(continued from prior post) When we selested the 21st for our tournament, we did so because we would be able to draw teams from Boston, DC, Canada, and the Ohio/Michigan/Pittsburgh area. Losing our primary market for teams hurts the prospects of Cornell running a successful tournament. And IMHO this whole thing was unneccessary, if the tournament directors had done the necessary homework before announcing their tournament date. In conclusion: With NAQT, CBI, ACF, and now TRASH filling an increasing number of weekends with their "official" tournaments, there are fewer and fewer weekends for schools to host invitationals. When schools announce a tournament (in effect, reserving that date among the schools in the area), they have the responsibility of running a tournament that weekend. If a school cancels a tournament, it is irresponsible. And if they move their tournament, in ways that have a real effect on other schools and other tournaments, it is irresponsible. If you announce a tournament, you need to make sure you will be able to run a tournament on that date. It's not simply a courtesy; it's expected. Already this year, Penn Bowl, GW, MIT, BU/Harvard and Swarthmore have changed the weekend of their tournaments (or selected from among the two choices they previously announced). Johns Hopkins and Western Ontario may (or may not) be cancelled. Right there, you have seven tournaments--more than half our possible schedule in the upcoming months--that require us to adjust and reevaluate our travel and tournament schedules. Not to mention our Student Assembly budget (which is difficult enough when we know our schedule). That is the source of my frustration. And I suspect I am not alone in this. Kenny Peskin
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