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Anyone for adjusting the Age Groups?

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Who-beats-who was not my point.
I agree that the 13/14's seem to win much more, but it's still a small bracket.
Even so...based on your point, then; if they changed it to -12 then the 11/12 year olds would "always" win in that age-group--would they not?
15+ still seems fine with me, lol
 
Love ya Gardyrocks, but IMHO if you had played in the 10- division, you could have gotten rocked too, the foreign players were powerful, and the midwest core was HOT.

What irritates me about this thread is the supposition that it is easier for the 10- players to win prizes, and that is wrong. If anything, it should be EASIER for the 10- to win prizes than the 15+ division, because it is THEIR word of mouth that is going to grow this game. I RARELY see new players come in in the upper divisions, especially after age 13. I see a lot of newer players sneaking in in the younger division. For them, and their friends it is still a fun game. It is not about the "prizes at all costs", but a great time to hang with friend. Still true in some of the upper divisions, but we do have "professional" pockets of players who actually root for event attendance to be low, so their chances are high.

The Age division spread will equalize the numbers in most venues. This appears to be true.

That may be true in most venues, but what are you going to do for me, who would have had 50 12- players this weekend in Memphis, only 16 12-17s and 14 15+s.

You all are too used to seeing these 10- divisions having only 2 or 3 players....they are out there...they are out there.

The key is in recruitment. The new league will help that significantly. It is the style that 10- players want to play. There will of course be the competetive 10- players who shoot through the tourneys. (Kevin White) Heck, we had an event last night at league where I age-segregated the divisions between 13- and 14+, so they were balanced...ended up with a 10 year old playing a 15 year old in the finals! That was cool. There are great 10- players out there, and plenty more which are trainable. We just need to find them and train them.

Before we jump and change the age divisions, let's make sure we see the full effect it will have.

JMNSHO

M45
 
yes, in a 12- division, we would see more 11-12 year olds win, but it would be much more balanced than 11-14
the brain develops majorly at the age of 13-ish, not at 11 or 12
 
Meh... I've been thinking about this. I'm 13 right now, soon to be 14, and I am a pretty good player IMHO. MOST 11, 12, 13 and 14 yr old players I fight I can usually beat (obv different circumstances apply but I have been w/ the game since Jungle now and I have a ton of experience). I surely wouldn't mind a little more competition, like say, 13-17. Especially since a LOT of my friends are 15+, and they are who I always battle with, so I get to beat them in a tourney now too. :p

HOWEVER,
I notice that a LOT of the standard 11-14 folks I fight in tourneys, umm, don't seem like they would be able to take on a 16, 17, 18+ yr old person, simply because younger people's minds aren't as developed (it's a fact, plz don't hurt me :( ) So I unfortunately would have to say NO to this proposal, statement, poll, w/e have you. I like it, but I don't really think it would be good for most players.
 
I must say that this incorrect
I'm 15 now, but when I wa 14, I could easily compete with anyone older than me
and I was a complete n00b last season

so I think that at the 13-ish age, you can start competing with adults

for example, when I played YGO (please don't hurt me) I was 13 and was able to play against (and beat) many people older than me
so actually, I could see a 13+ age group being pretty fair

my only thing is I feel the need to seperate the 12 and 13 year olds
 
Some of us Olde Farts would like to see a 40+ division.......(so we won't keep losing to those young whippersnappers) :D
 
HAHA!Anyways you dissin us?Iv'e beaten frwaken 30 year olds at Yu-Gi-Oh(Please oh very please don't hurt me)!10- is fine the way it is 11- couldn't hurt...Iv'e een age 7 beat age 9...There are good other 10- out there...Meg45 is right...I have no idea about 11-14...I don't think it is fair though.11 year V.S 14?It just isn't fair to much of a difference you have just past 10- and know your battling someone just inder 15+...That is truely the one to be changed...
 
I dont know how to play Pocket Monsters.

Can we get an official to step in so this doesn't become at 93454338095 page thread?
 
