Toronto Uncovered

Earlier this week I wrote a post called TCSSC Uncovered, which described how my rec level ultimate frisbee team had been matched against teams well above rec level, which also happened to be made up of TCSSC employees, resulting in bruised egos and some pretty lopsided results.

That post generated a good deal of interest and feedback from community members as well as the TCSSC co-founder and director Rol Miller. I spoke with Rol last week to a) get his side of the story, b)give my account of what we were facing and c) discuss possible resolutions. The discussion went really well, and I appreciate that Rol reached out to me directly. Below is an email with proposed solutions and next steps:

Dear Heather,

On behalf of myself and my coworkers here, I would like to offer my deepest thanks for your time on the phone today.  I just wanted to wrap up our chat and confirm a few things:

-       We recognize that self seeding has it strengths and weaknesses.  We will endeavor to keep doing the best we can in terms of creating balanced pools, and moving teams when time and logistics permit.

-       We will be making efforts in the coming months to clarify our skill level descriptions at the website.

-       We will be looking at the concept of adding a complete “beginner” division to some sports (if implemented, it would more than likely be for Fall 2010)

-       We will look into new methods of accepting pooling requests during the online registration process.

-       Please always make sure to drop an email to info@torontossc.com post registration to make us aware of any special requests. We will do our best to accommodate them when possible.

-       Your next two games will be against the lower teams in your division, and, unless there is a playoff upset, you will not see the top 2 teams for the rest of the season.  I hope I haven’t jinxed anyone by writing that!

I am sorry that it has been a tough go for your squad this season, but I hope you enjoy the rest of the games and we look forward to hosting you and your friends in future seasons.

Cheers

Rol Miller

While I’m not sure that Ill be signing up for Spring ultimate, it’s nice to know that the TCSSC recognizes that there is a problem and is making headway towards fixing it.  Last night we played a team that was actually rec level. We won and actually had fun doing it!