Latise, you know I understand what you are saying.  I think my two ladies tournaments that I had had 55 & 35 respectively.  I think that a person has to decide whether your gearing the tournament to locals.. meaning MD/VA/DC/DE/PA or whether your trying to get the NY & NJ crowd as well.  If you are trying to get the NY & NJ crowd, then you almost have to have it after the bowling season is over and have decent 1st place money... maybe even a sponsor.   You have to battle WASA scheduling because they have a loyal following that are trying to keep that afloat as well.

Another thing is LINEAGE FEES... working with a center that would give a decent lineage that allows for a good tournament format and a NON THS.  Women will pay $60 -$65 for a one day tournament.  The timing and payout has to be right.

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Yvette
Tournament Director Triple Threat Tournaments
Triplethreat1560@aol.com

In our area, everyone drives to a boarding state to participate in a tournament where they know the TD is pinching and why? The answer I keep hearing, "Because there is so much money to win!" How many people come home and tell you they won money? Or we will drive to support a tournament we complain about being run unorganized. We, men and women, need to put aside our greed and hold directors and organizations accountable for our money. No reason any tournament should have expense lines close to the lineage line.

Unfortunately for the ladies, you cannot bowl "ladies only" tournaments every week like men do. SAD!!! Women, you are the ones stopping this from happening I am sad to say. People are not creating tournaments for ladies because ladies aren’t supporting them. I remember someone telling me, $500 up top is not a lot of money. I don't know many people making $260,000 ($125/hr) at work. I had someone tell me last week, "If I only had to give someone $50 or $60 to get $500 back in 4 hours, I doubt I'd ask how they were going to do it. And on top of it, its bowling, something I like to do!"

To the directors, please understand that the turnout is going to be low & you have to weather the storm. Some directors are after that dollar, good luck! Give back to the sport you claim to love. Ladies, please take advantage of tournaments advertising they will pay a woman provide there are 5 or more bowling. Competing in an "open" field will improve your game too. There are a few women out there that live by the slogan, "I am going to make the boys cry" but not enough at the tournament to reach that magical 5 entries needed. If 40 Boards had a regular following of women, we'd restructure our monthly series to support a men’s and women’s division.

If there were truly a magic condition or entry fee, we would all have figured it out by now and we’d be turning bowlers away because the tournament sold out. Unfortunately as Wildbush knows, lineage is what it is now days...$2.50 if you’re lucky and $3.00 has become the norm. The grind of surviving day to day is not helping either.

Ladies, Opposites Attract is returning for year number two in June. This is a great time to decide what man you want to partner up with and snatch them up before they find a partner. Last year we had 39 teams and we are looking forward to growing that number this year. And we are not going to give up on running a ladies only event either! Keep checking our site as its the best place to stay in the know!!!
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