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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's focus on chc for middle level regional teams. If not chc, what's other options?[/quote]
I would pick a club that is not very ambitious in terms of travel. There are so many local tournaments that it doesn't make sense to drive too far (or - even worse - fly somewhere). You can get a good idea where your local clubs go for tournaments by looking at their website. Most clubs post a list of tournaments they want to participate in each season. They might have the previous season posted if they didn't update for the new season. Entering the tournaments at an appropriate level could be a guessing game. The clubs book their tournaments early (long before the tryouts), otherwise they might not be accepted. The tournament organizers can be really slow and the clubs don't really know if they made it into specific tournaments. The top clubs have a pretty good idea how good their top teams are going to be, so they can enter the tournaments at an appropriate level. Less so for the regional teams. Lower tier clubs can have a good team this year and a weaker team next year (they never know how lucky they are with the players that show up at tryouts). Thus, they have a harder time entering the tournaments at an appropriate level. [/quote]
Local one day tournaments at MDJRs, Rockville Sportsplex, school gym, or other facility are fine, but not the same experience as a big convention center tournament. Maybe the National Harbor tournament is a good option instead of CHC?  It’s a lot smaller, but local and multiple days. The JVA Charm City tournament in Baltimore is ok too. [/quote]

Any tournament at the St. James facility should be good enough for a regional team. Last season we went there for the CHRVA Non-Bid Regional Championship. It was much smaller than CHC, but large enough to give them the feeling of being part of something bigger (and way more appropriate for the level of our team). Once the players make it into a competitive team, CHC may become more feasible. [/quote]

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