Quote: I may be wrong so please let me know if I am but didnt Columbia United refund some money to teams?
Yes, they did. Of course they were under no obligation to do so.
I imagine that people who don't understand canceling soccer games when there is a tornado watch in effect are the same people who think you can tell if it's safe to be on a pitch by counting the time between a lightening strike and hearing the thunder.
Was it a cash refund or a credit toward another CUFC event?
Our team attended the Columbia United tournament, and it was NOT a cash refund. Our team received a $100 voucher (good for a period of one year) to be applied by our team only towards another Columbia United tournament. We played less than one half of one game only. Did we travel to this tournament? Yes. Did we incur hotel expenses? Yes. Did we receive instant notification that the tournament would be cancelled? No. Did we have to wait longer than what was originally stated for an answer regarding the remainder of the tournament? Yes. Did we receive a phone call on Saturday night at 11:45 p.m. informing our team that everything was cancelled? Yes. Did we wake up to a gorgeous morning with not a cloud in the sky and bright sunshine? Yes. Did all of the fields truly sustain damage? Unlikely. Could Columbia United try to salvage part of the tournament like MPSC did this weekend? Yes. Did they make the decision to do so? No. Did they receive criticism for cancelling the tournament completely? Yes. Can you please everyone who attends a tournament? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
As for MPSC's Tournament Director also being their club's business manager. That's a fact. Is she paid a "commission" as stated in a previous post off each tournament she organizes? No. Does she have a contract for a set amount for each tournament REGARDLESS of whether that tournament registers 25 teams or 200 teams? Yes.
Have MPSC tournaments been cancelled in the past due to bad weather? Yes. Did MPSC purposely engineer all that has been implied in some of these ridiculous posts? No. Did MPSC choose the easy option to just throw in the towel and cancel the entire tournament? No. Did MPSC try to salvage as much of the tournament as they could given the circumstances? Depends upon who you ask. I wonder when so many will stop making inaccurate assumptions and slanderous remarks and move on to another club to massacre. Time will tell. Welcome to the world of soccer........
