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I'm only talking about the 14U teams at the regionals, and Paramount 14-1 is I believe the only one with 15 players. Metro 14 Travel and MD Juniors 14 Black have 13 each. I understand players at 17 or 18 may choose to sit on the bench at Metro or Paramount in order to go to a D1 college. But at 14, they are still young and developing, and not playing in games is in my opinion a big loss.[/quote]

13 v 15 is not a difference. A number of kids are still not playing in a given game/match. So seems like the top 3 14s teams all have 13-15 kids on their roster which means 7-9 kids on the bench at any given time. Perhaps the training these kids are receiving in the 6+ hours a week they are practicing still gives them a net benefit? There's a HUGE range of coaching talent in this region. In any event like others said roster size is well known at the start of a season and I would expect people going to these clubs in particular are making informed decisions.[/quote]

I think 13 vs 15 still make a difference. I get older age group taking more on their roster due to possible injury, but at 11-14, I feel everyone including players and clubs will benefit from smaller roster. More reps during practice could help. Top national clubs like circle city carry only 10-11 players and all of them are good. I wonder if smaller roster contribute to developing these girls.

Just a thought. [/quote]

This weekend, I observed MDJRS 16 Elite Black team intentionally throw a match, without even trying to hide what they were doing. With how the pools at Regionals worked, the team that finished 3d (of 3) in their opening pool would have avoided Metro and VAJRS until the semifinals, whereas the team that finished 2nd in the pool would have to play one of these two teams in the quarterfinals (i.e., the game before earning a bid). The MDJRS coaches instructed the players to intentionally lose the match. The players intentionally served the ball under the net or would foot fault on their serves, and whenever the other team served they would stand there and watch the ball hit the ground. MDJRS should be ashamed of this behavior, and their teams should be banned from participating in CHRVA Bid Regionals for at least one season. There were plenty of U16 teams that wanted to participate in Regionals that did not get accepted. I'm sure they would have liked to play. [/quote]

Is there a video of this game? This behavior should definitely be sanctioned. I am not sure if all their teams should be banned, but this one team should lose their bid.[/quote]

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