here you go, the thread you've been waiting for
SWIM RANT
RANT to your hearts content about aspects of
SWIMMING and SWIMMERS that bug YOU
I encourage you to be good natured and hilarious
you may find it cathartic
Ande
I don't have my current WSI so I'm not even a glorified one of those. I judge in a way appropriate for our league, you for yours. These aren't USA Swimming meets. I can tell from your angry post that you enjoy the power, good for you. I enjoy the meets. Please, relax, it's summer league for goodness sakes.
Angry post? Are you kidding me? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Once again, you have proven that you have no idea about anything about me but yet you seem to be able to assume that I get a kick out of DQing some swimmer and that somehow that makes my life just that much better.
Being a swim official is not about power, it is about creating a safe and fair environment for the swimmers.
I guess your summer league is run quite a bit different than mine and that's OK. If your league guidelines encourage that type of judging, then it is what it is. All I know is that OUR league's handbook states exactly the conduct expected of our officials and in ours it says 'Call violations as seen'. That seems pretty self explanatory, at least for our league.
I don't have my current WSI so I'm not even a glorified one of those. I judge in a way appropriate for our league, you for yours. These aren't USA Swimming meets. I can tell from your angry post that you enjoy the power, good for you. I enjoy the meets. Please, relax, it's summer league for goodness sakes.
Angry post? Are you kidding me? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Once again, you have proven that you have no idea about anything about me but yet you seem to be able to assume that I get a kick out of DQing some swimmer and that somehow that makes my life just that much better.
Being a swim official is not about power, it is about creating a safe and fair environment for the swimmers.
I guess your summer league is run quite a bit different than mine and that's OK. If your league guidelines encourage that type of judging, then it is what it is. All I know is that OUR league's handbook states exactly the conduct expected of our officials and in ours it says 'Call violations as seen'. That seems pretty self explanatory, at least for our league.
