| Kevin Bachler 2005-01-15, 5:46 pm |
| "Vince Hart" <VinnyJH@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105822571.385846.229540@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
quote:
> I'm not sure that the ICA gets nothing now. The ICA seems to get
> decent scholastic participation in events like the Illinois Open and
> Illinois Class.
But that participation isn't school-related, Vince. Those are, for the most
part, the players and parents who realize that for the kids to get
significantly better they have to play in adult events.
quote:
> Many clubs also draw a fair number of kids. I
> suspect that some scholastic parents and coaches might be less
> supportive of these events if they felt the ICA was trying to squeeze
> them.
I doubt it! The very people you are describing are ALREADY ICA members,
Vince, since otherwise they couldn't be in the Illinois Open and the
Illinois Class. The argument you give seems completely specious.
quote:
>
> It seems to me that scholastic and high school organizers already
> organize things pretty much on their own.
Agreed. There are only a few events that encourage or force cooperation.
In all those that do, the cooperation has always been there without
question.
quote:
>The question is whether they
> would require all participants in their tournaments to join the ICA in
> order to keep the ICA's impramatur.
If they didn't, they simply wouldn't be allowed to run the state
championship, and ICA could run it or give it to another organizer instead.
quote:
> I think it goes back to your point that many scholastic players
> participate for different reasons, which in turn creates a different
> pricing dynamic.
I agree. The STATE CHAMPIONSHIP also creates a different pricing dynamic,
and allows us to do this. We should before the opportunity goes away.
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