My kid has played travel since first year 12's (playing 18's now) and I have heard about this bracket vs. pool pitching before but I don't know that I've seen it in reality nor do I understand it. I am not talking about showcase - exhibition teams. I get what most are trying to accomplish in that situation.
I understand those who are somewhat new to the pitching game and the feeling that there is a big drop off sometimes in quality of pitching, so I am wondering if the better a-level teams actually do this versus platooning thru the tournament. Most decent tournaments require you to get thru 5-7 teams on top of pool play and I don't see how that bracket/pool system could be effective without 4-6 pitchers. What about those tournaments with only 12-14 entries?
Do teams in your area carry that many pitchers or do they pick up a lot of guest pitching? Is there that many pitchers available that really work on their craft for these teams or is it more of a "I work to this level so I play to this level" within a tournament?
How does this work from 14's on up? I would tell any parent to run from this at 10-12's.
I understand those who are somewhat new to the pitching game and the feeling that there is a big drop off sometimes in quality of pitching, so I am wondering if the better a-level teams actually do this versus platooning thru the tournament. Most decent tournaments require you to get thru 5-7 teams on top of pool play and I don't see how that bracket/pool system could be effective without 4-6 pitchers. What about those tournaments with only 12-14 entries?
Do teams in your area carry that many pitchers or do they pick up a lot of guest pitching? Is there that many pitchers available that really work on their craft for these teams or is it more of a "I work to this level so I play to this level" within a tournament?
How does this work from 14's on up? I would tell any parent to run from this at 10-12's.