We have been recently kicking around the idea of doing a "Dash for Cash" type of meet and wanted to know a few things first..
- Is doing this type of meet legal by USMS rules, or is there certain criteria that have to be satisfied (out of the oridnary sanctioning stuff) to keep everything "above board"?
- Has anyone done this before, and if so, what pitfalls / benefits are there for this type of a meet?
- If this has been done before, how was the turnout and what did you think made a great difference in how the meet went overall?
Any constructive feedback on this would be appreciated..
Thanks In Advance!
Rob Nasser
One year we (Wildcat Masters in Lexington, Ky.) tried giving out merchandise instead of medals or ribbons. You accumulated points according to your placing (same as you score points for your team), and you could trade in the points for swimming paraphernalia (shammies, goggles, caps, etc.). We expected people to like getting things they could actually use instead of little pieces of cloth that accumulate dust somewhere. But the swimmers hated it. They wanted those ribbons. We were really surprised, but we got the message, and haven't tried it again.
Meg Smath
Wildcat Masters
One year we (Wildcat Masters in Lexington, Ky.) tried giving out merchandise instead of medals or ribbons. You accumulated points according to your placing (same as you score points for your team), and you could trade in the points for swimming paraphernalia (shammies, goggles, caps, etc.). We expected people to like getting things they could actually use instead of little pieces of cloth that accumulate dust somewhere. But the swimmers hated it. They wanted those ribbons. We were really surprised, but we got the message, and haven't tried it again.
Meg Smath
Wildcat Masters
