It might be more convenient to hold the referee camp in conjunction with Sr. Nationals and Junior Olympics.  I'm up for whatever you want to do, will do my best to participate.  The problem I see with combining the Referee Camp with Sr.s/JO's is the cost of the hotel room and food.  An extra night's stay at the Qualifiers has been costing $80 to $130 a night.  Also, timing, do you put it in front of Senior Nationals and appoint all attendees to both Senior Nationals and Junior Olympics (they'll get lots of input and good practice but what if we have some green D's in the seminar)?  Anyone that is supporting Junior Olympics and is not appointed to Senior Nationals would have to eat two more nights of hotel bills.  We need to get people committed and signed up for the referee seminar or camp and the tournament so they can buy their plane tickets.  Athlete applications have been up on the USAT site for Detroit, but not referee applications.  We need to STRONGLY encourage participation and commitment by our referees to our national tournament.  We need to have each other's backs and all pull together.  Every participant is vital.  Every person who shows up to help means more rings and fewer late nights.

Susan Lewis