Originally Posted by
littlecrankshaf
One of the things that I have always pondered is why every club hosted event seems to feel a need to have a Contest Director...especially events that aren't even contests. We, our club, have had many events with someone simply named ED (event director)...FWIW we haven't had many actual "contest" type events but the few we have still didn't have an official AMA CD presiding over it, as they weren't AMA rulebook events... I know, I know...there will be those that just love the sound of "our event is sanctioned" but for many just for "fun events" the event coordination(area protection) that a sanction is normally used for is not necessary.
In the real world of clubs there are very few that will willingly rise to the call, "who will volunteer to run the event?". Clubs that are fortunate enough to have one or more CDs can count on them to take on the task. Clubs that don't have anyone that has bellied up to the bar to become a CD are faced with a constant "recruiting" problem to shame someone into taking on the duties for whatever events they are planning. I suppose there are clubs in never-never land that have no problem in getting someone to volunteer. For those of us less fortunate, we have to depend on someone that has already demonstrated an interest in leading an event, our club CD.