At 18u Civic and Community parks...
Civic Park. Unprepared concession truck half the day, after that, nothing.
NO FENCES. This one is inexcusable, for years other tournies ( cough Metro) was totally lambasted on here for not having fences for older age groups and they have stepped up. Its time Lasers did the same thing, the excuse of no one else does it doesnt hold water any longer. It completely changes the game, give the teams what they want or theyll go elsewhere which i saw a few already have.
Field maintenance Community park. i commend the job that was done sunday, i think they had 3-4 guys and one little Laser working 4 diamonds. Fields were terrible and really unplayable but these guys worked their asses off to get them going. One parent inparticular needs a medal for the hard work he put in.
Competition. Alot of good competitive games. Umpire grumbling was minimal at least at 18u.
College Coaches. Not the best turn out that ive seen in years past for this tourney. Bad weather also could have hindered this.
Overall. The Lasers did a great job with all the rain coming and going to keep a quality tourney afloat (not the best choice of words lol). However, i think they need to invest a little more into the things that people want that separates a mediocre tournament from a great one, and to keep it a tournament better teams want to play in.
