Thanks PGStaff for the comprehensive explanation very much appreciated! It's challenging for new parents to make sense of the process and this forum has been very helpful. My son has played two national tourney, one of which was PG . We thought both were great and he did well. As I said we are early in the process and trying to figure it all out bc unfortunately we live in a part of the country that makes it difficult to choose where to put your efforts and he is often asked to go play in tourneys nationally.