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Post by outlaw on Jan 24, 2022 13:18:01 GMT -5
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Post by vballdandy on Jan 24, 2022 16:52:32 GMT -5
Is there somewhere we can watch that DN vs TAV 17s? Must have been a stressful match!  |
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Post by vballdandy on Jan 24, 2022 16:54:29 GMT -5
In other news, A5 takes Florida Fest 18 Open with their second qualifier win over Houston Skyline. The scores were close.
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Post by fatandfurious on Jan 24, 2022 17:14:36 GMT -5
In other news, A5 takes Florida Fest 18 Open with their second qualifier win over Houston Skyline. The scores were close. 27-25 then 25-22, but A5 was in control the entire second set. |
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Post by clob on Jan 24, 2022 19:04:34 GMT -5
You're correct. My bad. Vital 18-1 finished 2nd in their pool on the first day of Chicago (after being seeded next to last) but didn't make it to the gold round on Monday. They lost in the silver final to Legacy.
That said, while I don't know much about them at all, awesome to see another MN club making their presence known on the national scene.
To say they've kind of come from "out of the blue" would be a bit of an understatement.
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Post by eazy on Jan 24, 2022 19:40:58 GMT -5
You're correct. My bad. Vital 18-1 finished 2nd in their pool on the first day of Chicago (after being seeded next to last) but didn't make it to the gold round on Monday. They lost in the silver final to Legacy.
That said, while I don't know much about them at all, awesome to see another MN club making their presence known on the national scene.
To say they've kind of come from "out of the blue" would be a bit of an understatement.
That Vital team was impressive last year as 17s despite the lack of name recognition. I think they were able to snag a few big, athletic players from other clubs and it really took them to the next level of competing in Open. |
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Post by clob on Jan 24, 2022 21:17:30 GMT -5
Eazy, with all due respect, I don't believe that's the case.
Not sure who the new "big, athletic players" are from other clubs, but I only know one name on their roster.
In the past, Vital also has a rep for putting their top teams in lower divisions in Orlando in June.
Pretty sure this is new territory for them. Great to see.
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Jan 25, 2022 0:40:49 GMT -5
The Vital 17-1 squad last year had two girls previously from Northern Lights and two girls previously from Select join their ranks.
This year two girls from M1 came over to help elevate the 18-1's team. These two combined with the homegrown talent of the Vital girls makes them a formidable team.
Their court should be fun to watch this weekend.
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Post by volleyparent on Jan 25, 2022 8:47:54 GMT -5
The Vital 17-1 squad last year had two girls previously from Northern Lights and two girls previously from Select join their ranks. This year two girls from M1 came over to help elevate the 18-1's team. These two combined with the homegrown talent of the Vital girls makes them a formidable team. Their court should be fun to watch this weekend. Vital is the only team other than Sunshine to take a set from FC Elite. It was surprised to see them ranked so low for the NL Qualifier. They are a very strong team. |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Jan 25, 2022 9:51:39 GMT -5
The Vital 17-1 squad last year had two girls previously from Northern Lights and two girls previously from Select join their ranks. This year two girls from M1 came over to help elevate the 18-1's team. These two combined with the homegrown talent of the Vital girls makes them a formidable team. Their court should be fun to watch this weekend. Vital is the only team other than Sunshine to take a set from FC Elite. It was surprised to see them ranked so low for the NL Qualifier. They are a very strong team. Their ranking may seem lower than expected by some, but I have to assume their current win/loss record was taken into account. Taking a set off a tough team doesn't hold much currency. |
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Post by sproutvb on Jan 25, 2022 14:49:19 GMT -5
In other news, A5 takes Florida Fest 18 Open with their second qualifier win over Houston Skyline. The scores were close. 27-25 then 25-22, but A5 was in control the entire second set. Pretty good showing from Skyline considering their normal libero (Ava Underwood) wasn’t playing. |
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Post by fatandfurious on Jan 25, 2022 16:51:38 GMT -5
27-25 then 25-22, but A5 was in control the entire second set. Pretty good showing from Skyline considering their normal libero (Ava Underwood) wasn’t playing. Hope she is well. |
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Post by silverchloride on Jan 26, 2022 0:26:27 GMT -5
Vital is the only team other than Sunshine to take a set from FC Elite. It was surprised to see them ranked so low for the NL Qualifier. They are a very strong team. Their ranking may seem lower than expected by some, but I have to assume their current win/loss record was taken into account. Taking a set off a tough team doesn't hold much currency. Do you think that good losses and bad losses are weighted equally? Or losing "well" to a highly ranked team is the same as a loss to to a bad team? |
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Jan 26, 2022 10:28:32 GMT -5
Their ranking may seem lower than expected by some, but I have to assume their current win/loss record was taken into account. Taking a set off a tough team doesn't hold much currency. Do you think that good losses and bad losses are weighted equally? Or losing "well" to a highly ranked team is the same as a loss to to a bad team? I'm not sure how any of that is taken into consideration but I'd be surprised if someone said' "Well Team X took a set off of Team Y so let's give them a high seed at a Qualifier." If it were me I would look at who a Team has played and what that Team's win loss record is. Then I would look at the quality of opponents faced, but I'm not deciding my rankings on whether a team took a set off of another Team. |
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Post by silverchloride on Jan 26, 2022 14:49:11 GMT -5
Do you think that good losses and bad losses are weighted equally? Or losing "well" to a highly ranked team is the same as a loss to to a bad team? I'm not sure how any of that is taken into consideration but I'd be surprised if someone said' "Well Team X took a set off of Team Y so let's give them a high seed at a Qualifier." If it were me I would look at who a Team has played and what that Team's win loss record is. Then I would look at the quality of opponents faced, but I'm not deciding my rankings on whether a team took a set off of another Team. True, but when comparing against teams with similar records, it might have weight, for me, what those losses were and to whom =) |
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