Let me be clear: this is NOT a thread for bashing the APA. I am not complaining about the APA. If you want to post here, please keep these things in mind!
I am seeking advice from people who may have experienced a similar situation:
I have a player on my team who was a 3. She has been a 2 in the last 20 weeks, and actually played a total of 6 matches as a 2 at various times over those last 20 weeks. (She has gone up and down...usually wins as a 2). So at this sessions regional playoffs, she plays the first round as a 3. Her opponent played badly, and served up some nice easy tables for her. She shot the match of her life and won. We come back the next day and they have moved her up to a 4. Believe me, she is NOT a 4. Her skill set is nothing like the typical 4's in our area. She only wins 50% of the time as a 3. Her innings average well above 5, generally over 6 innings per game. I have inquired with my league operator about it. He is a really nice guy, and quite helpful. He would not tell me if the skill level was manually adjusted, or was automatically calculated by the computer. Let's just say that there is no possible chance it was calculated by the computer. We are a very honest team, keep track of every safety shot, mark all innings, and always try our best on every single shot. No suprise that over the years, many people's handicaps have gone up. I have never argued or raised the slightest objection.
However, this time I believe a mistake was made. Someone manually adjusted her score without enough info to do so. She could have shot a 7 level score in the playoffs (she didn't!!) and it still wouldn't have been enough to offset her average.
I am not really interested in debating whether or not the skill level change was justified. Lets just assume for the sake of this thread that it was NOT justified. My LO asked me to submit a handicap review form. I did. He contacted corporate and they told him that NO handicaps would be reviewed for teams qualified for the States (LTC). We played 3 rounds in the playoffs...she played the first round and won, and then sat out the next 2 rounds after she was raised to a 4. I am now told that not only will they not review her handicap being raised, but that her S/L will be locked until the states in June?!?!? Something is fundamentally wrong with this.
My question: has anyone faced a similar situation? How did you handle it? What courses of action resulted in success (having the skill level restored to the correct level). Should I be appealing directly to corporate, since there is a possible conflict of interest with my league office? (They have nothing against me and my team, but they may have something against being "wrong".) I mean, this girl is not good. No offense to her, but she often misses ball in hand. She is NOT a 4 or close to it.
Any advice would be most appreciated,
KMRUNOUT
I am seeking advice from people who may have experienced a similar situation:
I have a player on my team who was a 3. She has been a 2 in the last 20 weeks, and actually played a total of 6 matches as a 2 at various times over those last 20 weeks. (She has gone up and down...usually wins as a 2). So at this sessions regional playoffs, she plays the first round as a 3. Her opponent played badly, and served up some nice easy tables for her. She shot the match of her life and won. We come back the next day and they have moved her up to a 4. Believe me, she is NOT a 4. Her skill set is nothing like the typical 4's in our area. She only wins 50% of the time as a 3. Her innings average well above 5, generally over 6 innings per game. I have inquired with my league operator about it. He is a really nice guy, and quite helpful. He would not tell me if the skill level was manually adjusted, or was automatically calculated by the computer. Let's just say that there is no possible chance it was calculated by the computer. We are a very honest team, keep track of every safety shot, mark all innings, and always try our best on every single shot. No suprise that over the years, many people's handicaps have gone up. I have never argued or raised the slightest objection.
However, this time I believe a mistake was made. Someone manually adjusted her score without enough info to do so. She could have shot a 7 level score in the playoffs (she didn't!!) and it still wouldn't have been enough to offset her average.
I am not really interested in debating whether or not the skill level change was justified. Lets just assume for the sake of this thread that it was NOT justified. My LO asked me to submit a handicap review form. I did. He contacted corporate and they told him that NO handicaps would be reviewed for teams qualified for the States (LTC). We played 3 rounds in the playoffs...she played the first round and won, and then sat out the next 2 rounds after she was raised to a 4. I am now told that not only will they not review her handicap being raised, but that her S/L will be locked until the states in June?!?!? Something is fundamentally wrong with this.
My question: has anyone faced a similar situation? How did you handle it? What courses of action resulted in success (having the skill level restored to the correct level). Should I be appealing directly to corporate, since there is a possible conflict of interest with my league office? (They have nothing against me and my team, but they may have something against being "wrong".) I mean, this girl is not good. No offense to her, but she often misses ball in hand. She is NOT a 4 or close to it.
Any advice would be most appreciated,
KMRUNOUT
