I was hoping we could discuss this to possibly make things easier for the clubs hosting postal meets.
I noticed that US Swimming doesn't have a postal meet anymore, but rather an internet meet. You email your results to the meet host in Hy-Tek format.
I suspect that at least some of the postal meet hosts are already using Hy Tek to put the results together. So they receive our results, and then type them in in hy tek format.
It is my understanding that the hy tek format is an open standard and I seem to remember discussion some time ago that a few members had made utilities that would make output files in hy tek format. Also, hy tek has team manager lite for free download and I believe it was made for purposes very much like this one. But either way we have options.
So in that regard I'd like to see us go to an internet meet model. Where the local coach if he chooses, can email the results into the host club. since we now have online sign up, perhaps it could go together. Do the online sign up and attach your file with it. If you want to smail it in the old way, you'd still be able to do so.
Thought I'd put it out there.
Oh, I still say that online USMS registration is an opportunity we are missing big time. I can register for US Cycling Federaton, USA Triathlon and Road Runners Club of America all online. In the case of USA T and USCF, the liability coverage is the same, if electronic signatures fly for that, seems like it would fly for USMS.
Kevin
Not all members have access to the internet. Also, who woudl be in charge of doing the work necessary. I think that US Cycling & USA Tri have staffs who do some of the work (I'm not sure).
Not all members have access to the internet. Also, who woudl be in charge of doing the work necessary. I think that US Cycling & USA Tri have staffs who do some of the work (I'm not sure).
