Captain's meeting recap

[Jennifer Schopf]

you could talk to them also about expending the roster - this isn't instead 
of the FB plan below, but i don't see how it impacts them to let teams have 
more than 10 (?) players on a roster, they would actually get more money, 
no? and it would give teams like ours with members who travel a lot a 
better chance of not forfeiting.

  - j


At 01:27 PM 8/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>A few suggestions were floated on how to avoid the mass of forfeitures we 
>faced last season.  I'll list the ones on a handout (verbatim) that Chuck 
>presented, then offer up a modified one I suggested at the meeting:
>
>==
>Designated Shooter rule
>
>Proposal to create a "guest player" or Designated Shooter Group each match 
>night to provide a source of players that can act as substitutes for teams 
>that need a player or players in order to avoid a forfeit.
>
>This proposal is in the conceptual stage and suggestions and comments are 
>welcome.  It is intended to help reduce the number of occasional single 
>and multiple forfeits.  Some teams are especially hard hit by multiple 
>forfeits when work / travel requirements take as many as 3 or 4 players 
>away at one time.  Such an event also impacts their opposing team for that 
>night.
>
>Procedure:
>- Early in the evening (preferably before 8PM) team captains provide the 
>named of players available for the draft.
>- These players names are placed in a "hat".
>- Teams that need a player or players may draw named from the hat.
>- Both opposing team captains must agree to the process.
>- the Designated shooter and his Team Captain must agree.
>- Opposing team players are not eligible.  Another name must be drawn if 
>one of their names is drawn.
>- A player whose name has been drawn may decline for any reason.  Then a 
>new name may be drawn.
>- The team using a drafted player must pay the match fee or fees but not 
>the session feee.
>- A drafted player is limited to one match that night unless he has a 
>make-up match to play.
>---------------------------------------------
>
>Forfeit Buster
>-----
>- Let players play more than one match if their team is short
>- limit of two players per team per night
>- if three players are missing there will be at least one forfeit
>- other limitations?
>- still allow make-ups the first four weeks
>
>----------------------------------------------
>
>Okay, the Designated Shooter rule was not well received.  There were a 
>number of reasons, one of them being that even if you're not in direct 
>competition with the team you'd shoot for that night, there are 
>session-wide implications of how you play, for instance if two teams are 
>neck and neck for first place.  While I don't think anyone would throw a 
>match, it's best to avoid the situation of someone being accused of it.
>
>So the Forfeit Buster was better accepted, with modifications.  As I 
>picked it up (and with some input from me), I propose the following, which 
>we can bring to the other team captains:
>
>- If Team A knows they will be short a player, they must, by 7PM, inform 
>the Team B, the opposing team.
>- At 7PM, Team B will choose from Team A one player present who is allowed 
>to play two matches that night.
>- If more than one shooter is missing from Team A, there will be at least 
>one forfeit.
>- Fee for "double shooter" on Team A will be paid, how is left to Team A's 
>discretion (all players chip in, shooter pays double, etc.)
>- The "double shooter" must play the second match last.  To allow for 
>players to show up before end of the night.
>- If it turns out Team A is not short, the designated double shooter is 
>not permitted to shoot twice.
>
>There was talk of penalizing the double-shooter by not allowing them to 
>shoot the next week, but I think that may simply make the already bad 
>situation worse, by penalizing those who show up regularly for their 
>team.  I would suggest a modified penalty, in that someone may not be a 
>"double shooter" two weeks in a row.
>
>I'd suggest the team members think about this, and, pending modifications 
>suggested by the team, we send it to the other teams.
>
>--
>Craig
>

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