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At 04:46 AM 1/23/2003 -0800, Meredith Jaffe wrote:
>My experience says it's pretty common for teams to
>play in lower divisions in tournaments than they do in
>league play.  I play on a women's team that has a lot
>of beginners, and the most experienced players have
>3-4 seasons of hockey.  Every time we have gone to a
>tournament, we have explained our skill level and have
>been assured that we being placed at an appropriate
>level.  Then every time, we lose by scores like 11-0.
>There was one game a couple of years ago where we had
>one shot on goal.
>
>I figure there's not much we can do, that tournament
>play is just not intended for our level.  But that
>would be easier to take if when entering tournaments
>we were told that there is no division low enough for
>us.  It's disappointing to be told we're in a beginner
>division, and then go up against players who can carry
>the puck end to end around all five of our skaters as
>if we were little orange cones.

That is appalling.  Do the tournament organizers apologize to you?  Has it 
happened in the same tournament more than once?  Have you written a letter 
to them after the tournament saying what you told us?

In a jurisdiction where categories aren't prescribed, tournament organizers 
should be doing their homework by asking applicants for information about 
their calibre (including game results), and checking that information with 
other sources (league standings, anecdotal information from other teams who 
have played in that city, scores from other tournaments, etc.)

Have you considered hosting a tournament yourselves?

Louise

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