[FSPA] League questions - player opinions wanted

[JL4ND]

+1 for end of season party to be opt in. Players who participate in multiple leagues during one season see no added benefit (no free guest, etc.) if the end of season party costs are part of dues. It is also unfortunate when scheduling conflicts prevent players from attending the party.

For the new FSPA league format, I enjoyed it. I do not think going back to the old format is the way to go but I have some suggestions. I put together a spreadsheet to show how Carpool Spring 2024 league A division would have looked like with points resetting after the qualifying period. I also considered drop 1 during qualifying meets and drop 1 during inter divisional play. This data can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10_AhSS8sfh94rUmh96y90zxfaWhwVUeoF1LcZniHuoM/edit

Some players at Carpool league this season complained about poor balancing during divisional play with points carrying over from qualifying weeks. Points resetting after qualifying meets seems to make sense if FSPA leagues continue with this format of play during the season (4 weeks of balanced pairing followed by 6 weeks of division ladder match play).

Ten weeks of balanced pairing, balanced game draws would be my preferred method of playing in league. Divisions drawn based on total points earned. No ladder system. But I understand there is a strong feeling of nostalgia towards the FSPA league formats from the past.

Lastly, please get rid of automatic tiebreakers.

Best,

Joseph Landas

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Subject: [FSPA] League questions - player opinions wanted

Hey folks!

As FSPA continues to evolve, we’re reviewing some long standing traditions, new format etc. and interested in getting your feedback on a couple things. Love to get your feedback either in this thread or sent to me directly if you’re more comfortable with that.

1) End of season party. This started as an opportunity to see other folks collections and get to know people from other leagues. With the growth in size of the leagues it no longer became feasible to do at private homes, so we’d moved to commercial league locations. However, we’ve noticed that a lot of folks don’t take advantage of it now. Is it time to lose the party, modify it or continue “as is”?

2) What did you think of the revised league play format? A lot of the changes were driven by IFPA rules to allow our leagues to stay compliant so that players could continue to get WPPR player ranking points. Do you think the new format was better for you or worse? Keep the new format, modify it or consider going back to the old format?

3) Anything else you would like to bring to the execs attention that would improve your league experience or want to make us aware of?

Appreciate all your engagement and feedback, we can’t do this without the players so please let us know what you think!

Thanks!
Sergio
lostinthezone at gmail.com


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