Hi all,

as second post on my blog, I would like to share with you some opinions about a matter which has been recently discussed here in Italy.

You know that ECup 2011 has been assigned to Vergiate.
During discussions for this application we talked about the reasons why the organizing team is actually not automatically qualified to the event.

The discussion came about a (reasonable, in my opinion) specification from GSP Vergiate, that explained how it would be much better for them to be sure to have their team participating at the event.

Well, actually Vergiate has the strongest men team in Italy by far. But you always have to qualify yourself through tournaments and you can never be sure to get the pass until the end of the tournament.

After all discussions, Italian Federation (FIGSP) sent a motion to EMF/WMF to discuss about the proposal to give the rights for a place to the clubs that organizes ECup.
Let's see which will be the answer.

But besides official decisions, I would like to hear also your opinions here.

I think that giving a place to the organizing club to the ECup would be extremely correct, for several reasons:
- when you host an ECup, it is not so nice for local people/public to watch the event without supporting the local team
- if you have the local team participating, it would be surely easier to get more help (money, etc.) from local sponsors, local administrators, etc.
- all in all, people from organizing club are much better stimulated to do their best if their teams are involved.

Honestly, I don't understand why actually the organizing club doesn't have an automatic pass to take part in the ECup (if they like to).
I don't find any big problems in allowing one more team taking part in it, both if it's a good or bad team. It is just one team more playing.

I find it quite strange because in all sports the organizing club/nation is usually allowed to take part to the event. And it's very normal...for reason I've explained before.
Think about a football world championship without the organizing nation!!

I think that allowing the organizing club to have a sure team in the ECup would also let have more applications to organize this kind of event.

What do you think about that?