Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Mark M.,
Your post illustrates my point:
If you look at the places you provided for the medium teams at Tempe and divided them into club and SUPERTEAM, 1st-3rd would have been the same in the club division, but the SUPERTEAMS would have moved up considerably in their own division.
Lindsay,
When I discussed this at workout today, everybody I talked to said that SUPERTEAMS get to pick and choose their relays from entire states or regions. If that's not an advantage... Mark M. himself said he wouldn't get to swim on the 'A' relay... Several others have said they "band together" to swim relays. Hmm, relays are double the points. Hmm, more relays, more opportunities to score? YES!
This is a very good reason to divide into the club and SUPERTEAM divisions.
Also, an observation/question: So when Nationals is in the West it will be dominated by the club teams (because that is what is mostly out here) and when it's in the East SUPERTEAMS will do well? That should tell somebody something!
Actually, I wonder if the Superteam concept helps more when traveling,than when the meet is in the Superteam's concept. When the meet is in Indy, I go, because it is close, I get to have the fun of swimming on a relay(and in 20 years, I might actually score some points). But this year the meet is in Florida, which is time and expense I am not willing to take to swim. However, for people who swimming is more than a fitness activity(hence have more competitive ability than I), are more apt to go to a distant meet. So I actually think the Superteam from Illinois is going to be faster this year than last. That is, if you look at the % of swimmers going to the % that scores. Probably a lot of the lesser swimmers like myself are not going. It is early, and this probably makes no sense. But anyway, the proximity of the meet, the closer it is, draws out the non-scorers more than the scorers.
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Mark M.,
Your post illustrates my point:
If you look at the places you provided for the medium teams at Tempe and divided them into club and SUPERTEAM, 1st-3rd would have been the same in the club division, but the SUPERTEAMS would have moved up considerably in their own division.
Lindsay,
When I discussed this at workout today, everybody I talked to said that SUPERTEAMS get to pick and choose their relays from entire states or regions. If that's not an advantage... Mark M. himself said he wouldn't get to swim on the 'A' relay... Several others have said they "band together" to swim relays. Hmm, relays are double the points. Hmm, more relays, more opportunities to score? YES!
This is a very good reason to divide into the club and SUPERTEAM divisions.
Also, an observation/question: So when Nationals is in the West it will be dominated by the club teams (because that is what is mostly out here) and when it's in the East SUPERTEAMS will do well? That should tell somebody something!
Actually, I wonder if the Superteam concept helps more when traveling,than when the meet is in the Superteam's concept. When the meet is in Indy, I go, because it is close, I get to have the fun of swimming on a relay(and in 20 years, I might actually score some points). But this year the meet is in Florida, which is time and expense I am not willing to take to swim. However, for people who swimming is more than a fitness activity(hence have more competitive ability than I), are more apt to go to a distant meet. So I actually think the Superteam from Illinois is going to be faster this year than last. That is, if you look at the % of swimmers going to the % that scores. Probably a lot of the lesser swimmers like myself are not going. It is early, and this probably makes no sense. But anyway, the proximity of the meet, the closer it is, draws out the non-scorers more than the scorers.
