Hi BD,
Just a note about 2nd (and 3rd etc.) teams at regionals. The UK rules
state only that we're following the EUCS rules; the EUCS rules are quite
loose regarding second teams at Regionals/EUCQ. We would like to clarify
the situation somewhat.
Under EUCS rule 4.5 (http://eucs.efdf.org/2010/eligibility.html), large
clubs can split their teams however they like at regionals, and then
recombine them for nationals. This presents problems for the schedule,
however - if a second team takes a qualifying spot that they then turn
down, a schedule that has been written to find the qualifying teams
(with e.g. a 3v4 playoff) won't work properly. A team can be knocked out
by a team that isn't even intending to go to Nationals.
On the other hand, in a region like Scotland with few teams and only one
qualifying place, it is in everyone's interests for a large club to
enter as many teams as possible, since it makes no difference to the
qualification and just increases the number of teams.
Therefore we do not intend to change the rules at this late stage; but
we do politely ask teams not to enter a 2nd or 3rd team which has a
chance of competing for a qualifying spot at the expense of another
club, unless that team is planning to enter Nationals. [Remember that
you cannot add players to your roster after Nationals/EUCR (EUCS rule
4.6) - so if your club does send a 2nd team to nationals, these players
may not join the 1sts for the European finals].
If any clubs are already intending to enter a competitive second team to
regionals and will be inconvenienced by changing their plans at this
late stage, please get in touch so we can discuss ways of solving the
problems this may cause.
Thanks,
Benji
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