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Post by VolleyballMag on Dec 21, 2017 9:03:13 GMT -5
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Post by haze on Dec 21, 2017 14:23:51 GMT -5
2020? Why wait. Just add it this next year.
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Post by johnbar on Dec 21, 2017 14:52:41 GMT -5
Oh, this is interesting. A lot more than just having a pairs championship.
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Post by donnyw on Dec 21, 2017 15:00:51 GMT -5
This sounds like a good plan!! I’m sure they need more discussion on it...But seems fair!!
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Post by guest2 on Dec 21, 2017 15:04:37 GMT -5
Letting college athletes use winnings to pay for flights etc. is nice, but I wonder if it will be abused. Shouldnt affect any top players anyway though
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Post by haze on Dec 21, 2017 15:20:15 GMT -5
Not really sure why a program would not be in favor of it.
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Post by newbeach on Dec 22, 2017 16:36:14 GMT -5
Pros and cons to this. While it makes sense to the individual athlete (especially with the growing rosters), I agree that there might be an advantage to teams that either has a big budget and/or have close access to quality beach tournaments. Those teams will continue to improve while players on other teams won't have the same development. Athletes that want to get better will want to go to schools where the tournament access is better or pay out of their own pocket to attend matches further away. Those schools will continue to grow and attract the best talent while the have-nots don't.
Even a team like Hawaii may be at a disadvantage. They have access to beaches and some tournaments, but the tournaments are not on the scale as they are in California. It's harder to draw good players to attend some of the tournaments in Hawaii (not necessarily the college ones), due to the cost a player would have to incur to fly to Hawaii. For example, the AVP Next tournaments are much more competitive in California.
I know players that live on the Island and don't get the playing opportunities that their teammates from California have in the off-season. Now in-season, they may also be at a disadvantage to the teams that are a short drive from the best tournaments (players from USC and UCLA, for example, that aren't on the starting roster, might be able to find quality tournaments to participate in instead of just cheer on their teammates all season).
Even UH's fall schedule is less than impressive compared to USC and some other teams. They had two intrasquad scrimmages, while USC played several tournaments. Again, the teams with the money to attend these tournaments (and close proximity to other schools) are the ones who benefit from the most from the increased Fall playing schedule.
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Post by beej05 on Dec 24, 2017 17:11:13 GMT -5
Sounds like a slam dunk and should be allowed!
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