Super teams

Skip, I don't think an LMSC that has only one club would necessarily be a super team. Nor would I recommend that as a rule. Rather I think super teams could be determined as a club that is made up of multiple teams. If an LMSC only had one club and they acted as the same team all year, I see no reason why we wouldn't consider them as a club. However, when 3 different teams who are independent of each other all year come together for out of state competitions and nationals, I think we could recognize a difference. Our ability to fairly detect this would depend on a consistent way of registering teams within clubs. I don't think the super teams are bad either. In both Arizona and Kentucky I've been a part of super teams. In areas with lots of small teams, it is a great way to have teammates at nationals and some fun relays. However, I do see the point of individual clubs feeling like they have to combine with others to be competitive and that is of concern. I would rather see a situation where super teams and individual clubs both have opportunities to compete without feeling like their structure needs to change to be competitive. A super team and non-super team division at nationals might accomplish this. As for members joining teams not it their geographic area, I see no problem with that. I am sure there are those would disagree, but I think that is a separate issue from how teams are recognized for competiton.

Skip, I don't think an LMSC that has only one club would necessarily be a super team. Nor would I recommend that as a rule. Rather I think super teams could be determined as a club that is made up of multiple teams. If an LMSC only had one club and they acted as the same team all year, I see no reason why we wouldn't consider them as a club. However, when 3 different teams who are independent of each other all year come together for out of state competitions and nationals, I think we could recognize a difference. Our ability to fairly detect this would depend on a consistent way of registering teams within clubs. I don't think the super teams are bad either. In both Arizona and Kentucky I've been a part of super teams. In areas with lots of small teams, it is a great way to have teammates at nationals and some fun relays. However, I do see the point of individual clubs feeling like they have to combine with others to be competitive and that is of concern. I would rather see a situation where super teams and individual clubs both have opportunities to compete without feeling like their structure needs to change to be competitive. A super team and non-super team division at nationals might accomplish this. As for members joining teams not it their geographic area, I see no problem with that. I am sure there are those would disagree, but I think that is a separate issue from how teams are recognized for competiton.