Rules Changes----Advancement

[Keith Hoard]

What about a national ranking system?  As you compete thru the years, you're
given a score.  When you beat someone with a higher score than you, you move
up . . . get beaten, you move down.  

 

 

Keith L. Hoard

Cordova, TN

khoard at midsouth.rr.com

 

 

 

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From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Atwood, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 9:23 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: Rules Changes----Advancement

 

Another difficulty to this mess is regionalism and national
"competitiveness". 

 

Two examples.

 

Back in '91.flying Sportsman (Now intermediate) we had a crop of VERY
competitive flyers.  There were 10-12 traveling pilots going to every
contest, duking it out.  The top spots were consitantly held by 2-3 guys
that dominated, but there were 3 or 4 others that were tight and not far
behind.  Any of 8 could win a particular round.   Those 2 or 3 ALL pointed
out.lots of people at each contest provided lots of points and back then we
had 8 or 9 local contests plus a few "must travel too's (the mint coming to
mind).

 

Then came the nats.and our star pilots got their collective BUTTS kicked.  I
think the top guy finished 12th.  Bottom line.we all sucked. No one should
have moved up.   The "points" were being awarded relative to the gang.not
relative to actual skill.

 

Then there's 1997.  Flying advanced.we had another big group, with 3 of us
always battling for each round.  Finishing often within just a few points of
each other, but in this case, one guy always on top.  Winning every contest
that season, so HE pointed out, but no one else.  Again, the nats came.we
were expecting to do ok, but were fearful of another "education" on how this
is done, only this time the opposite.  We all did well.finishing 1st, 3rd,
and 7th.  

 

In this case.everyone should have been forced to move up (we all did), but
only one had too.

 

So how can we force a "move" just because someone is doing well locally??
National standing.the only real measure we have, doesn't count.

 

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