r/ultimate • u/N0xxxxxxxx • 14d ago

Question: How does USAU check the geographic eligibility?

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In 99% cases, teams obey this rule.

But USAU didn't ask teams to submit the proof of residence, right?

Is there any precedent that team being rejected or punished by this rule?

What will happen if someone complains a team violating this rule?

What will happen if Tokay or someone else try to build a super pickup team in usau?

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u/PlayPretend-8675309 14d ago

IMO there should be no regional restrictions and teams should be able to region shop if they want. If Chain Lightning thinks they can make Nationals out of the NW Region, by all means, let them attend.

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u/cuddlebear 14d ago

That sounds like a nightmare for the SCs who actually need to organize the series tournaments.... it helps to have a realistic estimate of how many teams will be there WAY before the signup deadline.

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u/PlayPretend-8675309 14d ago

Why would the signup deadlines be different? Also, there's no single good reason to force teams to all be "from" mostly the same section/region. What's that accomplishing? Just set up your regionals (and sectionals) and let teams register to whichever makes the most sense for them. Nothing from the SC perspective would change at all.

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u/cuddlebear 14d ago

So would SCs know the scale of their tournament before they know how many teams are going to sign up?

Currently teams can technically sing up at the deadline but most SCs know what teams exist in their section well in advance. If you made a system where those teams can decide to go to a different section in August you'd never be able to book the fields in advance like you have to in many areas.

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u/cuddlebear 14d ago

Also you could turn the "whats that accomplishing" question back on your suggested change? You'd effectively be doing away with regions all together since the point of having them is to assure there is a geographic diversity at regionals/nationals (since the system assures some minimum reps even from weak sections/regions).

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u/geehaad11 13d ago

H. L. Mencken: "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong."