One of my old teammates reminded me today that this is the 4th year of Midwest Throwdown. I still remember that first year as if it were yesterday… In many ways, I feel like that tournament defined me as an organizer. We lost our primary field site partway through Saturday as melting snow made the […]
I am going to wrap up the …Why Refs are a Bad Idea series in the next week or two. So far, I’ve covered accuracy, fairness, bias, watchability, growth, promotion, and $$. If there are any other aspects of reffing yall are interested in or think I …
Sorry for the lack of posts—the bettys were confined indoors for quite a while and had no early tourneys this year. Thanks for your patience! There were so many other awesome posts by authors in the blogroll to keep us … Continue reading →
It’s all about the $$$. If you want refs, be prepared to pay. A lot.A two-ref system basically requires that each team carry a ref. (Two refs per game, two teams per game, one ref each.) Experience with observers tells us that it is incredibly diff…
