Central Atlantic Region - Jan 21-22,2011

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by ronald

Irish,

Do you know something we do not? This is a serious question that you can answer this weekend.

Ron

Ronald,

That was a serious answer to a serious question that is asked all over.

As much as people think it is all about the money, many ASA local organizations stay out of the competition for tournament dollars (other than championship play) and leave that to the softball organizations looking to make money from a tournament. Please note, I said many, not most or all.

Too many people sit back and wait for someone else to do everything for them and then ***** when they think they are getting overcharged for something. This is common in my area and those surrounding us.

The strong softball organizations operate tournaments all the time and cover a fair amount of their operating budget in that manner. Meanwhile, they pay the sanctioning fee, give the work and pay to umpires and everyone is a happy camper.

I would agree that some ASA organizations could be a little more agressive in their competition, but there is more to running a tournament than that of which most people are aware.

Depending on the purpose of a tournament (like a charity), there are some commissioners that will charge next to nothing (if anything at all) and cover the sanctioning themselves if for no other reason than the umpires can work and have their ASA insurance available to them in case of a problem.