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sportsjunkie
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District Format Jan 31, 2021 11:45:37 GMT -6 via mobile

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Post by sportsjunkie on Jan 31, 2021 11:45:37 GMT -6

I feel like the district format has ruined parity in fastpitch softball. There are several districts that have 5-6 teams that would be contenders in regional tournaments and only 4 teams make it out of every district. The top teams get easy districts every year and then all of the other contenders are packed into the rest of the districts. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of this awful format and give every team a fair shot to make it to the state tournament?

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District Format Jan 31, 2021 12:38:11 GMT -6 via mobile

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Post by pepperbrown on Jan 31, 2021 12:38:11 GMT -6

I’m 50/50 on it. I like that it’s decided on the field by players but there are some stacked districts that could make it tougher for a team to make it. In reality tho if you can’t finish in the top 2 of your district how good are your chances anyways? I haven’t seen much difference in teams that make it from old format to new format.

sportsjunkie
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District Format Jan 31, 2021 13:10:21 GMT -6 via mobile

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Post by sportsjunkie on Jan 31, 2021 13:10:21 GMT -6

I agree with you a lot. I just think there are some circumstances where teams have started off slow and then hit their stride at the end of the season and make a deep run. With districts if you have a slow start, maybe an injured ace for example, by the time they are healthy it’s too late because you won’t even have the opportunity to play in regionals. With rankings you would still get to playoffs no matter how your regular season is. I think districts make more sense for big schools but a lot of small schools suffer from them.

sportsjunkie
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District Format Jan 31, 2021 13:13:05 GMT -6 via mobile

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Post by sportsjunkie on Jan 31, 2021 13:13:05 GMT -6

Another example is 2019 Latta, Stroud, and Coalgate all made it to the state tournament and were all in the same district. The team that got 5th in that district could have been competing with these three teams and would have been a great regional team but didn’t even have the chance to play regionals because they weren’t top 4.

huntersheppard Hall of Fame Small town OKPreps follower and writer Posts: 10,768 Favorite Sport: Basketball	District Format Feb 1, 2021 15:31:57 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by huntersheppard on Feb 1, 2021 15:31:57 GMT -6 I've never been a fan of the district system, I wish they would do the bi-district like what 4A baseball does
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Post by sportsjunkie on Jan 31, 2021 11:45:37 GMT -6

Post by pepperbrown on Jan 31, 2021 12:38:11 GMT -6

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Post by huntersheppard on Feb 1, 2021 15:31:57 GMT -6