[SBU Board] Start times in October

[Patti McCallum]

I think the earlier start time would appeal to many older players.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Jeff Ford <jeffford at gmail.com> wrote:

> Remember we are already trying an early start time on Saturday in July.
> Seems to me like we should get data on how well that works before
> scheduling a second early Saturday.
>
> Jeff
>
> Sent from my phone - please excuse brevity and typos.
>
> On Jun 11, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Ann Stephens <annstephens53 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think the earlier start times such as 10:30 & 4 might bring out some of
> the older players that just don’t like being out in the evening.
>
> Ann
> On Jun 11, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Google <4susancothern at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I like the idea of trying earlier start times on both Saturday and
> Sundays, especially Sunday.
>
> Susan
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 11, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Tim
>
> <FallSectAttendance2011thru2014.xlsx>
>
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Jeff Ford <jeffford at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> ---------- 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.
>
> 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?
>
> I think the 10:30 start on Sunday works; I don't hear people clamouring
> for 10.
>
> 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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