Everyone read this and tell me if its good
To explain this to everyone- i tried to reclassify our team as a club sport, and the reasoning they gave me was they " support high performance sport opportunities that produce champions." We offered to pay all of our league and transportation fees, and other universities in our league let club teams play in the league. York says that due to a "policy" they dont allow it. I have been fighting with them in an email war since MAY.
my response:
We were discontinued as an Inter-university squad, and for defendable reasons, I will not deny that. I was not trying to refute that or place another argument for being reconsidered at that level. I asked for the reasons and I got a comprehensable answer. Thats was that. At that point, however, I began communicating with the Club Sports Director to find out if we were eligable to participate as a club team, as we had already negotiated our uniforms and field space for the coming year.
I then consulted the OUA's constitution, and according to the league (and apparently other universities in Ontario) A + B = C. You are a club team? You are ready to compete in the OUA? Great. At York, things are different. A + B = Elephant. Why elephant? Who knows! It makes no reasonable sense, but why not try to be different and put a twist on the system? Six or so years ago, before Lacrosse became Inter-University, it was a club sport and they participated in the OUA. York loved it! They said go! Go and frolic and play your little game. Now, a few years later, we want to play club and play our game, but no! Apparently, the university doesn't receive enough of an ego boost from our 'not-so-hot' record from recent years.
Yes, I am passionate about my sport, but that is not what causes my extreme dissapointment. I am passionate about sports, athletes, and what they are meant to DEFINE. "The goal of Sport York is to support high performance sport opportunities that produce OUA and CIS champions" To even think that this explanation was stated is a degradation to any athlete, and is found by most as nothing short of distasteful. Yes, winning is an honour and is highly respectable, but it is far from the purpose of playing a sport. If all you do is play to win, you should not be there. Play your best, give your all, and have the time of your life doing it. THAT is the goal of an athlete.
In your last email you stated that you hoped this explanation would help me to at least understand, if not accept the decision made by York. We are feeling the opposite. We can't reapply to the OUA for three years now that we are out, and we can't change that, and we can accept that. It is as it has always been.
Understanding is something none of us are remotely close to experiencing.
my response:
We were discontinued as an Inter-university squad, and for defendable reasons, I will not deny that. I was not trying to refute that or place another argument for being reconsidered at that level. I asked for the reasons and I got a comprehensable answer. Thats was that. At that point, however, I began communicating with the Club Sports Director to find out if we were eligable to participate as a club team, as we had already negotiated our uniforms and field space for the coming year.
I then consulted the OUA's constitution, and according to the league (and apparently other universities in Ontario) A + B = C. You are a club team? You are ready to compete in the OUA? Great. At York, things are different. A + B = Elephant. Why elephant? Who knows! It makes no reasonable sense, but why not try to be different and put a twist on the system? Six or so years ago, before Lacrosse became Inter-University, it was a club sport and they participated in the OUA. York loved it! They said go! Go and frolic and play your little game. Now, a few years later, we want to play club and play our game, but no! Apparently, the university doesn't receive enough of an ego boost from our 'not-so-hot' record from recent years.
Yes, I am passionate about my sport, but that is not what causes my extreme dissapointment. I am passionate about sports, athletes, and what they are meant to DEFINE. "The goal of Sport York is to support high performance sport opportunities that produce OUA and CIS champions" To even think that this explanation was stated is a degradation to any athlete, and is found by most as nothing short of distasteful. Yes, winning is an honour and is highly respectable, but it is far from the purpose of playing a sport. If all you do is play to win, you should not be there. Play your best, give your all, and have the time of your life doing it. THAT is the goal of an athlete.
In your last email you stated that you hoped this explanation would help me to at least understand, if not accept the decision made by York. We are feeling the opposite. We can't reapply to the OUA for three years now that we are out, and we can't change that, and we can accept that. It is as it has always been.
Understanding is something none of us are remotely close to experiencing.