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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will answer the question in the thread topic first. The brackets are determined by the results in the pool play. Since you have a player in a high-level team, you are probably familiar with how pool and bracket play works, but I will leave a couple of links here in case others need them:
https://volleymontgomery.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/pool-play-in-tournaments/
https://volleymontgomery.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/bracket-play-in-tournaments/

But I have the feeling that you are trying to understand how teams are spread across divisions, rather than how the brackets work. And that's a different story because clubs are allowed to sign up for any division they think their teams are ready for. Some teams try to play at their level, some play up, and some are sandbagging the lower level divisions to take home some hardware. It appears that your team plays at their level or a bit up. That's a better approach in the long-term because the teams develop better in a competitive environment. I agree that it's nicer when you wipe the floor with your opponents and take home the medals, but that's not where your team gets challenged and learns to play. [/quote]

Your assumption was right but it's tough on the kids when their school friends are taking home medals and they are getting beat on a regular basis. I think you should only be allowed to play at your designated level or up. The sandbagging is obnoxious.[/quote]

What age group is your player? Every girl I know understands that Open and National are far better than American or Liberty. I don’t know many Open level players who would want to rack up medals over lousy competition.

It’s also true that the team winning Liberty competitions really isn’t Open or National level appropriate. So they might be great at the level they are playing and winning those tournaments, but they might lose every National tournament if they tried to play there. That isn’t sandbagging. [/quote]

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