Captain's meeting recap

[Brian R. Toonen]

|From: Jennifer Schopf
|Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 14:56
|
|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.

Good idea.  The only problem is that we are presently short on players.  We
only have 8 players signed up, so we have slots for 3 more people under the
current rules.  As things stand, even if they expanded the roster, I'm not
sure it would help.

I will send mail out to MCS and hip, but you all should try to drum up
interest among your coworkers, friends, and family.  They don't have to work
at Argonne to participate.  They just have to know someone from Argonne.  At
least that is what I remember Ron Shepard telling me last Fall.  If we can
get more than 3 additional people interested, then requesting a roster
expansion might be the way to go.

Just for the record, the people who have signed up so far are:

Bill Allcock
Satish Balay
Steve Benson
Amy Gadbois
Ti Leggett
Mike Link
Craig Stacey
Brian Toonen

|>From: Craig Stacey
|>Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 13:27
|>
|>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 like this idea.  I think this would give our team the best chance of
having five players and still be reasonably fair.

Thoughts?

I would like to get something back to Chuck by Tuesday so that the he and
the captains have a week to discuss it, so please let me know what you think
about Craig's idea sooner rather than later.  And, don't forget to work
over, I mean talk to, your friends and family :-).

--brian