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When life gives you a lemon make lemonade!!Considering the future is optomistic.
Planning a better future is a positive goal.
When life gives you a lemon make lemonade!!Considering the future is optomistic.
Planning a better future is a positive goal.
Personally, I really like the idea of full game length double-headers rather than tourneys, even after we get into post-covid19 life.
Just fundamentally think three pool play games with no new inning after 90 minutes on Saturday and single elimination on Sunday is very flawed. Don't think it's the best way to develop players, have fun, minimize injuries or diminish burnout.
This makes too much sense. Waiting up to 3 or 4 hours between games is asinine. I wonder if this could be done within the auspices of existing rec leagues. Rec leagues are in dire need of revenue. Participating teams could avoid padding the pockets of tournament organizers. If you could get 6 teams to sign up, each team would have the opportunity to play 5 different teams.This could be one of the long-term impacts people have been speculating about. I’m not sure why the tournament format has become so dominant, does it really benefit anyone other than tournament organizers and parents who want plastic trophies?
Where DD plays in NJ, there are at least three organizations that feature a league format, where teams play doubleheaders in six-week seasons and then participate in playoff rounds. The problem is that the better teams play tournaments only, so you get a mix of rec-level and very low-level “travel” teams as opponents.
If public health issues require smaller gatherings, I would welcome games twice a week against evenly-matched opponents with a few weeks of playoffs. I would not miss 12-hour days at crowded fields just to get three games in.
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Don't underestimate the power of being able to FB humble-brag almost every weekend...does it really benefit anyone other than tournament organizers and parents who want plastic trophies?