[SBU Board] Fwd: Return to F2F Play

[JC Chupack]

I agree with both David's quick take and Jeff's valid point.

I don't buy the excuse that "things vary so we can't help you" aka "not our
problem." This action (or lack thereof) feels political, in that I suspect
the ACBL has gotten backlash from certain areas for prohibiting tournaments
and other events thus far, and both national and the board are reacting
accordingly rather than in the best interests of the game and its players.

I do not like the idea of staffing tournaments with club directors (which
is what is meant by "local directors", as best as I can tell); as much as I
appreciate our club directors (and we have better-than-norm in our area,
generally speaking...many are actual TDs), there are logistics where you
need TDs as well as a consistency of rule application.  I also question
whether the club directors we have in this area would be interested in
taking that on, particularly at the rate of pay they're likely to be given.
(If Tim is mentioning costs would be lower, it doesn't sound like they'd
comp those directors at the normal TD rate!)  Were I a TD who had been laid
off and saw I was replaced by club directors, I'd be highly unlikely to
consider coming back.

I have many other thoughts, but the tl;dr is this message did nothing to
make me feel more confident in taking on the risk of running a sectional
this year. Quite the opposite.

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:01 PM Jeff Ford <jeff.ford at gmail.com> wrote:

> Obviously we can't schedule a tournament until the ACBL commits to
> providing staff to it.
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:29 PM David Dailey <compass98155 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My quick take:
>>
>> ACBL says "Clubs/units/districts, we can't tell you when to run your
>> game/sectional/regional, how to keep it safe, or whether we can provide
>> directing staff.  Figure it out on your own.  Oh, and clubs are important,
>> let them take the first risks and watch how it works out for them."
>>
>> Am I wrong?
>>
>> --David
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 9:54 AM JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> As we discussed at our last board meeting, I had reached out to Tim
>>> regarding the ACBL's position on return to F2F play, procedures, costs,
>>> etc. that are expected; setting expectations with members; and protecting
>>> clubs in the return from tournament competition.  Tim provided the reply
>>> below and attached.  Let me know of any comments or questions you'd like me
>>> to share with Tim.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> JC
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 8:57 AM
>>> Subject: Return to F2F Play
>>> To: JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Ann Romeo <annromeo at gmail.com>, Eric Sieg <easieg at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi JC,
>>>
>>> Please find the attached letter addressing concerns raised in your
>>> email.  Please share the letter with the entire U446 Board.  I will also be
>>> sending information to all Units within D19.
>>>
>>> I welcome continuing discussion of these important considerations.
>>>
>>> Stay well.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> JC Chupack (she/her)
>>> * Seattle ACBL Unit 446 <http://www.bridgeinseattle.org> President &
>>> Web/Email Admin
>>> * Associate Director, Product Management at Chewy
>>> <https://www.chewy.com>
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JC Chupack (she/her)
* Seattle ACBL Unit 446 <http://www.bridgeinseattle.org> President &
Web/Email Admin
* Associate Director, Product Management at Chewy <https://www.chewy.com>
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