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.
I think there would be less participation if the results didn't count.
One of the reasons this started was because people we're jumping teams (which I don't agree with fwiw) in order to put together a "better than all the others" team - which is fine, but I think it does the word "team" a disservice.
It might be fun occasionally to put a group together of non-teammates but after awhile, getting wet for "exhibition" sake, I think would get old. Especially if it's the fourth or fifth time you've gotten in the water to race that day.
I voted "no".
Jim
I think there would be less participation if the results didn't count.
One of the reasons this started was because people we're jumping teams (which I don't agree with fwiw) in order to put together a "better than all the others" team - which is fine, but I think it does the word "team" a disservice.
It might be fun occasionally to put a group together of non-teammates but after awhile, getting wet for "exhibition" sake, I think would get old. Especially if it's the fourth or fifth time you've gotten in the water to race that day.
I voted "no".
Jim
