[mrknowitball]

There is no perfect way to set up any sport in any state. The best way to make it happen would be the current 16 regions go to one site and have a pool play tournament to determine the four teams that make it to the elimination portion of the event. This way the teams that have no business being there talent0wise might still have a chance to win a game at state while the teams that dominate are still dominating. Ron Kordes at Assumption knows how to run a volleyball program and until the rest of the state (outside of the Louisville and NKy area) follows suit and sets up good club-level programs then the 6th, 7th and 9th Regions will continue to dominate at state.

Volleyball in Kentucky overall is pretty sad when the best tournament in the state is usually the Louisville Invitational instead of the actual state tournament.

What Assumption benefits from is that all of the girls play together year 'round on the same high school and club team. Many states, like Ohio, limit the number of players a high school can take from the same club team to prevent this from happening. I don't expect that rule to change in KY anytime soon.

And yes, the state tourney is a joke. It's set up and run (like everything in the state) like a basketball tourney. Well, the talent gap in Volleyball is much wider across the state than in basketball. You can't run the tournament the same way. They even re-drew the Regions and Districts to align more with basketball - why? Problems are everywhere . . .small schools with no chance, good schools left at home because the regions and districts aren't diverse enough in the volleyball hotspots, the blind draw (which is worthless) . . . My point is - only 6 teams have ever won the championship - isn't that enough evidence it's time to try something else?