Ron being removed from judging panel. ?..

[Ron Van Putte]

On Sep 8, 2004, at 4:34 AM, Del Rykert wrote:

>     Are you inferring you were never removed from a judging panel.?. I
> wasn't there so lets set all the record straight as long as you want 
> to air
> the laundry.

Never.

Ron Van Putte


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Cc: "John Fuqua" <johnfuqua at gdsys.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:01 PM
> Subject: Re: European Champs, Alcochete, Portugal 2004
>
>
>>
>> On Sep 6, 2004, at 8:34 PM, Joe Lachowski wrote:
>>
>>> Ron, I like like your idea of giving people as much information as
>>> possible, too. I followed up on this issue with Eric Henderson who 
>>> was
>>> president when most of this occured. Attached below is his response 
>>> to
>>> my question regarding choice of Bob Noll as US judge:
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe,
>>>        I would like to point out that it is well documented that Bob
>>> Noll was the NSRCA official nomination for the USA FAI-F3A judge for
>>> the world F3A championships in Ireland that last time around before
>>> Poland.
>>>
>>>    Dave Brown elected to choose Mike Dumphy. Mike performed well and
>>> because of his performance and that of Earl Haury before him,
>>> (Pensacola worlds), restored the USA to having a good reputation in
>>> the global pattern community.
>>>
>>> This was particularly important after the debacle in Australia when
>>> the USA judge was removed from the panel because of apparent biased
>>> scored towards the USA pilots. Guess who the judge was, none other
>>> than Ron VP himself!
>>
>> This is interesting.  I wasn't in Australia. RVP
>>
>>> Dave Brown had a mess on his hands. It was partially fixed but needed
>>> more consolidation. Dave then followed Skinner's lead and chose Mike
>>> Dumphy again so we would be sending a familiar and also
>>> internationally experienced USA judge on the panel.
>>>
>>> Then, with Mike on the panel in Poland, Bob was invited to attend and
>>> prepare for France. Bob was not funded so it was on his own dime -
>>> there's dedication for you. Sounded like a good plan to me.
>>>
>>> It must be recognized and remembered by all that this is an AMA team
>>> and the AMA chooses who we send as a judge. The TBL assessment of
>>> judges is only one indicator of judging performance. It is also
>>> important to experienced and recognized. Bob has done many types of
>>> judging at all levels including several team trials.
>>
>> If this is the way judges are selected, NSRCA should cease all efforts
>> to rate judges.  RVP
>>
>>> In a year of elections professional politicians and society officers
>>> are often seen scrambling for some vital "issue" that makes them
>>> indispensable or invaluable. Clearly Ron has attached himself to the
>>> FAI judging issue. It could also be taken that Ron VP has an axe to
>>> grind with the AMA and takes every opportunity to take a shot at 
>>> them.
>>
>> I just want AMA to live up to their commitments to the NSRCA regarding
>> F3A World Championships judges.  If "working well" with AMA means we
>> take what they give and say, "Thank you", don't plan on my 
>> cooperation.
>> RVP
>>
>>> This is not new behavior and it makes it very hard for the rest of us
>>> who have been working well with the AMA  towards a better SIG
>>> relationship.
>>
>> My behavior is pretty consistent: I don't take unfair policy and
>> practices well and will continue to fight them wherever I find them.
>> RVP
>>
>>  **  Klippped BIG time to repost **  dkr
>
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