I propose a rule change for the championship committee. If someone misses their heat at USMS Nationals due to general stupidity and day dreaming, they should be allowed to swim in an open lane in that same event.
John Smith
(2006 psuedo champion, 50yd back)
Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
As for the meet officials and workers that run USMS events. I hate to be blunt, but they are there to help conduct the meet for the dues and meet fee paying members...... not the other way around. John, I’m not sure how many meets you’ve run but I can assure you that the meets I run or volunteer for are not to generate the big bucks for me. And for the most part my meet officials and workers are non paid volunteers who are not in it for dues and meet fee paying members.
These events are being run as a service to our members not as a service to our volunteers. And while I respect your opinion that we are a kind of rigid, the officials are only following the rules of the sport. If there are unfair rules, then get them changed. But please don’t ask officials to ignore them.
Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
As for the meet officials and workers that run USMS events. I hate to be blunt, but they are there to help conduct the meet for the dues and meet fee paying members...... not the other way around. John, I’m not sure how many meets you’ve run but I can assure you that the meets I run or volunteer for are not to generate the big bucks for me. And for the most part my meet officials and workers are non paid volunteers who are not in it for dues and meet fee paying members.
These events are being run as a service to our members not as a service to our volunteers. And while I respect your opinion that we are a kind of rigid, the officials are only following the rules of the sport. If there are unfair rules, then get them changed. But please don’t ask officials to ignore them.
