Spring 2010 Player Survey

At the beginning of the Spring 2010 season, the MMDL Board of Directors distributed a player survey to gauge league-wide opinion on a variety of important issues.  This feedback was sought to help guide decision making on proposed changes to league structure, rules and match format.  The chart below reports the results of this survey.

To discuss the survey findings, please visit the MMDL community forums.  A special thread about the survey is located here.

Surveys were distributed in captain's kits to all teams (approximately 450 total teams and approx. 4,059 players). 
To download a copy of the original survey, click here.

Spring 2010 Player Survey Results
Question NS SS Bos Cent Total
# of total surveys returned (note: each survey collected responses from multiple team members) 36 57 31 30 154
1. Should the winning team always mail the match report? Y: 100
N: 166		 Y: 149
N: 273		 Y: 71
N: 168		 Y: 80
N: 149		 Y: 400
N: 756
2.  Should the start time be 7:30 Sharp? Y: 88
N: 172		 Y: 145
N: 271		 Y: 114
N: 116		 Y: 71
N: 158		 Y: 418
N: 717

3. How many players should be required to play a match?  Circle 2, 3, or 4

 2: 8
3: 163
4: 93		 2: 18
3: 197
4: 173		 2: 1
3: 140
4: 90		 2: 26
3: 176
4: 19		 2: 53
3: 676
4: 375

4. Would you like to see the singles events played by area,  with the top 8 making it to the final event?

 Y: 179
N: 71		 Y: 244
N: 60		 Y: 150
N: 41		 Y: 174
N: 45		 Y: 747
N: 217

5a. Do you visit our websites- mmdl.org?

 Y: 216
N: 43		 Y: 353
N: 75		 Y: 188
N: 44		 Y: 167
N: 58		 Y: 924
N: 220
5b. mmdl.stats.org? Y: 190
N: 43		 Y: 307
N: 95		 Y: 167
N: 53		 Y: 147
N: 64		 Y: 811
N: 255

6. In playoff tie breakers, should players be limited to playing only 1 of the 3 overtime games?

 Y: 117
N: 147		 Y: 187
N: 239		 Y: 92
N: 130		 Y: 86
N: 126		 Y: 482
N: 642

 7. Would you like to see the 3 player 601’s (2 matches)changed to 2 player 501’s (3 matches) straight start-double finish?

 Y: 109
N: 146		 Y: 168
N: 250		 Y: 137
N: 83		 Y: 105
N: 107		 Y: 519
N: 586
8. Should the A division play 2 out of 3 crickets instead of 1 game? Y: 182
N: 45		 Y: 247
N: 142		 Y: 149
N: 51		 Y: 120
N: 61		 Y: 698
N: 299

Drawing Winners -  The following teams won a brand new, Winmau Blade III dartboard.  Winners can pick their prize up at the MMDL 501 Singles Championship tournament on May 15, 2010 at the Dalton Post in Holbrook.