Has the Championship Committee, or other entity within USMS ever discussed having a more strict policy of enforcement in regards to the NQT's?
Why do we state that you must have 3 cuts, in order to swim more events? Why not require a swimmer to have 6 cuts in order to swim 6 events?
Just like to understand more from a historical point of view. I have read post that asked, or suggested how to control the size and length of the National meets. Would not having a stricter enforcement of this policy help? Or would it cause swimmers to shy away from these meets?
Just a curious thought.
Thank you.
Hey, I didn't call for this straw poll, but I'll toss my preference in the ring.
I'd vote for keeping things just the way they are: 3 events without making NQT, up to 3 more if you can make the NQT. My reasons have been talked right into the ground, so I'll not belabor them.
For CJ: leaving aside the issue of whether we require NQT's for some or all events, what method or formula would you use to calculate them? Are you thinking they should be slower, faster, or do you think some age groups are too easy while others are too difficult? Do you feel that we should use more swimmers than the one person who placed 10th on the top 10 list? I'm genuinely curious as to how you'd like to set these. BTW, the way we calculated NQT's changed within the last couple of years (to using the average of the last 3 year's 10th place time, instead of only the last year's, and a couple of other tweaks). If your idea can be calculated reliably without an unreasonable amount of labor, and it statisfies widely accepted criteria of what NQT's ought to be, it could very well be adopted.
Matt
Hey, I didn't call for this straw poll, but I'll toss my preference in the ring.
I'd vote for keeping things just the way they are: 3 events without making NQT, up to 3 more if you can make the NQT. My reasons have been talked right into the ground, so I'll not belabor them.
For CJ: leaving aside the issue of whether we require NQT's for some or all events, what method or formula would you use to calculate them? Are you thinking they should be slower, faster, or do you think some age groups are too easy while others are too difficult? Do you feel that we should use more swimmers than the one person who placed 10th on the top 10 list? I'm genuinely curious as to how you'd like to set these. BTW, the way we calculated NQT's changed within the last couple of years (to using the average of the last 3 year's 10th place time, instead of only the last year's, and a couple of other tweaks). If your idea can be calculated reliably without an unreasonable amount of labor, and it statisfies widely accepted criteria of what NQT's ought to be, it could very well be adopted.
Matt
