Jack Toft
Years ago
Game Cancellations
With the run of hot weather at the moment, it is likely that not many games will be played this round in line with BSA policy. With 38 degrees meaning cancellation of games played on non-air conditioned courts, there's really only the Dome and starplex as acceptable venues come the weekend. 7 possible courts to play on, but with Sixers playing Sat. night, probably only the starplex's 4 courts available. So like most seasons, looks like one Sunday in the future will be wasted travelling to some trashy tin shed, aka a stadium.
Of the 150-200 games per week, it looks like only the 6 scheduled for starplex on Friday night will be played.
I know BSA has to count each penny like an old Scottish aunt, but would it not be in the best interest of BSA to play as many of these games on the scheduled day? I know the response is that most kids train on a Sunday regardless, but I know of too many teams with kids having other commitments on a Sunday and the forfeit rate of these "catchup" games concerns me.
My proposal is that BSA re-schedule stadiums on hot days to those air conditioned stadiums rather than re-schedule. I would expect that the courts to be $30/hr so 7 courts and 5 timeslots of Friday and say another 5 on a Saturday, it means 70 games get played - around 35%. Hire cost, $2,000, less the regular hire costs. I would rather drive the extra 30 mins to Starplex on the schedule game night, than be stuffed around on a Sunday.
Is $2,000 going to Starplex and the Dome such an evil thing? Considering Sunday catchup games seem to have a number of forfeits and BSA benefits from forfeit fines, do BSA worry that some teams are forced to forfeit? Rather than re-schedule, I would prefer to be in the position to change stadiums rather than dates.