This comp is deadset so ******* unorganised and all over the shop it's not funny.
Delegates meeting last night - now decided it's pink 156g balls in Grade 1 and Grade 2 one day matches.. oh wait that's not enough, let's make it 2x balls one from each end like it's ******* Australian ODI cricket.
So I go out and buy all my balls pre-season in bulk, now you're telling me i'm gonna have to fork out another $700 or whatever just for aesthetics?!
Grade 1 and 2 grading next year apparently will be "lucky dip" draw.. Junior rep trials moved out to Gawler - really useful for the clubs closer to the city..
Chop, change, move shit around.. yet keep the most stupid archaic of rules like not allowed to turn lights on for evening games.. i've got lights graded high enough to play mens premier cricket on, but they're not good enough for kids or women who bowl a whopping 40kph and bounce the ball three times.
Jacked the umpire fees up to $150 this season.. now the pink balls.. idiots think clubs are made of ******* money?!
A Grade costs per week:
$150 - Umpire
$62 - Pink Balls
$73.50 - Ground hire
Total: 285.50 - $26 per player = $520 per player each week for a 20 week season.
Add on affiliation fees, and PlayHQ insurance cost $22.50 - oh and then don't worry about factoring in the mountains of fines you're likely to accrue during the season.
Get ******. This comp is deadset so ******* unorganised and all over the shop it's not funny.
Delegates meeting last night - now decided it's pink 156g balls in Grade 1 and Grade 2 one day matches.. oh wait that's not enough, let's make it 2x balls one from each end like it's ******* Australian ODI cricket.
So I go out and buy all my balls pre-season in bulk, now you're telling me i'm gonna have to fork out another $700 or whatever just for aesthetics?!
Grade 1 and 2 grading next year apparently will be "lucky dip" draw.. Junior rep trials moved out to Gawler - really useful for the clubs closer to the city..
Chop, change, move shit around.. yet keep the most stupid archaic of rules like not allowed to turn lights on for evening games.. i've got lights graded high enough to play mens premier cricket on, but they're not good enough for kids or women who bowl a whopping 40kph and bounce the ball three times.
Jacked the umpire fees up to $150 this season.. now the pink balls.. idiots think clubs are made of ******* money?!
A Grade costs per week:
$150 - Umpire
$62 - Pink Balls
$73.50 - Ground hire
Total: 285.50 - $26 per player = $520 per player each week for a 20 week season.
Add on affiliation fees, and PlayHQ insurance cost $22.50 - oh and then don't worry about factoring in the mountains of fines you're likely to accrue during the season.
Get ******. Couldn't attend last night due to my daughters year 12 graduation and sounds like I missed a real messy one!
I know there has been confusion between the initial concept of a crossover Grade 1/2 one day comp where captains were all enthusiastic about
allowing clubs to play in a coloured kit and use a pink ball to where that got scrapped by clubs and the rest of the concepts got a bit lost in translation. And for Enfield being at G3 during those talks does make it quite unfair for you.
It certainly doesn’t help that some delegates don’t exactly feed back to their Captains what is discussed as well.
Communication isnt great within the exec either. Personally frustrating if I am being honest, Im a big believer in transparency and that’s why I am always happy to come in here and explain rationale for decisions and take on board peoples thoughts.
I know nothing about this ‘lucky dip’ draw your talking about so cant even comment!
Would love to have a good chat with you offline one day about your thoughts on what the next generation of the PDCA needs to look like to stay relevant and survive the next 20 years.