De Rui Nunes vun der Arantia Fiels proposéiert an der Diskussioun em e neie Spillmodus eng Variant mat 4 Ligen, deemno enger Nationale 1, Nationale 2, Nationale 3 an Nationale 4. Dobäi géifen d’B-Ekippen d’Méiglechkeet kréien, an dësen Ligen aktiv ze sinn.
An der Total League géifen nächst Saison 13, ab der Saison 21/22 12 Ekippen zum Asaz kommen. An de Play-offs gett de System 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5 benotzt, de Play-down-Modus gett vereinfacht (nëmmen Ekippen aus der N1 spillen do) an et gett nach e Relegatiounsmatch tëschent dem 3. aus der N2 an dem drettleschte Veräin aus der Total League. An der Nationale 3 spillen eng Rei vun B-Ekippen mat, wouduerch des Liga erëm méi Ekippen huet wéi an de leschte Joren.
„Fir d’nächst Saison kéint et eng Iwwergangssaison mat 13 Ekippen an der Total League ginn wéinst der spezieller Situatioun. Ab der Saison 2021/22 kéint een dann de neie Modus probéieren“, sou de Rui Nunes, deen et schued fënnt „dass kee Konsens fonnt gouf well déi meescht Veräiner kuerzfristeg an just un hire Veräin denken.“
Eng speziell Iddi ass sécherlech, dass Sparta-B-Ekipp nächst Saison d’Chance géif kréien an der Nationale 2 matzespillen, fir de Rui allerdéngs eng zukunftsorientéiert Décisioun: „Sparta B war zwar hanner e pur Veräiner an der Tabell, mee si hunn vill méi jonk an talentéiert Spiller, déi sech an der Nationale 2 kéinten staark entwéckelen. Et ass just eng Fro vun der Zäit bis si an dëser Liga mathalen kennen. D’Zil muss et sinn Spiller wéider zu entwéckelen, mat dëser Iddi géif een deene Spiller eng Chance ginn.“
Hei dem Rui Nunes säi Modus mat Erklärungen:
Proposal Modus – Season 2020/2021
Total League – 13 teams (season 20/21) → 12 teams (season 21/22)
Esch – Musel Pikes – Etzella – T71 – Racing – Heffingen – Sparta – Arantia – Amicale – Contern – Telstar – Résidence – Zolwer
2 rounds – 24 games per team
First 8: Playoff round (1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5) 1⁄4 finals best of 3
1⁄2 finals best of 3
Finals best of 5
Last 5 teams – Playdown round of 8 games. Bottom three teams relegate to N2.
Team on the 10th spot plays a best of 3 series against N2 team that finishes 3rd First game @N2 team
Second game @TL team
Possible 3rd game – neutral court
Season 21/22
2 rounds – 22 games per team
First 8: Playoff round (1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5) 1⁄4 finals best of 3
1⁄2 finals best of 3
Finals best of 5
Last 4 teams – Playdown round of 6 games.
Bottom two teams relegate to N2.
Team on the 10th spot plays a best of 3 series against N2 team that finishes 3rd First game @N2 team
Second game @TL team
Possible 3rd game – neutral court
N2 – 10 teams
Black Star – Gréngewald – Kordall – BC Mess – Mondorf – Bascharage – Mamer – Nitia * – Schieren – Sparta B **
2 rounds – 18 games per team
Top 6
Playoff-round of 10 games→top 2 teams move up to TL
3rd ranked team plays a best of 3 against 10th placed TL team. First game @ N2 team
Second game @ TL team
Possible 3rd game – neutral court
Last 4 teams – Playdown round of 6 games. Bottom two teams relegate to N3.
*East-Sides Pirates are not interested unless all the teams only play with one professional player…unfortunately that will never happen
** Arantia B, Etzella B and Musel Pikes B finished ahead of Sparta B. But due to their young talent, it would make more sense for such a B-team to play in the N2 to develop their young players. Sparta (Christophe Flammang) confirmed their interest.
Season 21/22
Playoffs: idem
Last 5 teams – Playdown round of 8 games. Teams on spots 11, 12 and 13 relegate to N3.
Nationale 3 – 10 teams
East Side Pirates – Wiltz – Préizerdaul – Kayl – Kehlen? – Arantia B – Etzella B – Musel Pikes B – Racing B – Contern B
2 rounds – 18 games
Top 2 teams move up
If the 1st or 2nd placed team doesn’t want to move up then the 3rd placed team can move up.
