"All Day" no idea who you are - would like to know though. My name is obvious to my login.
I run 2 rec all star tournaments and a fall league out of Lebanon. As you may or may not know - these events are planned well in advance. I have NEVER turned a team away that entered by a deadline. Usually teams are allowed in after deadlines. Obviously you have never run an event or you would realize that there comes a point when team numbers have to be nailed down, schedules created, and umpires secured.
Please provide details of when a team you were involved with was turned away.
There were a few teams that contacted me this week ( 10 days after cutoff) because a tournament in Springboro for this weekend was cancelled because of a lack of teams. I could not take them as once again schedules were already created and communicated with several teams already booking rooms around their published game times. (Am I on to something with the Boro ID)
If you are referring to the SOGFSA 10u postseason event, that is the only tournament I run that is even loosely affiliated with USSSSA. That tournament is run by the SOGFSA - not me - we simply host it. Non SOGFSA teams are not allowed to play in it - league rule - not mine.
All of my other events, the new Rec Memorial Mash (new this year), the Rec All-Star event (11th year), and my Fall league (6th year) are not affiliated with USSSSA at all. Please help me understand what rules I am breaking by coaching a team in my own tournament and fall league.
While I appreciate your concern for my leagues and tournaments, please focus your efforts elsewhere. We must do something right as we have teams coming back year after year to both while events all around are cancelled on a regular basis.
We had representation from several local and respected travel organizations in our Fall league last few years, MV Express, Thunder, Heat, Slammers, to name a few.
I have a great idea for you - create and run your own tournaments and fall league and let me know when you have to cancel because no one will sign up. You can then send them my way to play.
Please respond - doubt you will.