AAA Region Tournament

[laban]

Talent in Tennessee is not evenly distributed. There are pockets of strength, and pockets of mediocrity. Thus, there will be districts where strong teams get eliminated, and districts where mediocre teams will advance. As play advances towards regionals, the same thing gets repeated. Some have the misfortune to be in lopsided regions, where it??™s unlikely teams from one side ever advance; others seem to have a cakewalk.

 

Is there any solution, maybe, maybe not. Maybe the answer is not just to measure success in the usual fashion (wins), but also in those intangible things that team sports try to teach -- working as a team, coming together, dealing with adversity, not giving up even in the face of insurmountable odds, losing with class and dignity, etc. Also, some teams can justly be proud of their accomplishments, especially those that work with little school support, few (if any) club players, etc. Success can also be measured in terms of beating that cross town rival, etc.

 

 

Great post. Very true