[FSPA] FSPA league announcements and MAJOR changes

Sun May 19 19:29:34 EDT 2024

Damn, Dan… that was a burn.

On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 6:49 PM Dan Reynolds via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Probably because then you all would have debated it for 3 years and in the
> end smugly decided to do nothing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 19, 2024, at 6:37 PM, Joe Kosack via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>  Why wasn’t the advisory committee asked to give advice on this?
>
>
> Joe K
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 18, 2024, at 12:20 PM, Kevin Stone via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> FSPA Players,
>
>
>
> FSPA has served as a regional league for nearly 30 years and set the path
> forward for many leagues across the country to follow, in no small part due
> to the ladder format, scoring software, and badge system.  The current
> PAPA/IFPA ruleset even began a long time ago, derived from some of the
> earliest FSPA rulesets.  Players have come and gone, some moved to other
> areas of the country or world, and joined similar leagues or started their
> own.
>
>
>
> For FSPA in the DMV region, we have been adjusting to changes in the
> global pinball community and will continue to do so.  We recently reviewed
> numerous aspects of the FSPA league structure, treasury, party, and game
> giveaway, and are implementing some additional changes to give back to the
> players and improve their playing experience.
>
>
>
> *Dues Update*
>
> League dues will be reduced to $30 / season with a hiatus on collecting
> any dues towards FSPA treasury, which has been mostly allocated towards
> each end-of-season party.
>
> Spring 2024 paid players will receive a $10 credit towards the next FSPA
> season played, thus making this dues reduction retroactive to the Spring
> season.
>
> All dues will go towards prize pool minus the $1 IFPA fee, unless
> sponsored by operators/venues.
>
>
>
> *Format Updates*
>
> Mustang Sally Brewery and Lost Rhino will continue with the Spring 2024
> format with some adjustments for grouping players in weeks 2-4.  They will
> use the Swiss method to group players with similar point totals, which
> should more closely align with skill levels.  This will help avoid some of
> the consequences of the balanced play experienced last season with the
> steal-a-point scoring system.
>
>
>
> Carpool will shift to a new format, which will be evaluated at the end of
> season.  The new format is more simplified and is not ladder based.  The
> league season will also be shortened to an 8-week season plus 1 week for
> finals.  We plan to host 4 leagues per year moving forward with the new
> format.  Divisions will be fewer in number with more players, and 8 players
> making the finals in each division.  The regular season point system will
> not include a steal-a-point to better balance out scoring and reward
> players for attending.  The finals format will use the tried-and-true PAPA
> format of 3 games with scoring 4/2/1/0.
>
>
>
> *Party Update*
>
> During the dues reduction and hiatus on FSPA collecting fees, the
> end-of-season parties will be funded out of the existing treasury versus
> league dues.  This addresses scenarios where players that play more than
> one league end up paying twice for the party.  The nature of the
> end-of-season party has changed significantly over the years.  We used to
> have 40-60 people at a house party, but the large number of league players
> prohibits that.  The geographical differences between leagues have also had
> an impact.  We will try and plan parties when possible and will host a
> party for each year’s giveaway game.  The end-of-Spring party is on hold
> and being planned in conjunction with the re-opening of Spinners in
> Frederick.  More to come once we have better dates in mind.
>
>
>
> *Kitty Update*
>
> The traditional kitty for collecting coin drop for games that have credits
> on them is also ending.  It had a purpose for 20 years, but the last few it
> didn’t make sense anymore with “no coin drop” locations, and operators
> crediting games for finals.  For leagues such as Lost Rhino, FSPA will pay
> for finals out of the treasury.
>
>
>
> *In Progress/Upcoming Leagues*
>
> Spinners is still on hold to complete its Spring season.  The Spinners SLO
> will continue to provide updates to players on status for when league will
> resume.
>
>
>
> Leagues start soon at Carpool (week 0 - 5/27, week 1 - 6/3), Mustang Sally
> (week 0 – 5/28, week 1 - 6/4), and Lost Rhino (week 0 – 6/5, week 1 -
> 6/12).
>
> To pre-register for Mustang Sally or Lost Rhino, email edan at fspazone.org
> and be sure to include which location and your full name.  Tim Doherty is
> joining as SLO for Lost Rhino this season.
>
> To pre-register for Carpool, email kevin at fspazone.org and provide your
> full name.
>
>
>
> *Website Updates*
>
> The website will be updated with these updates over the weekend, but you
> can find last season’s rules and current league schedules there now at
> http://fspazone.org.
>
>
>
> If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email me
> directly at kevin at fspazone.org.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kevin
>
> FSPA President
>
> kevin at fspazone.org
>
>
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