If QT was this weekend

(Group 1)
01. LP ’04 RASE, Weddall
26.Dallas Rush Delon
27. LP St John, Curiel
52. Sting Harr

(Group 2)
02. DT Scott
25. Sting North Angel
28. Dallas Kicks
51. LP Beardsley, Napier

(Group 3)
03. LFS Black(Dfeeters)
24. Fcd Predator
29. TX Spirit red Clark
50. Force FC

(Group 4)
04. DTS Adames
23. LP Carragher-Talon- Springate
30. Sting ’04 West, Davis
49. Sting ’04 Tallal/Goodman

(Group 5)
05. TX Spirit Clark
22. AFC Black
31.sparta 04
48. Fever 04 Black

(Group 6)
06. Sting ’04 East Chacon
21. Lady Aztecs
32.dallas rush Mbemba
47. Gunners 04 Hart

(Group 7)
07. LP DALGLISH
20. LFS White
33. LP hunt Ramierz
46. Sting Tallal/Goodman

(Group 8 )
08. Lp Barnes , Abbot
19. LP Raisbeck, Springate-Drake
34.dfeeters Munoz
45. Forney FC

(Group 9)
09. Sting 04, Scarfone
18. LP 04 Owen, Finger
35. LP Raisbeck, Kim
44. Sting West, Niece

(Group 10)
10. Sting 04 Goodman
17. Tx Spirit North
36. Saints 04
43. Mutiny 04, Myers

(Group 11)
11. FCD Premier 04
16. SRFC , Simmons
37. Cosmos 04 Wallace
42. FWFC White

(Group 12)
12. odyssey 04, Noyce
15. STing Central Cuevas
38. LP 04 Heighway, Rayburn
41. Andromeda 04, Wells

(Group 13)
13. Mustangs 04 Black Lopez
14. GSSC BULE , Khan
39. Mustangs FC, Paris
40. Sting East, Boyles

After Round 1, the 13 Bracket winners will qualify for the league in Division I. All 2nd and 3rd place teams along with the two 4th place teams with the highest percentile points will advance to the second round. The remaining teams are eliminated.

WestsideSoccer wrote:(Group 1)
01. LP ’04 RASE, Weddall
26.LP St John, Curiel
27. Dallas Kicks
52. Sting Harr

(Group 2)
02. DT Scott
25. Dallas Rush Delon
28. TX Spirit Red Clark
51. LP Beardsley, Napier

(Group 3)
03. LFS Black(Dfeeters)
24. Sting North Angell
29. Sting West Davis
50. Force FC

(Group 4)
04. DTS Adames
23. FCD Predator
30. Sting ’04 West, Davis
49. Sting ’04 Tallal/Goodman

(Group 5)
05. TX Spirit Clark
22. LP Carragher Drake-Springate
31.Dallas Rush Mbemba
48. Fever 04 Black

(Group 6)
06. Sting ’04 East Chacon
21. AFC Black
32.LP Hunt, Ramirez
47. Gunners 04 Hart

(Group 7)
07. LP Barnes, About
20. Lady Aztecs
33. Dfeeters Munoz
46. Sting Tallal/Goodman

(Group 8 )
08. Sting 04 Scarfone
19. LFS White
34.LP Raisbeck, Kim
45. Forney FC

(Group 9)
09. Sting 04 East, Goodman
18.LP Redknapp, Springate-Drake
35. TX Lightning Black
44. Sting West, Niece

(Group 10)
10. FCD Premier
17. LP 04 Owen, Finger
36. Saints 04
43. Mutiny 04, Myers

(Group 11)
11. Odyssey 04, Noyce
16. TX Spirit North
37. Cosmos 04 Wallace
42. FWFC White

(Group 12)
12. Mustangs 04 Black, Lopez
15. SRFC 04, Simmons
38. LP 04 Heighway, Rayburn
41. Andromeda 04, Wells

(Group 13)
13. GSSC Blue,Khan
14. Sting Central, Cuevas
39. Mustangs FC, Paris
40. Sting East, Boyles

After Round 1, the 13 Bracket winners will qualify for the league in Division I. All 2nd and 3rd place teams along with the two 4th place teams with the highest percentile points will advance to the second round. The remaining teams are eliminated.

Dalglish?

Fixed

what happens to teams ranked below those numbers? do they not get to play in the tournament and go straight to PPL?

Since RASE is the defacto #1 don't they get a defacto bye into the defacto best league in NTX

deepblack wrote:Since RASE is the defacto #1 don't they get a defacto bye into the defacto best league in NTX

No. Most likely they will only play 2 games. The number one and two seed in the past just play 2 games. So their bracket will only have 3 teams.