In case there are still not 2 teams that want to move up then the 9th (or even the 10th placed team in N2) can remain in N2.
Bottom 2 teams move to N4. A-Teams can also move down to N4.
Season 22/23
Bottom 3 teams move to N4.
Nationale 4 – 10 teams
Esch B Mamer B Heffingen B Musel Pikes C Résidence B Amicale B
Bc Mess B Zolwer B Gréngewald B Nitia B
2 rounds – 18 games
Top 2 teams move up
Bottom 2 teams move to Division 1.
A-Teams can not move down to Division1!
Division 1
6 teams (former div 2)
+ 4 (top 4 teams from former div 3)
2 rounds – 18 games
Top 2 teams move up
Bottom 2 teams move to Division 1.
Division 2
6 teams former bottom former div 3 + Amicale C
+ top 3 former div 4 2 rounds – 18 games
Top 2 teams move up
Bottom 2 teams move to Division 1.
Division 3
2 rounds – 16 games
9 teams (former div 4)
Top 2 teams move up
NEW MODUS
If 3 teams are added to TL for the 20/21 season, then the same argument can be made for N2.
Since the East Side Pirates are not interested in playing in the N2 then the following 2 teams would be Nitia and Schieren.
The possibility of B-teams playing up to the second league already exists in numerous countries. If a B-Team plays in N2 then the A-team has to play in a different day. This is the best solution for clubs to develop their (young) players. Although Sparta B finished in 4th place in the former Div 1, it would make perfect sense for them to have that young B-team play in the N2.
Advantages
• 12 teams in TL and Playoff round (1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5) →more attractive format
• Wildcard (Sparta B) will allow N2 to keep 10 teams
→more attractive format with the possibility that even a third team can move up
A- and B-teams can not play in N2 in the same season.
B-teams are also not allowed to to play in the Playoffs of N2.
Every player in a B-Team (that plays N2) must have played for at least 3 seasons for the Club. This is to avoid transfers to reinforce that B-team. The goal is to develop the players (that are not part of the top 5 from the A-Team) and youth players.
• Coupe FLBB
→N3 and N4-teams → more games and better competition
Concerns:
The level of N2?
Only 5 players are allowed to play for their A-team. If a B-team plays in the N2 then this would allow the B-team to possibly play their players 6-12 in the rotation and add further young players. Even without Non-Jicl Players, such a team should be able to compete in N2. The main goal remains to develop the players.
If some teams are really concerned about the level and are convinced that a B-team and other 2 new teams are not good enough, then those teams can play with 2 or even 1 Non-Jicl Player next season and have no fear to relegate to N3. Most of the teams (even in the Playdowns N2) have had 3 Non- Jicl Players) in the past, maybe they could use those resources and minutes for their (young) players and program which makes more sense in the long term.
B-team rosters
Those rosters must be filled with players that have been with that Club for at least 3 years. In this case it makes no sense to make a transfer and have that transfer play B-team. Due to the fact that they play in a different day, it should avoid that players sit on the bench for the A-team or play limited minutes instead of playing in the N2 game in which they have a bigger role.
B-teams already play in other countries’ second league like for example in Germany (Pro B), Portugal (Proliga), Belgium (Top Division I) or Denmark (Div. 1) where the main focus is to develop players.
This also represents a chance for other Clubs to recruit players. In case those players (from B-teams) can’t make the A-team of their Club after playing for the B-team, they might be interested in moving and make a transfer to another A-team. There will more local players available to play for men’s teams in general. At the moment too many kids stop playing after the ‘Cadets’-Category. This could be an idea to help these kids develop in their rhythm and find a solution for the gap and difference of level that exits between youth categories and TL.
Weider Artikel mat Iddien:
Christophe Ney: „Sportlechen Equiliber an der Nationale 2 muss fonnt ginn“
Adam Radomirovic: „Eine Sonderregelung gegen Teams ohne Profispieler“
Fern Musquar: „Mir brauchen weiderhin eng Nationale 3“
Carlo Ferrante: „Mir brauchen eng Ännerung“
Ken Diederich: „12 Veräiner an der Total League wier eng gutt Léisung“
