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.
Paul (I think!),
I wasn't trying to be pissy or anything... I do understand all of what you're saying and do agree on some points you make.
I just wish it was really easy for USMS to come up with some hard and fast rules, regulations, whatever you want to call 'em. Apparently, our language gets in the way time and time again. It seems USMS, and our own local Pacific Masters, paints itself into corners with too many rules, rules not worded correctly, etc. It's really quite frustrating.
For example(s), we can't even figure out an efficient way for people to swim the 800 AND the 1500! We call our end of the season meet a "championship" when it's far from it. There are no qualifying times, etc. While I do agree that masters should include as many as possible- I think some definitions need defining. This relay issue is just one of many things that needs to be defined.
Again, I certainly did not mean to come across "ickily" :)
Paul (I think!),
I wasn't trying to be pissy or anything... I do understand all of what you're saying and do agree on some points you make.
I just wish it was really easy for USMS to come up with some hard and fast rules, regulations, whatever you want to call 'em. Apparently, our language gets in the way time and time again. It seems USMS, and our own local Pacific Masters, paints itself into corners with too many rules, rules not worded correctly, etc. It's really quite frustrating.
For example(s), we can't even figure out an efficient way for people to swim the 800 AND the 1500! We call our end of the season meet a "championship" when it's far from it. There are no qualifying times, etc. While I do agree that masters should include as many as possible- I think some definitions need defining. This relay issue is just one of many things that needs to be defined.
Again, I certainly did not mean to come across "ickily" :)
