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This is where I think the focus should be, not on weights and field standards that already exist.
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The MFCA has 3 parts to its mission.
Educate, Support, Promote
Can we all agree that the hobby would benefit from a definitive guidebook for the new coach? Any body think a guidebook is a bad idea?
This would not only
educate the new coach, but be a nice
promotional piece as well. It would help
support leagues that are looking for new members because they could hand them an easy to understand FAQ. The book can be written by 2 or 3 of us or we can
all have a hand in it. The solution is very easy. If you can't stand reading these questions, stop reading them! This is a "forum"! Forums exist to discuss things just like this. Otherwise, there is not point to having a forum.
Yes they have all been discussed and cussed a hundred times before, but we have close to a hundred people on here who probably have never seen these discussions and honestly could learn something or benefit from them. At the very least, we are trying to get
constructive input that will help us to create the promotional materials that we are supposed to be creating. Now unless you trust Ravenna Al, Chris and I to be the all knowing experts of miniature electric football, quit your whining, add some input valuable to a guidebook or stop reading these threads. I'm sure if the 3 of us came out with a guidebook, 99 guys would jump in and say, "who made you guys the experts." "Why wasn't I asked for my opinion?" "You left out this or that". We are trying to build something, but you guys can't get past the fact that you think we are trying to take something from you. We are not. Everybody can do what they want in their own area and league.
NOTHING the MFCA does will effect it in any way. We can't regulate those who don't want to be regulated, BUT I have had at least 40 people ask why we don't have a MFCA League and why we don't have a set of basic rules. Some people want this! Allow those that do, to work on this. Those of you that don't want it, are not and will not be affected by it.
In regards to a MFCA League. We have one already that promotes play by any ruleset and in your own area and leagues. It is a very fair system that takes nothing away from anyone. Like it or not, having a ruleset that all MFCA members can understand and play by, that is universal to the MFCA DOES help promote the hobby and gives us validity for the outside individual looking in. It has to happen. These things need to be put in front of not only the oldsters in the hobby, but the up and comers. Right now the only people that will play by a MFCA Rule set or the ones in the championship game at the convention, but even they have the option of playing by rules that they are familiar with if both coaches agree. If they don't, then the MFCA has to have an option and the coaches need to know that option in time enough to prepare.
If you can't get on board with this idea then just leave it alone. If you feel that a brochure or a DVD is of more importance than get off your bum
and start working on it...you are a MFCA Member! You signed on to be part of the mission. Don't wait on us who are wasting our time with these questions to get started. We have 200 members...it shouldn't be that hard to get a guidebook together, but it is!
I think the world of EVERYONE who is a member, but if you want something to happen then you have to be the spark that ignites it.
By the way a DVD IS in the works....the first part is finished and I have seen it. It should be out in the near future.
Everybody on here has a right to express there opinion and I read each of them over and over. Simply put, if you can't put in positive input to the discussion then move on to another post. Change the channel! I can understand disagreeing with the point made in a discussion but disagreeing that there should even be a discussion make
NO sense to me.