Beginning in 2009, club scoring awards at Nationals have been divided into two separate categories: Regional and Local. A formal description of the two club categories is below (104.5.6B & from page 35-36 of the 2012 USMS Rule Book):
(1)Regional - For competition at national championship meets, a Regional Club consists of a club made up of those swimmers who represent a club at nationals, but at competitions within their LMSC, they compete for an entity or subgroup (such as a workout group) that is different than the one they compete with at nationals.
(2) Local - For competition at national championship meets, a Local Club consists of a club that does not qualify as a Regional Club.
Based on these definitions, the following scoring categories will be in place for 2012 Nationals:
Regional Clubs:
AFAM
AKMS
ARIZ
CMS
FACT
GAJA
HIMA
HMS
IAMA
IM
MICH
MM
NCMS
NEM
NIAG
NMMS
OREG
PNA
SKY
SMS
SWOM
UTAH
WMAC
WMSC
Local Clubs: all other registered USMS clubs.
Please note clubs may contest their designation or the designation of another club by filing an appeal with the chair of the Championship Committee (Jeff Roddin, Championship@usms.org) at least 45 days prior to the national championship meet (those deadlines would be March 12 for Greensboro and May 21 for Omaha).
Jeff Roddin
Championship Committee Chair
If it's not important, then why do we score teams at all? If you mean it's a forbidden subject, there would be a reason for that.
As I see it, based on some of the comments, some people like it just the way it is and don't like anyone rocking the boat or asking questions. I'm sure it took a lot of work to get to the current definitions, and those who participated feel a sense of ownership. I get that.
However, unless you're a stand alone club, you wouldn't understand the frustration. I think when you have a dynamic coach, work out with the same people every day, socialize with them, and support one another on a daily basis, you do forge a strong "team" bond that probably doesn't exist in most conglomerate groups. As competitors, we like to win, or at least have a fair shot at winning. Is that so wrong?
If it's not important, then why do we score teams at all? If you mean it's a forbidden subject, there would be a reason for that.
As I see it, based on some of the comments, some people like it just the way it is and don't like anyone rocking the boat or asking questions. I'm sure it took a lot of work to get to the current definitions, and those who participated feel a sense of ownership. I get that.
However, unless you're a stand alone club, you wouldn't understand the frustration. I think when you have a dynamic coach, work out with the same people every day, socialize with them, and support one another on a daily basis, you do forge a strong "team" bond that probably doesn't exist in most conglomerate groups. As competitors, we like to win, or at least have a fair shot at winning. Is that so wrong?
