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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t forget that there is a new level of teams at Meteo this year, called National.  Regional teams are now called Select.  So now you have Travel, National, and Select.  Maybe this will result in more movement from the mid/higher level teams, which will free up spots for players looking to move up.  [/quote]

What’s the difference between travel and national?[/quote]
Travel teams play at the Open level (highest) at national qualifiers. Nationals teams play at the USA level (second highest).[/quote]

Metro is foolish to think they will actually be able to form a 2nd team that is competitive enough to play in the USA Division. There isn't enough talent in this area for them to do that. The only way that works is if they get the 3-4 weakest players from their Travel teams to say yes to the National team, or if they take the strongest players away from JRS, MVSA, etc. [/quote]
If you have a good libero, a good setter, a good middle blocker, and two good hitters, you will have a good team. Many teams are weak in one or two key positions.

If they can move 2–3 players from Metro Travel to Metro National and then add the 3 best players from Metro North, they will already have a solid foundation. I’m sure they can also attract 2–3 or more strong players from other clubs, so Metro National teams should be competitive.

It’s not clear whether Metro Travel or National will still carry 14–15 players per team. Hopefully, they will reduce that to give the players more playing time.[/quote]

Metro Travel players aren't going to say yes to being placed on the 2nd team. Everybody will know what the top team is and what the second team is. Metro is not trying to create two equal teams. The best players will be on Travel, and the next best will be put on National. The National team won't be playing in Open at qualifiers, which is where the best recruiting is. Players leave VAJRS, MVSA, etc. to play for Metro Travel or Paramount because they play in Open and are the only two teams in the area that can compete for Open Bids. Metro Travel players won't accept going from an Open level team to a USA team. Plus, Metro is way overestimating the pull they'll have with these National teams, as they are going to have to shake a decade-long stigma of forming dozens of regional teams and only really caring about their Travel teams. [/quote]
I agree that players who have been on a Metro Travel team in a prior season will not likely accept a spot on a Metro National team, but Metro passes on many talented players every year because there isn’t enough space on Travel rosters, even taking 15 players. I’d guess they are hoping to be able to make offers to players who were close to making a Travel team. Over time, maybe they will be able to reduce the number of players on the Travel teams from 15 to 12 and still be able to field solid National teams. Based on what they’ve got on the website, it looks like the plan is to run the National teams in the same way as the Travel teams so it would seem they won’t be like the regional teams.

My guess is the Metro name will attract enough talented players to make a solid team. Whether those teams will be competitive for a USA bid, I’m not sure, but I’d bet they will be good enough to compete for a bid at regionals. [/quote]

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