What are your thoughts about teams combining for out of LMSC meets (not nationals) and not competing as the same team within the LMSC.
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Rick,
The only thing I have thought of that might work is how you register. For example, if the LMSC list the workout group membership on your membership card as well as the NEM club name, it might be a way to tell the difference. Of course, I am not sure that all registrars handle this the same way.
Still, are three teams combining together to form a large club any different than a club with 3 workout locations and little coordination between the coaches? Not sure.
The idea is not to discourage the super team concept. In some parts of the country, it works quite well. In other parts, membership growth has occurred when super teams split up. It would be good if we could find a fair way to divide the teams.
Rick,
The only thing I have thought of that might work is how you register. For example, if the LMSC list the workout group membership on your membership card as well as the NEM club name, it might be a way to tell the difference. Of course, I am not sure that all registrars handle this the same way.
Still, are three teams combining together to form a large club any different than a club with 3 workout locations and little coordination between the coaches? Not sure.
The idea is not to discourage the super team concept. In some parts of the country, it works quite well. In other parts, membership growth has occurred when super teams split up. It would be good if we could find a fair way to divide the teams.
