The point is to win NITS no matter what pool you’re in so…heck yea shout it from the Instagram mountain top!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

You have to look at the entire tier, not just the pool. Each pool should have a 1/2/3/4 team in it. This is how the team did in their qualifier. They will then cross with the other pools in their tier and all the 1s will play, all the 2s will play etc.

4 teams to a pool, 4 pools to a tier. (I wish they used a word other than tier)

When I looked yesterday, the tier information was not available.

If you can’t win your pool, then it probably doesnt matter what “tier” your in. Thanks for the explanation though.

Right but if you win your pool, even in a mediocre pool, you can blast it out on SM as "U19 won our NIT pool." But as others note, all pools are not created equal.

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Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

You have to look at the entire tier, not just the pool. Each pool should have a 1/2/3/4 team in it. This is how the team did in their qualifier. They will then cross with the other pools in their tier and all the 1s will play, all the 2s will play etc.

4 teams to a pool, 4 pools to a tier. (I wish they used a word other than tier)

When I looked yesterday, the tier information was not available.

If you can’t win your pool, then it probably doesnt matter what “tier” your in. Thanks for the explanation though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

You have to look at the entire tier, not just the pool. Each pool should have a 1/2/3/4 team in it. This is how the team did in their qualifier. They will then cross with the other pools in their tier and all the 1s will play, all the 2s will play etc.

4 teams to a pool, 4 pools to a tier. (I wish they used a word other than tier)

When I looked yesterday, the tier information was not available.

I misspoke. There are 3 pools to a tier. If you look at tourney and scroll all the way to the bottom you can see which pools are in the same tier and how they will crossover. I think the only missing info right now is which pools make up each tier.

Sorry, I still don't think I’m explaining this well. Once you see it laid out in Tourney it makes more sense. The brackets are not displayed yet, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

You have to look at the entire tier, not just the pool. Each pool should have a 1/2/3/4 team in it. This is how the team did in their qualifier. They will then cross with the other pools in their tier and all the 1s will play, all the 2s will play etc.

4 teams to a pool, 4 pools to a tier. (I wish they used a word other than tier)

When I looked yesterday, the tier information was not available.

I misspoke. There are 3 pools to a tier. If you look at tourney and scroll all the way to the bottom you can see which pools are in the same tier and how they will crossover. I think the only missing info right now is which pools make up each tier.

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Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

You have to look at the entire tier, not just the pool. Each pool should have a 1/2/3/4 team in it. This is how the team did in their qualifier. They will then cross with the other pools in their tier and all the 1s will play, all the 2s will play etc.

4 teams to a pool, 4 pools to a tier. (I wish they used a word other than tier)

When I looked yesterday, the tier information was not available.

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Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

Washington Wolves and Metro too.

Anonymous wrote:Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

Looks like some of the local teams got pretty lucky in their pools. Husel being one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is so entertaining. Bring on the popcorn.

+1. A lot of hate out there for Husel!

Based on our family’s experience with Husel, the hate is well deserved. The head coach is rude, mean, and a little BSC. We were glad when DD asked to leave Husel and find a different club.

Some U19 pools seem very competitive and some pools not competitive at all. Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Schedule for NITS is out and it is a hot mess. Even the WC Eagles teams (13 of them) aren’t in the top brackets.

What are you looking at? I don't see the schedule for U19 or U16 yet.

In U14, WC Eagles has a team in A pool and B pool.

U19 schedule just came out. And yes, it’s confusing.

I think they meant U19 NITS in Richmond in 2 weeks. U16 is in PA in March. U14 is this weekend in PA. Don’t need to qualify for U14s so club rankings probably influence the seeding.

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Anonymous wrote:Schedule for NITS is out and it is a hot mess. Even the WC Eagles teams (13 of them) aren’t in the top brackets.

Newbie here. Can someone explain the pools?

U10/12/14 are based on a ranking the club provides. All the advanced teams are put together, intermediate together, and beginner together. Within the group there is likely some placing based on club reputation/success.

U16/19 are based on how the team does in their qualifier. Last year, the pools were set up with a 1/2/3/4 team to start. There were a couple pools placed together in a group. Teams play within their pool and then crossover with the other pools in their group. Its a bit confusing. I assume it will be the same this year.

https://www.usafieldhockey.com/events/2024/February/16/nit

Anonymous wrote:Schedule for NITS is out and it is a hot mess. Even the WC Eagles teams (13 of them) aren’t in the top brackets.

What are you looking at? I don't see the schedule for U19 or U16 yet.

In U14, WC Eagles has a team in A pool and B pool.

Anonymous wrote:Schedule for NITS is out and it is a hot mess. Even the WC Eagles teams (13 of them) aren’t in the top brackets.

Newbie here. Can someone explain the pools?