This is a great tournament lads and he is also learning as he go's along but the novice division is purely that, it is not for anyone who has any more game time than ten days playing total (and yes that would include rec and training days).
I think once someone has won novice twice he will push them up to the normal divisions.
If you play novice and you really could play higher (with a view to winning some prize maybe
) you will be noticed and bumped up accordingly.
Lets not allow anyone spoil what will turn into a great series.
The best way i can think of describing novice in this case would be made up site rec ball teams who have never played any sort of organised tournament before.
Russ