[Greg Hainsworth]

To Allen Gregory IV

8 minute per round X 45 rounds = 320 minutes of play = 6 hours of qualifying rounds.

At the Duel on the Delaware, they scheduled 3 hours for Qualifying, 3 hours for the playoffs, and had some ceremonies in there too. Break down scheduled for 5pm.

3 hours of qualifying / 8 minutes = 23 rounds
23 rounds X 6 teams per round / 40 teams = 3.5 qualifying rounds per team.

There were 34 teams at the Duel
34 teams X 5 qualifying rounds/6 teams per round = 28 qualifying rounds
Scheduled duration per round ~6.75 minutes. Slightly less than 8 minutes. At one point we got about an hour off schedule. I think your number of 8 minutes is very realistic especially for planning purposes.

Each event organizer has their own goals of what they want to achieve. My point was more toward fewer teams=more field time. My goal of off season event attendance is to get my players time on the field, not just qualifying rounds but opportunity to get into the playoffs too. THANK YOU 1089, 4954 FOR TAKING US!

And if the host team's goal is to raise funds, I'd rather pay a (slightly) higher entry fee than attend an event with more teams. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR 365/316. THANK YOU!

Getting up at 5am to drive to an event that doesn't end until 7pm and getting back at 10 pm is a long day... I love my team, but we have our limits.... I'm not as young as I used to be...