I've heard several people (none from Irvine) mention that the annual Long Beach SCM meet in December has been canceled. I also read that there was a possibility that Las Vegas might run it instead, any word yet?
Quite a few people I know (my wife & included) were planning on shaving/tapering for LB and are now looking at New Orleans unless something comes up on the West Coast. It's coming down to the time when airfares need to be booked, if someones stepping up I hope they do so soon!
Jim, thanks for the link to the meet. One of the ideas I've tried to promote through this forum is for meet directors and USMS to more aggresively "market" regional/zone championships. Not having Vegas listed on the USMS site for meets would mean most people would miss is (unless their from SPMA).
Not everyone can or wants to go to nationals, but would like to taper/shave, or attend a fast meet. Many of these meets are held in places around the country that people would like to visit and a meet may be just the excuse.
With the huge access to swimmers, coaches and teams that the web and email brings us, there's really no reason why meet hosts can't get information out. Direct (e)mail marketing works! Coaches that receive meet information and post it are more likely to get participation than those that leave the task of searching for meets to the swimmer.
Jim, thanks for the link to the meet. One of the ideas I've tried to promote through this forum is for meet directors and USMS to more aggresively "market" regional/zone championships. Not having Vegas listed on the USMS site for meets would mean most people would miss is (unless their from SPMA).
Not everyone can or wants to go to nationals, but would like to taper/shave, or attend a fast meet. Many of these meets are held in places around the country that people would like to visit and a meet may be just the excuse.
With the huge access to swimmers, coaches and teams that the web and email brings us, there's really no reason why meet hosts can't get information out. Direct (e)mail marketing works! Coaches that receive meet information and post it are more likely to get participation than those that leave the task of searching for meets to the swimmer.