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SDPOKEMOM:
Want to add a 15-18 or 15-21 and leave the adults to battle it out on their own? Fine. Want to make -10 more competitive? RECRUIT MORE PLAYERS.
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LAWMAN:
Get MORE kids into Pokemon, recruit more...you all have friends, siblings, nieces, nephews, grandchildren...get them into a GREAT game,
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Hmmmmm... as for friends... How many 14+ kids actually talk to people who below the age of 10. Atleast here the cool thing in both middle and high school is to not even be seen with little kids. You hang out with people your age or older. Most rarely would an 14 year old 8th grader hang out with a 8 year old 2nd grader. The two just definitely don't mix and their likes are different.

As for all the siblings and related family, I know some of you guys have long roots with having 50 million children every time a marriage comes along so the tree is huge, but I have only one brother who could care less about the game now. I have no nieces, no nephews, or even grandchildren for that sake. A lot of us don't have these type of people, but those who do should have already somehow showed them the cards in some fashion and they probably don't want to be bothered.

You think its that easy to recruit people for something, but when it involves money and time, people are less likely to be involved, especially little kids who make zilch and are very dependent on their parents.

As for the prizes of the 10-, I do believe they are getting rather much for just showing up, though they are paying the price the others are. Perhaps reduce the price and prizes upon attendence. If they're so worried about getting more, they can bump up and really compete for them.

12- would bring in more kids to the lowest age bracket
13-18/19/20 sounds good as well. At 13 those kids really do understand the concept of competition and can do well.
18/19/20+ This would only be the case if the two above were changed. 15+ is rather balanced, though I think the money situation with the 15-17 range can be difficult and a lot of them really do depend on trips. AS for the old guys, they surely don't need a scholarship. Theirs should be a cash prize in such cases.

One thing, with the scholarship having to be used by age 28...what if someone 50 years old had won it all. What then? He gets nothing? That would be terrible. And let's say he has no kids to pass it on to. Even worse.
 
Raikou said:
One thing, with the scholarship having to be used by age 28...what if someone 50 years old had won it all. What then? He gets nothing? That would be terrible. And let's say he has no kids to pass it on to. Even worse.
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they just played to god that no one over 28 won it :p
 
If someone over 28 won WORLDS, the scholarship could be passed onto a family member, as I understood it. I know of at least one grandfather who went to play in the grinder trying to increase the odds of his grandson having a scholarship (grandson had won invite). Plus, Whicker, you are 1 person and maybe you cant recruit any younger players, but there are MANY here and elsewhere that can foster new and young kids into this great game. At league, you can help a noobie build his/her 1st deck, no matter the age. Show them the game is FUN and they will come back. If you ignore them, they wont :)

Keith
 
Ancient Pokemon Trainer said:
Yah Terrys right...Raikou what you say about 14+ don't hang out with 10-???I not understand you...You meen at an actual school or pokemon?
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Like school and life basically. You don't go walking down the street talking with 10 year olds, you hang out with people your age or a year or two younger / older. As for pokemon, I guess some people hang out with younger kids, and play them at league and all, but the league is like a community sense. When people meet at say worlds, I'm pretty sure unless you're apart of a "team" then you wouldn't just be hanging out with random 10- kids. =/ I'm pretty sure all the 16-19's hung out with each other regardless. Croc, Martin, CFK, TTar666, Pooka, pablo, wetz, and others
 
Raikou said:
One thing, with the scholarship having to be used by age 28...what if someone 50 years old had won it all. What then? He gets nothing? That would be terrible. And let's say he has no kids to pass it on to. Even worse.
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Good question Raikou (didn't you used to be a General? Retire or get kicked out!?)

I thought the fine print said the scholarship wasn't transferrable. If that's true, then the scholarship money would have been wasted on a 28+ winner.

That's why I think that if there is a change to be made, it should be to create a 28+ group - sort of a Seniors tour. I would be reluctant to make prizes be cash, but prizes could be something like trips to premier events (Origins, Stadium Challenges, etc.).

This way it would take those who can't use the scholarships out of the mix against those who are competing for the scholarships.
 
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