Some reactions to the first two tourneys: Eagle Stix impressed.
And despite their dud versus Eagle Stix, Coppermine looked like they aren't going anywhere.
M&D is improved and played some very good games.
Hero's went undefeated as expected, but didn't play the toughest schedule and avoided Eagle Stix. Hero's will remain the pregame favorite against pretty much anybody, but has a habit of letting lesser teams stay close (see eg. Jesters (twice over the weekend) and Liberty).
Hero’s does not look like the favorite, not sure how that was seen. Narrow margin wins and not a hard schedule. A few of the top teams appear to have improved and hero’s may not be better with the new additions.
Perhaps they moved to equal playing time now that the girls are in high school. I know one top 5 team we played had their best players sit for half the game due to this.
I noticed a couple of teams doing this as well...not sure if this is the right approach for the star players on these teams.
I think its the right approach. "Star" players will have the opportunity to separate themselves at showcases like BIC or "All Star" teams such as American Select.
It's the right approach and it's the standard in HS years at most of the clubs like Heros, MND, Capital, and Skywalkers. I have to assume that Crush will go this route based on the way they've been coached historically. Who knows about Coppermine, but perhaps their roster is intentionally incredibly small to avoid having to take best players off the field/sub a lot.
PT may still be a little more liberal seeing as we're still outside recruiting years and the best players may still get the most minutes, but all players should be seeing the field for about half the game at a showcase. If you're team isn't moving towards this and you are sitting the bench, you may want to assess your options. Your DD needs to be seen in games next year.
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