Will the rule ever change that regular teams compete against each other at Nationals? By this I mean that whole states (Colorado, Illinois, etc) come together as a team once a year. What about us "little" guys that always compete together (and work out at the same pool all year round)?
Why can't these huge "state" teams stay small and just be in the small or medium divisions like the rest of us?
(In my humble opinion- it's very humble- I don't see relays as a reason for this). Many teams don't have enough people for relays... that's the way it is.
Route, I have no route. I am so tired I can't even find my way to the bathroom and it's next door to my bedroom! ;)
OK, I'll go with you on the relays. That poses my next question then- What is the purpose of relays? To let people be on them?Score points? Set records? Wear pretty matching caps? :p Just kidding. But seriously, I know our team would love to be able to pick and choose swimmers from the ENTIRE STATE for our relays- we'd have some amazing relays!
If the purpose of relays is to simply give people the chance to swim them then maybe they shouldn't be scored? Records should be kept but no points awarded at Nationals? It just doesn't seem fair that teams swim independently of each other all year and then come together to (usually) win Nationals. (I wear my pointy horns and tail with this one- devil's advocate?)
And do we need the LARGE category? Or if we do, why not make it some number, like 50 or more, 49 or less medium, 20 or less, small? I don't know! But why not keep it the same for every Nationals? It's sometimes frustrating to see that the meet committee waits to see what teams entered and how many they have- if we just set numbers for the small, medium, and large then the teams know what category they're in going in to the meet.
Route, I have no route. I am so tired I can't even find my way to the bathroom and it's next door to my bedroom! ;)
OK, I'll go with you on the relays. That poses my next question then- What is the purpose of relays? To let people be on them?Score points? Set records? Wear pretty matching caps? :p Just kidding. But seriously, I know our team would love to be able to pick and choose swimmers from the ENTIRE STATE for our relays- we'd have some amazing relays!
If the purpose of relays is to simply give people the chance to swim them then maybe they shouldn't be scored? Records should be kept but no points awarded at Nationals? It just doesn't seem fair that teams swim independently of each other all year and then come together to (usually) win Nationals. (I wear my pointy horns and tail with this one- devil's advocate?)
And do we need the LARGE category? Or if we do, why not make it some number, like 50 or more, 49 or less medium, 20 or less, small? I don't know! But why not keep it the same for every Nationals? It's sometimes frustrating to see that the meet committee waits to see what teams entered and how many they have- if we just set numbers for the small, medium, and large then the teams know what category they're in going in to the meet.
