[Wetzel]

I'd like to start off with saying that I was a scorekeeper this year at VCU. I was also a scorekeeper with Ken Leung at SVR in 2003. That is what qualifies me to talk about the scoring system.

I had a long rant with the details of most of the issues we had at VCU. I decided that the details are not really necessary to bring out the point that there are major issues with the scoring system, and the scorekeepers often are to busy to check the scores and rankings. If you have a problem, have two clear headed individuals talk to the field manager. Write down the pertinent information and have that with you. When you have 10 team members crowding around the head ref asking why a score is such, you will have a hard time getting a good answer (if you get one).

I would request that the conversation not related to the scoring issues, including the importance thereof, be moved elsewhere. It is much easier to find the root of a problem without a lot of distractions.

I would also like to personally apologize to anyone who was slighted at VCU. We tried our best to deal with the issues that arose, but I know for a fact that we were not fully successful. I will be sure to talk to the scorekeepers at Annapolis this Thursday to attempt to prevent such problems there.



Wetzel