Last year, my team left championships with a lot of bad experiences with event staff and some volunteers (particularly the glasses table). Since I was more than happy to
complain then, I wanted to make a point to say that this year the event staff and the volunteers were much better.
Speaking generally, everyone I encountered was very polite this year, and I didn't hear a single complaint from the parents or the team.
I also wanted to specifically call out the safety glasses table, and its staffing.
Moving the table inside the door was a huge improvement in my mind, since it keeps the door from accumulating crowds. The relaxed approach to glasses for team members was also a much appreciated change.
The big one though, was the staffing, especially the awesome-glasses-lady with all the rhymes at the door; the shameless cheesiness was rather entertaining in my opinion, and if anyone knows this person, be sure to pass along a big pat on the back (I meant to thank her for her chipper personality, but I didn't see her around Saturday).
Hopefully the majority of people had a similar experience, I simply wanted to give credit where credit was due, great job to those coordinating the event, and thanks to all the awesome volunteers who gave there time to keep the event running smoothly.