Development has
always, and will always, be an important part of the growth of any
sport.
And that is why the
non-profit clubs are so important. The non-profit clubs are run by
volunteers who spend hours of their time administrating the club and
coaching the players.
As a result of the
hard work done by the volunteers, monies are able to be expended in
the pursuit of developing the sport among those less fortunate and/or
to give those playing a greater stab at reaching excellence.
The volunteerism
though, is not limited to administration and coaching, but also
extends into the realm of hosting events and refereeing such events.
This again releases
money for greater use in terms of development, and while some
sportspersons may complain that the events are too amateurish, monies
have been freed up to pay for teams and other such perks.
However, those that
are determined to run events for personal gain put nothing back into
the sport.
While such operators
run events, it must be remembered that such operators are only
interested in the bottom line and making a profit.
Yes, they may have
events that have a greater degree of 'razzmatazz', but that is all
they are – all glitter and no gold!
The money that goes
into such events bis thus diverted from gaming as a sport and further
re-inforces all the worst aspects of gaming. Such aspects are the
promotion of the belief that players who win prize-money are
professional and re-inforces the financial well-being of a few.
These operators thus
hold competitive eSports to ransom.
No comments:
Post a Comment