I have heartburn with the POLICY (not RULE) that no refund is given when a swimmer’s sixth event is dropped by the championship committee. When this policy is invoked, the affected swimmers are essentially taxed through no fault of their own or the meet host. I’m not familiar with any other type of event where a person pays to participate, is denied participation and is not returned the entry fee even though the event occurs.
Is there a reasonable reason why this policy exists?
Originally posted by emmett
I've never understood why we charge by the event. We should simply have one entry fee that covers all events. It would eliminate a number of unnecessary headaches (and heartburn).
I agree, Emmett! That's what we do for all our meets in Kentucky. We charge a flat fee, and that way when we're planning budgets for upcoming meets, we have a more definite estimate. Also, having the flat fee encourages more participation. Most people go ahead and swim the maximum events, to get more bang for their buck. And it's a lot easier to put together relays if you don't have to go around collecting 1/4 of the fee from each swimmer.
Meg
Originally posted by emmett
I've never understood why we charge by the event. We should simply have one entry fee that covers all events. It would eliminate a number of unnecessary headaches (and heartburn).
I agree, Emmett! That's what we do for all our meets in Kentucky. We charge a flat fee, and that way when we're planning budgets for upcoming meets, we have a more definite estimate. Also, having the flat fee encourages more participation. Most people go ahead and swim the maximum events, to get more bang for their buck. And it's a lot easier to put together relays if you don't have to go around collecting 1/4 of the fee from each swimmer.
Meg
