The Illinois ASA has made a change this year to the State tournament format for 10u and 12u. A and B classification will no longer be determined by registration status, but determined by team performance during pool play at the State Tournament.
Copied from the IL ASA State Tournament registration page:
All U12 teams will participate in a four (4) game guarantee tournament to determine the Illinois ASA Class A and Class B State Champions.
All teams will play two pool games prior to being slotted into either the Class A double elimination bracket or the Class B elimination bracket.
Only those teams that finish 0-2 in pool play will be eligible to participate in the Class B bracket.
Not a surpising change after the champaigning that the IL ASA administrators have done to try and get more teams registering as A instead of B for the last several years. It doesn't really register on my radar other than being happy there will be more than 10 teams at the state tournament this year.
I'd be interested in any opinions on this change.
Copied from the IL ASA State Tournament registration page:
All U12 teams will participate in a four (4) game guarantee tournament to determine the Illinois ASA Class A and Class B State Champions.
All teams will play two pool games prior to being slotted into either the Class A double elimination bracket or the Class B elimination bracket.
Only those teams that finish 0-2 in pool play will be eligible to participate in the Class B bracket.
Not a surpising change after the champaigning that the IL ASA administrators have done to try and get more teams registering as A instead of B for the last several years. It doesn't really register on my radar other than being happy there will be more than 10 teams at the state tournament this year.
I'd be interested in any opinions on this change.