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Swerve

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Apr 14, 2008, 11:40:50 AM4/14/08
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What's the consensus on refunding teams that drop out. Should teams
that drop out of tounaments be given a refund? If so, under what
circumstances?

moh...@mizzou.edu

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Apr 14, 2008, 11:46:14 AM4/14/08
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Teams that pay tourney fee, and bail within 48 hours of the tournament
should only be refunded if either something catastrophic caused them
to pull out, or if another team was found in time to fill their spot.
This is speaking from a largwell-planned tournament perspective as it
is a legistical nightmare and messes up formats. I would assume the
type of tournament where you collect the fee ahead of time qualifies
as well planned. Smaller or less important tournaments can probably
issue a refund.

-MH
MLC TD

Jackson

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Apr 14, 2008, 11:48:49 AM4/14/08
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Only if they give plenty of notice, or in very extenuating
circumstances. What is plenty of notice? I don't know, 1 week? 2
weeks? Extenuating circumstances would be an auto accident or player
death or something, not "we couldn't get enough people to come".

When a team pays for a tournament, they are making a commitment to
attend. Pulling out late makes a TD's life hell, and a team should not
be refunded for this. (Speaking from TD experience).

At Rutgers, we paid $300, for our B team to attend Southerns, and then
couldn't get enough people to attend. I am not asking for that money
back. Sorry for making things more difficult for you, especially since
Southerns continues to be one of the best tournaments we attend each
year.

-Ariel

joad...@ec.rr.com

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Apr 14, 2008, 12:09:24 PM4/14/08
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On Apr 14, 11:40 am, Swerve <ssriratanak...@gmail.com> wrote:

that depends on the policy the td sets......which is up to the
discretion of each and every td

raymie_y

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Apr 14, 2008, 2:08:11 PM4/14/08
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I believe that a progressive punishment is best for teams that back
out of tournaments. Start five weeks out and up the ante 20% each week
closer to the tournament with 100% being reached the week before the
tournament. People will find pick-ups to fill the team and you'll have
less drops.

It is hard but fair.

-Raymie

Mike Gerics

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Apr 14, 2008, 8:23:58 PM4/14/08
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> What's the consensus on refunding teams that drop out. Should teams
> that drop out of tounaments be given a refund? If so, under what
> circumstances?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

---kill them.


Bbuck

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Apr 14, 2008, 8:53:12 PM4/14/08
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If you bail on any tournament that gets more bids than spots available
within 2 weeks of the tournament you have no right to expect your
money back.

There are few things worse then finding out your pool only has 2 other
teams cause someone didn't show up, or that you woke up extremely
early to drive to a tournament to find out you have a first round bye
cause someone bailed.

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