Gibby, I think I understand what you are saying. That is how the HS bracketing was explained to me from another source prior to my posting.
The bracket is set and never changes with the four #1's evenly distributed across the bracket. Same as USAW Kids...accept you do not know which quarter of the bracket you are in until the computer draw. The #2-#4 seeds are placed on the bracket in a similar manor. All it does is add a little more random placing of the kids on the bracket...which in theory should balance the bracket better if you have an overpowering district. I do agree that with the additional weight classes and multiple age divisions it may not be feasible in USAW Kids. However, an option could be to computer draw one bracket instead of doing all of them. I am sure there are just as many positive comments to this as there are negative…I am just looking to spur discussion and possibly improve on the great event we already have set up.
This year a bracket was published and then later changed. To be honest that is what made me start thinking about this. F@H is right...to reach your goal you shouldn't worry about placing on the bracket.... However, there are kids in any bracket you would rather go up against in the semi-finals rather than in the quarter-finals. Which brings me back to the second question of my original post...I am not implying anything was done wrong...I am just curious for future reference. How is the placing of the #2 and #3 seeds on the bracket determined?
