Editing IronKids (section)

=== Amateur tournament success ===

IronKids recruited promising young players from California and competed in regional and national tournaments.

Eric Crandall assisted with the team's organisation, including travel arrangements, accommodation and sponsorships.

The players frequently sold equipment received as tournament prizes to finance travel and entry fees for subsequent competitions.

According to a retrospective published by the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2006, the original IronKids squad won all seven ten-man events it entered and four of its five five-man tournaments.[1]

The team's early success helped several members gain opportunities with established amateur and professional organisations.