Breakfast of Champions

• From: oilbaronsball <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:15:01 -0000
• Message-ID: <bv3ee5+l8q9_at_...>

> I also think that the trend of hosts not providing food in the 
morning
> is a bad trend.  The past two tournaments we went to had no 
breakfast;
> if we are paying over two hundred dollars for a tournament and have 
to
> stand around while we wait for the rooms to get ready, I think that
> bagels, donuts, and juice is not too much to expect.

I believe breakfast provided by the tournament host is not a right, 
but a privilege.  It is up to the tournament host whether they want 
to provide breakfast or lunch to attending teams.  Granted, if a 
tournament host promises food and does not deliver, they should be 
criticized.

I seriously doubt there is no way for a team to get food before a 
tournament.  If the tournament host provides food, fine.  Otherwise, 
go to Burger King or McDonald's, make reservations at a hotel with 
complementary breakfast, or go to a supermarket.  If there is such a 
dark region of North America that lacks basic food services, bring 
your own.

The quality of the tournament itself should always override the 
existance of a tournament-furnished breakfast.  Getting food is an 
extra hassle that takes time, time that could be better spent setting 
up buzzers and taking registrations.

That being said, I expect to be served breakfast at the next 
tournament Jordan hosts :-)

Dan