I have a question... with so many teams that are actual 94's wanting to play GT.... why would a 95 team be allowed to take a spot in U-12 GT over the 94's?
This is nothing against the 95 team, I just want to understand how it all works...... OR doesnt work.
In D3, this is basically the second year that Gerd and Bill (D3 scheduling gurus) have worked to sort out the leagues with the Assoc. VPs of Comp & Registrars first.
The league name (GT, GE, GP) has become less important than WHO is in that league. D3 is spending the extra time with Assoc representatives who in turn are spending extra time with club/team coaches to get the leagues balanced.
From their efforts, league play is better balanced and fewer changes are made to the schedule after its published. Also, it seems to have fewer odd-number of teams.
Sand bagging and overly-aggressive coaches have suffered in the new placement methodology. It's getting harder and harder for a team to play it safe and sandbag in a lower level just to insure they win their league. Also, those coaches that think they should be playing at the highest level (all evidence to the contrary) are not getting their teams in; which prevents them from suffering all those 0-5 defeats as well.
The WPS site with its rankings, rationale and bla... bla.... are helping everyone understand who should be playing with whom. Norpoint Americas should be playing GU12-GT. If they are lower, then the system is not working optimally.