<div dir="ltr"><div>I agree with both David's quick take and Jeff's valid point. <br></div><div><br></div><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div><div>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.
</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 1:01 PM Jeff Ford <<a href="mailto:jeff.ford@gmail.com">jeff.ford@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Obviously we can't schedule a tournament until the ACBL commits to providing staff to it.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 12:29 PM David Dailey <<a href="mailto:compass98155@gmail.com" target="_blank">compass98155@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">My quick take:<div><br></div><div>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."</div><div><br></div><div>Am I wrong?</div><div><br></div><div>--David</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 9:54 AM JC Chupack <<a href="mailto:jc.chupack@gmail.com" target="_blank">jc.chupack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>JC<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Tim White</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:trkwhite@gmail.com" target="_blank">trkwhite@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 8:57 AM<br>Subject: Return to F2F Play<br>To: JC Chupack <<a href="mailto:jc.chupack@gmail.com" target="_blank">jc.chupack@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Ann Romeo <<a href="mailto:annromeo@gmail.com" target="_blank">annromeo@gmail.com</a>>, Eric Sieg <<a href="mailto:easieg@gmail.com" target="_blank">easieg@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>Hi JC,<br>
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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.<br>
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I welcome continuing discussion of these important considerations.<br>
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Stay well.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Tim<br>
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