ontheblack wrote:Last year CA Lockman played States with no intention of going to ASA. USA Athletics Eveland did the same this year. The ones who can complain are the ones who were knocked out by those teams. Take them out of the mix and it changes the dynamics of the tournament.
CA Perez did the same thing this year. It obviously has some effect on the final order of finish, but it has no effect on which teams get a berth. Any team that wants to go to ASA/USA Nats can get a berth because SoCal ASA can't find takers for all 13 of its berths. I'd like to see more teams playing in the SoCal ASA Championships for the competition and bragging rights.
Require a check for Nationals at the beginning of the Qualifiers to be returned if they don't qualify and cashed if they do, with no refunds after qualifying and the problem is solved. I can see ASA doing this, but not PGF, as they have a hard enough time getting teams to play qualifiers as it is.
I don't see either organization doing that. SoCal ASA should view their tournaments as championships rather than qualifiers. I agree PGF won't do anything to discourage teams from entering.
I'd rather see both organizations collect a nonrefundable entry fee from teams when they accept their berth.
