[SBU Board] Start times in October

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I like the idea of trying earlier start times on both Saturday and Sundays, especially Sunday.

Susan

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> On Jun 11, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't have particularly strong feelings about this -- I'm inclined to see what the data might suggest.  I checked last 4 years of fall sectional attendance (attached) and found that for both Fri and Sat there tends to be a substantial drop off from the afternoon to the evening sessions.  There might well be the possibility of higher attendance those evenings if there were a shorter break between sessions.  At the same time, simply maximizing total attendance might not be our clear objective in all instances, especially for Friday evening where working folks find it difficult to arrive much earlier in the evening.  I'm not opposed to the 1 and 6:45 suggestion for Friday.
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> It gets dark earlier in the fall and if folks could at least drive to the venue in daylight for the evening session, it might help attendance.  So, if 12 and 5:30 are somewhat unappealing for some, we could take a choice between 10:30 & 4:00 and 1 & 6:30.  10:30 & 4 could allow some kind of evening activity.  Again, I have no strong feelings either way.
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> Tim
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> <FallSectAttendance2011thru2014.xlsx>
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>> On Jun 11, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Jeff Ford <jeffford at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> One thing not resolved at our last meeting that we need to finalize before the July tournament so we have flyers is the start times for our fall tournament. I asked Matt what he thought and forwarded his response below. 
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>> Thoughts? I don't have strong feelings about Friday, but I think it's a bad idea to start at noon on Saturday. It's too hard to get dinner when the break starts at 3:45, and it's not like you're finishing enough earlier that night to have an evening activity. I liked the 1 & 6:30 of Kent for that.
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>> Jeff
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Matt K. <koltwnk at yahoo.ca>
>> Date: Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 11:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: Start times in October
>> To: Jeff Ford <jeffford at gmail.com>
>> 
>> 
>> Hard to say. I think the thing which is most unpopular is Friday 7:30.
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>> So how about 1 & 6:45 Friday? Saturday is a two-session event, although qualification takes a little bit of processing labour. At the same time, we're getting better at it. Does 12 & 5:30 serve us well?
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>> I think the 10:30 start on Sunday works; I don't hear people clamouring for 10.
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>> I am convinced (on little evidence, I admit) that we gained (lost less) attendance from that shorter break in Kent.
>> 
>> MK
>> From: Jeff Ford <jeffford at gmail.com>
>> To: "Matt K. (koltwnk at yahoo.ca)" <koltwnk at yahoo.ca> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 12:25 PM
>> Subject: Start times in October
>> 
>> Any thoughts on start times in October? We will be in Bothell, so not quite the convenient food Kent had, but there was positive response from pulling them in a little bit. 
>> 
>> Jeff
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