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Post by VolleyTX on Aug 27, 2008 9:40:58 GMT -5
Well.... she is still playing. According to her blog she said she is not retiring yet. Next season, she will play in Italy for team Castellano. They appear to be an A2 team... which surprises the heck out of me. She is still one of the world's best middle blockers. Why would she be playing in Italy's A2 league? Did team Castellano get moved up this year?
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Post by Murina on Aug 27, 2008 10:05:46 GMT -5
Castellano Grotte is one of the new promotions to A1.
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Post by BearClause on Aug 27, 2008 10:30:39 GMT -5
Aren't these leagues ones where bottom teams from the top league get dropped and other teams get promoted? The Football League in England calls it "promotion and relegation", and of course their top league is the well-know Premier League.
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Post by Murina on Aug 27, 2008 13:07:47 GMT -5
Aren't these leagues ones where bottom teams from the top league get dropped and other teams get promoted? The Football League in England calls it "promotion and relegation", and of course their top league is the well-know Premier League. Correct. Castellano Grotte qualified for A1 by finishing 2nd in Serie A2 (and having the tie breakers). A thrid team qualified to move up by winning a play-off. Serie A1 expands this year from 12 to 14 teams. One team from A1 dropped to A2 (usually two drop), and three teams from A2 were promoted to A1 (usually only two are promoted). |
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Post by BearClause on Aug 27, 2008 13:46:35 GMT -5
Aren't these leagues ones where bottom teams from the top league get dropped and other teams get promoted? The Football League in England calls it "promotion and relegation", and of course their top league is the well-know Premier League. Correct. Castellano Grotte qualified for A1 by finishing 2nd in Serie A2 (and having the tie breakers). A thrid team qualified to move up by winning a play-off. Serie A1 expands this year from 12 to 14 teams. One team from A1 dropped to A2 (usually two drop), and three teams from A2 were promoted to A1 (usually only two are promoted). I've talked to some of my European coworkers about this procedure in European sports leagues. They say that players receive their contracts and pretty much stick with their teams when downgraded or promoted. Sometimes the teams relegated to the lower leagues are still very profitable with excellent fan support. It's hard for an American sports fan to understand. We often start off with the notion that these are somehow lower-paid minor leagues for the top leagues. |
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Post by Phaedrus on Aug 27, 2008 14:21:13 GMT -5
I've talked to some of my European coworkers about this procedure in European sports leagues. They say that players receive their contracts and pretty much stick with their teams when downgraded or promoted. Sometimes the teams relegated to the lower leagues are still very profitable with excellent fan support. It's hard for an American sports fan to understand. We often start off with the notion that these are somehow lower-paid minor leagues for the top leagues. Well, sometimes there are fire sales when they are relegated because the ownership had screwed up. Leeds United went from being close to the top of the Premier League to relegation in a few short years. There was a fire sale after the relegation of the players, but it was done by the ownership. |
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