Proposal to increase American Legion Roster to 20 or 22 men and money raised could “prepay” the Regional and World Series tournaments
My proposal to Nat'l Headquarters 2yrs ago ... as National Headquarters stated, could not ADD any more kids to roster ... they are already $500k or $600k in the RED ... I replied ... OK ... I have solution :
Based on 2006 registered teams = 5,074 teams $5per player = $100 or $110 per team and would generate $507,400 for 20 man roster OR $558,140 for 22 man roster
Now ... $10 per kids for Nat'l Kitty Fund ... $200 per team or $220 ... at $10 per player ... that would generate $1,014,800 million for 20 man roster OR $1,116,280 million for 22 man roster ... boys ... I think I have just gotten Nat'l Legion Headquarters out of the RED and into the BLACK.
Does anyone agree ?
Seriously ... If Nat'l Headquarters does NOT expand ROSTER to 20 or 22 men ... Legion ball is going to continue to lose to "travel" ball.
Again, this money would go into Nat'l Kitty fund for the Reg'l and World Series Funds and really ... this could AID the Reg'l host teams, do u agree or not ?
$15,000 x 8 Reg’ls @ $120k ... NO more bidding and local areas could garner ALL the proceeds from "hosting" vs. paying the bid fee
If this method is pursued by Nat'l ... then it will only attract more players back into legion baseball !
Again ... only talking $100 or $110 for 20 man roster ... OR $200 or $220 for 22 man roster PER TEAM, that's not much at all.
Even the WORLD SERIES could be “pre-paid” with this Nat’l Kitty Fund and then the LOCAL HOSTS could harvest ALL of the benefits of HOSTING.
If you like this “proposal”, then forward this onto your “State Chairman” stating you support of this idea.
Change is the order of the day and change is always good, keeps everything current.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jeff Milburn
Winchester, VA
coachmilburn@gmail.com
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