by Smiley » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:27 pm
I know the guys who run local ASA operations don't get a salary. And they have to handle player and team registrations. And they must stay on top of insurance issues and background checks. And they have to maintain a website that pleases everyone. And they have to juggle tournaments around other field use. And they have to rent fields. And they have to organize umpires. And they have to prep fields. And they have to create game schedules. And they have to deal with weather. And they have to listen to parents and coaches complain. And they likely have other jobs, family activities, etc. to work around. I get all that. But if they can't guarantee that my 10-year-old child takes home a satisfactory momento when she comes in second in the third-annual-who-gives-a-crap non-qualifier tournament, they should be shot on sight.