>> [Vapor7] It's just a shame that all the clubs in the area can't seem to see the big picture and force kids and parents to make a tough choice to stay or go to BFA and end up being the bad guy's for leaving a club not affiliated with BFA.<<
Okay...for another perspective on this...
Let's imagine the following scenario: CRSA and Lexington decide to form Dam FA. Dam FA is set up like Bridge FA, Dam FA plays premier/challenge and alliance clubs play classic/recreation. Dam FA tries to enlist CSC and NECSA, who says "no thank you." People begin berating CSC and NECSA for not seeing the "big picture."
In that situation, if I'm on the board of CSC or NECSA, I'm going to ask myself "What is the benefit to joining Dam FC?" Most parents aren't clamoring for it, and it's not clear that it gives us a competitive advantage since the core of the best players are already here. In theory it sounds really nice, but asking CSC or NECSA to go onto the same footing as these other clubs isn't really a win/win for this organization CSC or NECSA has built here, is it? You're asking them to sacrifice what they've built for the "greater good"; but while they'll put in more highly ambitious players their return will be the same as any other member of the alliance.
Before you say "...it's not the same..." -- of course it's not the same, it's an analogy. But I think realizing and empathizing with the MPSC position might be more constructive in the long-term in terms of building an attractive package for MPSC to participate than simply evincing hostility toward the club because of their position.
Look...I think that Bridge FA is a neat idea...and I hope it works. But the constant shots at MPSC [note: I guess you guys don't care about CUSC] miss the point. I'm sure you worked hard to get MPSC involved in Bridge before the announcement. They've now told you that they're not interested. At this point, the only way to get them interested is to hit them where they live -- execute successfully. I know it's harder to walk than talk, but in this case that's about all you're left with -- "walking the talk." or, to put this in corporate M&A speak, you need to go straight to the investors [i.e., the parents] and convince them to support this directly by moving players.
And any parent that would hesitate to have their highly ambitious child go to a better club for fear of being "...a bad guy..." isn't the kind of parent that I think you want in Bridge FA, from what I gather reading your web site.
