What were your likes and dislikes about the nationals?
Former Member
Would you fellow swimmers, coaches, officials and anyone else frequenting this forum be kind enough to participate in this poll?
Please share your experiences about the nationals (or similar major masters competitions)
What did you like about the event?
What did you like about the facility?
What bothered you? (I am especially interested in this one)
What did you wish was done differently?
Which nationals did you attend?
What did you think of the following:
(Was is it comfortable, accessible, convenient, friendly, did they matter, a lot, a little...?)
Surrounding areas to the facility?
Transportation?
Accommodation?
Hospitality?
Facility Amenities?
Pools?
Event information?
Social events?
Any other comments? Please share!
Our team is forming the organizing committee for the 2005 LCM nationals as we speak.
We want to hear your comments and concerns, and do the best we can to address them!
Thank you for your time :)
I can understand Dr Bell's concerns, but from similar discussions on past Nationals, I don't see a way to put the genie back in the bottle. (Most suggested changes to Nationals would disenfranchise one group or another.)
When I watch NCAA basketball on TV, I think, "wouldn't it be better if they had fewer than 65 teams in the tournament". Then I think back to when I was in college, and there was a real risk of cancelled water polo championships, because there were not enough Division I teams. (Misuse of Title IX was starting to rear its ugly head.)
Point: Sometimes smaller does not equal better. (Just like sometimes bigger does not equal better.)
I can understand Dr Bell's concerns, but from similar discussions on past Nationals, I don't see a way to put the genie back in the bottle. (Most suggested changes to Nationals would disenfranchise one group or another.)
When I watch NCAA basketball on TV, I think, "wouldn't it be better if they had fewer than 65 teams in the tournament". Then I think back to when I was in college, and there was a real risk of cancelled water polo championships, because there were not enough Division I teams. (Misuse of Title IX was starting to rear its ugly head.)
Point: Sometimes smaller does not equal better. (Just like sometimes bigger does not equal better.)
