Berths- Returning & Invites-2013

[OCwildcatMom]

When will they announce the 2013 Berths?

[jonriv]

Here we go

[jonriv]

If you get one, does that make you a "berther"?

[NumeroUno]

They should be out next week, maybe JMO can get the Bucketheads a sneak peek at the list

[Trophy Hunter]

Last week they said Qualifier dates would start being added in the next day or two... Maybe we should let them work on getting that sorted first.

[CheckWriter]

If you get one, does that make you a "berther"?

That's funny.

[2face]

I hope they limit the amount of invites. It was defiantly out of hand last year. Either you prove yourself in a qualifier, or you earned a berth at Premier. Just because you belong to certain organizations does not mean that you should just get one. That happened last season and some of the teams that the orgs sent to represent did not have a good showing at all. I guess we will see how it's handled soon.

[stars99]

Cutting the number of invites would mean more qualifiers. I am sure PGF knows what they are doing, all the big names should get invites. If you have all the top programs there then everyone else will want to qualify so they can go to Nationals with all the big names, which makes PGF Nationals the best tournament of the year. TCS invites every team from organizations they choose so it is what it is, everyone will have their own opinion. Negative opinions will obviously come from teams that dont get invites

[MavFan]

Cutting the number of invites would mean more qualifiers.So, PGF just added a second division in Platinum, and regional tournaments all over the country. More qualifiers shouldn't be a concern. I am sure PGF knows what they are doing, all the big names should get invites. Why? because they are names. If they are good enough, and most are, they will qualify. If not, they wont.If you have all the top programs there then everyone else will want to qualify so they can go to Nationals with all the big names, which makes PGF Nationals the best tournament of the year. Disagree, playing the top teams is what makes PGF Nationals a great tournament, not playing big names.TCS invites every team from organizations they choose so it is what it is, everyone will have their own opinion. TCS is not promoting themselves as the best of the best, apples and oranges comparisonNegative opinions will obviously come from teams that dont get invitesNot true, my daughter's team was one of the invitations. Earning something based on what your team accomplished is more satisfying then relying on the past successes of others. Some, that didn't get an invitation, could say that people defending the practice are apart of the marginal teams that were given an invitation that they may not really deserve. Blanket statements like that or yours aren't very often accurate though.

[exD1dad]

Why doesn't somebody go back over all the games of invited teams from each division & see how they fared in competition vs those teams that earned berths? Then compare the final win loss records & final standings. Comparative analysis for all you bean counting numbers crunching types