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Post by dawgden on Apr 23, 2012 20:34:58 GMT -5
So I'm new to this Junior National thing. Why does a team who has already qualified at a National Qualifier enter yet another qualifying tournament? Please help!
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Post by newenglander on Apr 23, 2012 20:38:14 GMT -5
More experience at a high level
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Post by dawgden on Apr 23, 2012 20:41:27 GMT -5
Thank you newenglander! I was thinking it was for seedlings or something.
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Post by sevb on Apr 23, 2012 20:42:00 GMT -5
Most are entered early-well before they qualified... The hotels are booked, travel, etc... To cancel all that after they qualify would be pricey... Not to mention the havoc that could cause by pulling out of an event late (for instance qualifying the week before the next event)
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Post by sizzlincatfish on Apr 23, 2012 20:55:44 GMT -5
Best competition you can get, and yes, people enter the tourneys very early.
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 23, 2012 21:09:29 GMT -5
the national and American divisions are a crap shoot since there are a lot of teams in those divisions and very few bids for nationals. the open division has a max of three bids, depending on the number of teams registered for a particular qualifier.
Many larger clubs make qualifying for Junior Nationals their goal for the season, so they hedge against bad weekends, injuries, etc. by entering many qualifiers so that they have more than one chance at getting a bid. So if a team qualifies early, they are still committed to playing, as someone else said, they can't cancel their travel plans etc, so they go and play. The competition, especially in the open division is very very good. The competition drops off a bit in the National divison and even more in the American division.
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Post by dawgden on Apr 24, 2012 1:29:27 GMT -5
I agree with Phaedrus, I have been to a few qualifiers and didn't really see good competition until day three.
Yet one year my team played 16s Open--GREAT competition all three days!
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Post by eweeyeewesee on Apr 24, 2012 16:08:34 GMT -5
Also, it's not uncommon for a team that Qualifies National or American to try to qualify one level higher (Open or National). Again, it's better competition for them to face.
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Post by springs on Apr 24, 2012 18:30:18 GMT -5
and tho$e ho$sting the qualifier$ love it
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Post by Not Me on Apr 24, 2012 21:07:53 GMT -5
and tho$e ho$sting the qualifier$ love it That's quite a stretch. The number of teams that play in multiple qualifiers after winning a bid is pretty small. Losing 2-3 teams in an age group shouldn't make or break a qualifier. More importantly, airlines aren't going to refund your money because your team already qualified. Any team that floors to a qualifier spends way more money on airline tickets than what goes to the qualifier itself. |
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Post by bigscrill on Apr 25, 2012 5:54:36 GMT -5
I just go for the Convention Center fare
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 25, 2012 6:17:19 GMT -5
I just go for the Convention Center fare MMmmm, melted cheese like product heaped atop corn-like substance derived chips. Double cheese-like substance atop beef like patties sandwiched between nutritionless breadlike substance. Whats not to love. |
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Post by Not Me on Apr 25, 2012 7:50:23 GMT -5
I just go for the Convention Center fare Is there any place else you can get Dippin Dots? |
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Post by sevb on Apr 25, 2012 9:48:29 GMT -5
Paying $37 for said fare and a small drink with to much ice! Watching someones DD rage on their unwitting mother about how unfair it is that she only plays three rotations while waiting for their Maui Waui - and their mother asking "whats a rotation".... PRICELESS |
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Post by Phaedrus on Apr 25, 2012 9:49:31 GMT -5
Paying $37 for said fare and a small drink with to much ice! You're getting paid too much anyways. |
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