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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m glad Metro created the National level. It opens up more spots for the mid-level teams to get new players to trickle up through the clubs. [/quote]

I still don't get the National team!! Is it "better" than Metro Travel? Or is it like Travel 2 teams? Is the concept different? Like do they have to do the same number of required CHRVA events?

It feels like it will just make certain regional Metro teams weaker, but time will tell.[/quote]
Travel are still Metro’s top teams. National will run similar to Travel with a few less qualifiers, so I think it is an attempt to create something between the regional teams (now rebranded as “Select “) and Travel, probably in response to Paramount adding more 2nd teams that are geared towards getting bids. Metro also added 11 Travel this year after a successful first season for 12 Travel.

It’s important to understand that there is no standardization of all of the terms clubs use to name their teams. Different clubs use different words to describe similar things. Some clubs use “Open” or “National” to describe their top teams. Metro uses “Travel”. Some clubs use words like “Elite”, a color, a coach name, or a sponsor name to designate their top teams. One way to tell whether it is a club’s top team is to look in the AES ranking and click on “Show Team Code” - usually a club’s top team has a 1 in the code.

It is also useful to understand that “club” volleyball and “travel” volleyball are the same thing. That said a team called “travel” probably will travel more than a team called “regional”, but many “regional” teams still go to few tournaments a year requiring hotel stays, but maybe not flights. [/quote]

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