wadeintothem wrote:
I for one am glad to see you concerned.. I started to think this was a pretty shady thing going on. Good job.
Ditto. Perhaps this isn't yet the end of the world as we know it.
And maybe instead of charging $500 per team, you could charge 400-450, which seems more in line with the norm, and might enable more teams to participate in the first place (which would hopefully be the point anyway).
Trophies, plaques, and berths to bigger tournaments seem more appropriate for kids at this age level (12-14u). My DD long ago cleared away her 'participation' trophies, but still has a tremendous sense of accomplishment in displaying the 'awards' trophies from the sports she plays.
It will be a sad day if we start giving the kids $100 bills for winning a game.