Anyone want to critique?
US Club Rankings
DD's team is ranked and actually tied the #1 team in a pool game that counted toward seeding so was significant. So that's cool.
But, one area in which these rankings miss the mark is failure to rate teams that don't play nationally. I don't know how many worthy 'regional' teams there might be. In our state, there are probably 5 in each age division that could've made a top 250 nationally if they'd campaigned for it. I know one in DD's age division that almost definitely would be top 100, or at least they could beat several of the top 100 teams I see. But they don't show up.
I do appreciate the effort, though, as inexact as it might be. I think it's valuable for teams and players to have a sense of where they stand nationally.
US Club Rankings
DD's team is ranked and actually tied the #1 team in a pool game that counted toward seeding so was significant. So that's cool.
But, one area in which these rankings miss the mark is failure to rate teams that don't play nationally. I don't know how many worthy 'regional' teams there might be. In our state, there are probably 5 in each age division that could've made a top 250 nationally if they'd campaigned for it. I know one in DD's age division that almost definitely would be top 100, or at least they could beat several of the top 100 teams I see. But they don't show up.
I do appreciate the effort, though, as inexact as it might be. I think it's valuable for teams and players to have a sense of where they stand nationally.