I've not done any analysis to see if left coasters & westerners were disproportionately under-represented on the Auburn psych sheets, but wondering if the SPMA/Southwest Zone meet (www.clubassistant.com/.../meet_information.cfm might garner a bigger turnout than Nationals?
Who's going to Mission Viejo?
I'd venture to say that no LMSC or Zone would present a schedule like this if they were hosting a National Championships.
You've got that right, sister!
There is actually a paragraph in the rulebook (503.5) that addresses this issue, but it uses the phrase "should not" as opposed to "must not" for scheduling a zone championship meet one week before or one week after Nationals. Therefore the rule has no "teeth." Part of the surcharge to enter Nationals goes to USMS, so the more people who enter Nationals the more $$ USMS makes.
Jeff
I'd venture to say that no LMSC or Zone would present a schedule like this if they were hosting a National Championships.
You've got that right, sister!
There is actually a paragraph in the rulebook (503.5) that addresses this issue, but it uses the phrase "should not" as opposed to "must not" for scheduling a zone championship meet one week before or one week after Nationals. Therefore the rule has no "teeth." Part of the surcharge to enter Nationals goes to USMS, so the more people who enter Nationals the more $$ USMS makes.
Jeff
