Onto my next pondering....
With the advent of relay judging platforms, perhaps it is time to change how "early exchanges" on relays are managed.
Currently, it only takes one early exchange (no matter how small) to negate the entire relay even if the other two exchanges are exceedingly slow.
Proposal: When relay judging platforms are in place, a relay time should be legal provided the initial start is fair and the cumulative time for all 3 exchanges is positive. Under this scenario, the team did not gain an advantage and the relay time should count.
For obvious reasons, this concept cannot be applied to meets that do not have relay judging platforms in place. However, a compromise could be accommodated. For each exchange that is judged too fast, the relay team is penalized 5 seconds. And, knowing that some relays might attempt a flagrant early exchange abuse, the Meet Referee could DQ the relay for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Paul
_steve_
Thanks for your response. Why do you like the current relay rules regarding exchanges compared to what I proposed? Just curious.
Paul
perhaps partially because I havent been DQed in a relay yet. Relays I find are the funnest parts of meets. There is more at stake with your effort, and I tend to do better.
_steve_
Thanks for your response. Why do you like the current relay rules regarding exchanges compared to what I proposed? Just curious.
Paul
perhaps partially because I havent been DQed in a relay yet. Relays I find are the funnest parts of meets. There is more at stake with your effort, and I tend to do better.
