Why do we do it??? We need tournament reform! I'm all for the free enterprise system but this is getting stupid!
Let's take a closer look at SOME not All tournament organization.
Recent experience - $950.00 tournament fee, no baseballs supplied, tournament director scheduled all 50 teams to play only one game a day over 4 days. Several fields were absolute **** while the college field and double AA field were very nice. "You must stay at our hotel"??? What's this ****? Oh yes it is the (from hotel manager) we had to up our rates $10.00 because the tournament director wants $10.00 a room. Let's look at it - 50 teams-avg 12 rooms per team = 600 rooms a night x $10.00 = $6000 x 4 nights = $24,000.
$24,000 in room revenue
$47,500 in registration fees
$?.?? concessions
$?.?? gate fees
$?.?? shirts
Let's use the total of $71,500
expsenses - field rental $50 per game x 200? $10,000
Umpires - a total of $75.00 per game x 200? $15,000
baseballs - $0.00
Approx total expenses $25,000
Approx profit $46,000
I'm fine with tournament fees, I'm fine with gate fees but the Hotel stay should be up to the team or individuals. Especially when the tournament gives you a specific block of hotels and then they schedule you games 1-2 hours away from where you are staying.
One other thing - If the Hotel says you must cancel your room 72 hours prior to your stay. Tournamnet Directors should be required to post their schedules 96 hours before the first game.
Schedule came out 48 hours prior - I checked out, got a room from priceline closer to where we were playing for two days and stayed at the same brand for half price and saved gas by not having to drive 80 miles each way from hotel to game site.
We need the right to choose our own hotels!!! who's with me?? anyone, anyone Bueller?
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