- Jun 16, 2010
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Sanctions mean nothing, except for national tournament play. Batting the lineup is nice when playing practice tournaments, but it is not being the most competitive you can be is it?
ASA/USA nationals is where the best teams in the country go to play. The other 90% go play something else.
If you dont know the difference, its because you havent played ASA/USA nationals at a high level. The bar is really set by the teams from Southern California. That is where they play, if you want to say you are good, you must try to play with them. It is about seeking out the highest level of competition you can play. Of course, not everyone wants that.
If you want to be able to say you won the XYZ national championship, or came in "xth at xyz nationals "go ahead. Its meaningless, there were no good teams there, but it makes poor teams feel good. The teams coming in 10-20th place at ASA would win the other end-of-season tournaments handily.
There is one National Champion to aspire to, its ASA.
I dont know how anyone "plays 4-5 ASA tournaments." and says whats the big deal? Maybe they mean ASA rules.? ASA tournaments are national qualifiers, not weekend recreational tournaments. California teams will fly across the country to win a berth if they didnt win one at home. Sounds strange to me.
ASA/USA nationals is where the best teams in the country go to play. The other 90% go play something else.
If you dont know the difference, its because you havent played ASA/USA nationals at a high level. The bar is really set by the teams from Southern California. That is where they play, if you want to say you are good, you must try to play with them. It is about seeking out the highest level of competition you can play. Of course, not everyone wants that.
If you want to be able to say you won the XYZ national championship, or came in "xth at xyz nationals "go ahead. Its meaningless, there were no good teams there, but it makes poor teams feel good. The teams coming in 10-20th place at ASA would win the other end-of-season tournaments handily.
There is one National Champion to aspire to, its ASA.
I dont know how anyone "plays 4-5 ASA tournaments." and says whats the big deal? Maybe they mean ASA rules.? ASA tournaments are national qualifiers, not weekend recreational tournaments. California teams will fly across the country to win a berth if they didnt win one at home. Sounds strange to me.
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