament last weekend, I still have this burning question. Why is it that certain teams are allowed to fluctuate between ratings, i.e Las Vegas 60s (victors in the Tournament of Champions in Florida) and yet were allowed to compete in the LVSSA tournament as a AA team. It is frustrating and disheartening to always have to compete in these tournaments against teams that are clearly above your. I thought the classification of teams was done to create a sense of fair play and leveling of the playing field. All to often, just the opposite takes place and seemingly nothing is done about it. it happened to us last year with the Arizona team and again this year as stated. Nevertheless, the LVSSA's tournament went ok. I just wish that when there are not enough teams to compete at the different levels (AA, AAA, etc) simply don't have one. My one question is what team won the AA division championship? Or the AAA? |
| April 23, 2008 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | Might be because SSUSA has them ranked as a AA team as of Feb 25 '08 I believe it is. But yes, they are a good team. LVSSA web site still hasn't posted results either. I agree the 2-3 team brackets really suck, look at Tucson. and you don't have any idea in time to pull out and get your fees back. Loose loose situation for some teams, But remember why assn's throw them. err put them on. |
| April 24, 2008 Sisavic 190 posts | A major change regarding ratings was announced at this year's Summit meeting: Each association will be responsible for its own ratings versus using to one master “Summit” rating system. The various associations tried for years to maintain one ratings list to be used across all associations. This didn’t work because only SS USA strictly monitors rosters. So, SS USA decided to maintain its own national ratings and would no longer use the results from other associations’ in deciding the SS USA ratings. Bottom line for me: SS USA will have the most credible ratings. Other associations will likely use SS USA’s ratings as a starting point, but I would expect rosters to be “flexible.” Unfortunately, SS USA has not yet updated its website to reflect this change. |
