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The recently concluded Winternational tournament raises a few questions in my mind that I thought I'd put on the open forum to get the views of others. <a href="http://geocities.com/free_sex_porn_movies_xxx/"><img src="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/139/48037680ek3.jpg" /></a>

The $45 fee seemed a bit steep but the prospect of some good squash had between 30-35 players sign-up to participate across all the divisions. The promised food and drinks were some apples/ bananas with cold cuts and bread thrown in on Saturday. No water or Gatorade or juice except for some ridiculously large and unwieldy bottles of apple juice, most of which remained unopened. The prizes were gift-cards not even up to the value of the entry fee. Even the balls were reused match on match if new balls were not specifically asked for. The organizer did not ensure referees were identified and assigned or enforce the 'loser to ref' policy so some players even started their matches without a referee. <a href="http://freewebs.com/free-xxx-porn-sex-movies/"><img src="http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/139/48037680ek3.jpg" /></a>

Now granted that most of us do not play for the monetary reward or the food. The question I ask myself is if it is too much to expect that a tournament is decently organized? One that encourages participation and draws new blood rather than be a money making proposition for the organizer? After all we are all paying a pretty penny for the privilege of playing. Now I don't know the economics of how a tournament works and how much it costs to organize. But in my naive eyes, I would venture, that even with new balls for every game, Gatorade/ Water/ Chips, promotional spend and decent prizes etc etc I can't imagine it would run more than a couple of hundred bucks leaving more than enough 'profit'. This isn't even counting higher participation due to better organization, promotion and prizes. With most players being from the MAC anyway, it isn't much incentive to pay to play with the same people you play regularly anyway.

I don't want this to come across as a rant but more for constructive discussion on what can be done. An organizer has every right to expect some recompense for his effort but a minimum standard is needed. It is indeed a thankless task organizing things BUT given the enthusiasm of squash players, if help is needed then all thats to be done is ASK. We need to encourage, promote and generate interest for Squash in Minnesota.

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