From other threads it's seemed some people from small teams feel left out at Nationals because they don't have enough people for relays. How about not counting the relay points for the Small Team Awards and letting the small teams pool swimmers for relays. Pooled relays would not count for records or Top Ten but could win medals.
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Allen,
You can get rid of relay points..... I personally don't care either way...... but you're not going to solve the scoring imbalance or help small teams that much with your proposal.
Even if a small team has several elite high scoring individuals, they can't make up the ground in total points due to the vast number of entries that large teams like Rocky Mtn has. It's just not going to work. It may help a bit but not a lot.
May I suggest that smaller teams in common regional areas that are unsatisfied ban together at nationals for better relays. This is probably an easier solution.
John Smith
Allen,
You can get rid of relay points..... I personally don't care either way...... but you're not going to solve the scoring imbalance or help small teams that much with your proposal.
Even if a small team has several elite high scoring individuals, they can't make up the ground in total points due to the vast number of entries that large teams like Rocky Mtn has. It's just not going to work. It may help a bit but not a lot.
May I suggest that smaller teams in common regional areas that are unsatisfied ban together at nationals for better relays. This is probably an easier solution.
John Smith
