Field Operations Codified: Separate And Totally Unequal

The field where I normally play at doesn't have an airball field, which is actually great because it tends to keep the field and players more rec oriented.  There are other fields in town with airball, and that's where those folks go.

The owner has mentioned that he would like to add airball to get that part of the business.

Here's how my take on how to deal with the situation.

The field should strictly be partitioned into two parts:  recball and airball/tournament ball.

Field fee is $20, and this gets you admission to one of the two partitions.

If you're a rec player, you pay $20, and you only play the rec fields.

If you're a tournament player, you pay $20, and you only play the airball field.

Pretty much everybody should be plenty happy and there's no need for the groups to mix, ever.

• The tournament players can be all snotty and claim a field all for themselves, in peace.
• The rec players don't have to listen to the tournament players baiting them to go play the airball field so they can get stomped.  "Oh, you want me to play airball?  Pay my field fee."
• If the tournament players want to fuck up the rec business, they have to pay.
• Either way, the field at least gets some money.

So here are some hypothetical situations:

Tournament baller is getting bored on the airball field and wants to play recball.  No problem.  Pony up another $20 field fee to play the rec fields, and by the way, if you cause any drama on the rec field, we're still kicking your ass off both fields.  No bones about it -- tournament players are second class citizens, and we'll take your money AND kick you off the field if you start shit.

Rec baller wants to get wasted off the airball field?  Pony up another $20 to hit that side of the field.  If you want to have a bad time and never come back because you were too stupid to stay off the airball field, then pay up.

Tournament baller shows up, pays his $20, plays on the airball field.  Airball crowd dries up.  He wants to play with the rec group.  That's fine, cough up another $20, same rules as before apply.

Rec baller pays $20 to play with the rec group, and the rec group dries up.  He wants to play on the airball field with the airball players.  That's fine, cough up another $20.

Private groups play on the rec fields.