first of all, congrats to the meet directors and all the volunteers on a job well done. so organized and efficient!! very impressive. the only thing i wish someone could explain to me is why the usms champ. committee changed the team scoring from large, medium and small team to clumping everyone in the same category. seems extremely unfair to have what i call "real teams" competing against state mega teams. there is no possibility for "real teams" to ever come close to competing against them. if you are going to give team awards at the end of the meet, is there any way you can do it fairly? our team is extremely proud to have gotten as many team members as we did to go to natls. (most of them for the first time), but unfortunately they were very disillusioned (as was i) with the idea that we would be competing against state teams. as one of the coaches i didn't have an explanation. even though we were very proud of our 7th place finish in men's division, and our 12th place in combined, we were only one of a few "real teams" in the top ten. would appreciate responses. maybe even someone from the champ.committee could explain how they felt this scoring system would be more fair to the majority of swimmers. then i can pass it along to my teammates.. i don't want them to be so disillusioned that they lose interest in attending any future natls. thanks
Rob, I have to admit I never knew the details of the proposed rule change and I should have read into it more....based on what you just said I'm glad it was defeated!
What annoys me is how complicated this has become....it seems there could/should be a very simple solution that is for the "greater good"....I mean really is it to much to have 2 Divisions; Open & Club?
"Club" would apply to any team that swims out of one single location no matter how many members it has.
"Open" would apply to any team that is based out of more than one pool location, any state teams, etc.
Does it satisfy everyone's personal issues...no. But it is simple, as fair as your going to get and a better system than we have now.
As for the 2009 nationals bids....as is being discussed on a couple of other threads we need to find a way to make those meets more fun, in great locations and most importantly a profit maker for the hosts...
Rob, I have to admit I never knew the details of the proposed rule change and I should have read into it more....based on what you just said I'm glad it was defeated!
What annoys me is how complicated this has become....it seems there could/should be a very simple solution that is for the "greater good"....I mean really is it to much to have 2 Divisions; Open & Club?
"Club" would apply to any team that swims out of one single location no matter how many members it has.
"Open" would apply to any team that is based out of more than one pool location, any state teams, etc.
Does it satisfy everyone's personal issues...no. But it is simple, as fair as your going to get and a better system than we have now.
As for the 2009 nationals bids....as is being discussed on a couple of other threads we need to find a way to make those meets more fun, in great locations and most importantly a profit maker for the hosts...
