I'm really frustrated with the change to Medium Coed, and I guess my frustration stems from a lack of understanding as to why the change was even proposed.
In the push to save some form of a Large Coed division, Medium Coed was created and both divisions have flourished. Large Coed increased to 12 teams in prelims at Worlds last year, as opposed to the 4 teams in Unlimited Coed in 2011. Medium Coed went to about 40 teams in prelims at Worlds, as opposed to 22/23 in Large Limited in 2011. So I guess I'm just curious to know more about the logic behind the proposal, because it seems like this change has great potential to harm Medium Coed participation.
I realize it is only a 2 guy increase, but the amount of the increase isn't the issue for me. My issue is the one that
Mclovin has already pointed out - the increase in the amount of guys also increases what it is going to take to field a competitive team. There are a number of Medium Coed teams who currently don't even compete with the maximum of 6 guys, and some big name gyms are included in that. However, those gyms with 4-5 guys can still assemble a competitive Medium Coed team because of where the guys are capped. But in a division where the maximum is at 8, those gyms with only 4 or 5 guys now have to seriously consider if they are putting their team at a competitive disadvantage.
I think the move has the potential to diminish Medium Coed, and eventually push Small Coed to over 100 teams.