Guess Who wrote:

deepblack wrote:Since RASE is the defacto #1 don't they get a defacto bye into the defacto best league in NTX

No. Most likely they will only play 2 games. The number one and two seed in the past just play 2 games. So their bracket will only have 3 teams.

Huh? That isn't accurate. All teams will play 3 games during each week of QT.

Actually information accurate in at least the last 3 years there have been at least two brackets of 3 teams. With top teams only having to play two games. It might depend on the number of teams that enter to qualify.

I just looked at the QT from last year and all teams played 3 games the opening weekend.

It's funny how people just hear things in passing and take them to heart.

I stand corrected. Some of the 02's only played 2 games during QT.

There will most likely be a full tournament this year. Everyone will then play 3.

It depends on the number of teams that enter.  It is not always the same.  If the number of teams is divisible by 4 then they get to have each team play 3 games.  It is when there is a remainder that 1, 2 or 3 teams could only have to play two games.  Silly math!

That being said... I am quite sure LH will make every effort to have it set up where each team plays 3 games. I am pretty sure LH turns down a few teams each year for QT.

PlanoBound wrote:It depends on the number of teams that enter.  It is not always the same.  If the number of teams is divisible by 4 then they get to have each team play 3 games.  It is when there is a remainder that 1, 2 or 3 teams could only have to play two games.  Silly math!

How many teams will they take?

ballboy wrote:

PlanoBound wrote:It depends on the number of teams that enter.  It is not always the same.  If the number of teams is divisible by 4 then they get to have each team play 3 games.  It is when there is a remainder that 1, 2 or 3 teams could only have to play two games.  Silly math!

How many teams will they take?

52 seems to be the magic number but, depends on how many sign up everyone deserves a chance to try and qualify.

WestsideSoccer wrote:

ballboy wrote:

PlanoBound wrote:It depends on the number of teams that enter.  It is not always the same.  If the number of teams is divisible by 4 then they get to have each team play 3 games.  It is when there is a remainder that 1, 2 or 3 teams could only have to play two games.  Silly math!

How many teams will they take?

52 seems to be the magic number but, depends on how many sign up everyone deserves a chance to try and qualify.

When the 01s qualified there was one bracket that only played 2 games the first weekend. It is just based on the number of teams that apply.

http://www.girlsclassicleague.net/2011QTFormats2.pdf

I have never heard of, nor ever seen a post on this forum in the past 4 years, of a team being turned down from playing in the LHGCL QT as long as they meet the following requirements:

1)  Have a properly registered competitive team with NTSSA, with an official NTSSA roster of at least 14 players (16 is the max # of rostered players allowed by LHGCL at U11)
2)  Applied by the deadline and paid the entry fee (usually $800).

If LHGCL was in the habit of declining teams, then every year, they would have a multiple of 4, so that you could have an even set of 4-team brackets for week 1.  That is not the case.

The LHGCL QT does NOT have a minimum game guarantee.  A number of teams will be eliminated after week #1 after playing 3 games at MOST.  The # of teams eliminated after week 1 varies depending on exactly how many teams enter the tournament to start.  In the past 4 years at U11 - 8, 4, 5, & 11 teams have been eliminated after week 1.  If the # of teams entering the tournament is not a multiple of 4, it IS entirely possible that you could end up in a 3-team bracket, and get eliminated after week 1, having only played 2 games.

The combination of the $800 entry fee + the lack of a minimum game guarantee, is generally what limits the total # of teams that enter the tournament.  Teams/Coaches generally have a good idea as to whether they have a realistic shot at qualifying, or at least making it to week #2.  Teams/Coaches that don't have a strong feeling about their chances will tend to be adverse to paying $800 for the possibility of only playing 2 or 3 games.

For reference, the U11 QT had 48 teams when the '00's qualified, 43 teams when the '01's qualified, 45 teams when the '02's qualified, and 52 teams when the '03's qualified.

...and to make it perfectly clear for everyone...  The FBR rankings that I publish are in NO WAY affiliated with LHGCL, and to the best of my knowledge, LHGCL DOES NOT use FBR in any way, shape, or form, as part of it's seeding process for the QT.  In fact, I have 3 years of comparisons between the FBR and LHGCL QT seeding that clearly show that there is no direct relationship between the two.

Now, with that said, FBR has a pretty good track record at predicting who will qualify for LHGCL at U11.  For the '01's-'03's the final Pre-QT FBR has correctly predicted 77 out of 90 teams to qualify for LHGCL (86%).  FBR has also correctly predicted 53 out of 60 teams to qualify for the 20-team D1 supergroup over those 3 years (88%).