[NSRCA-discussion] Re: redistricting

[Ron Van Putte]

On Jan 4, 2006, at 12:27 PM, George Kennie wrote:

> It could be inferred that the District Champion aludes to a "person"
> of exceptional championship calibre who resides within the District
> confines irrespective of the location of competitive endeavor.To
> achieve the title requires participation in competitive enterprize
> that validates the award. Where the effort takes place should not be
> in the equation to be truly justified.You are "Champion" by virtue
> of your demonstrated skill level irrespective of where that
> demonstration took place, not because it occurred on "Joe's
> Ballfield".
> We already allow one out of District event which at least partly
> negates the "local geography" issue.
> The improvement sought here is to make it easier for people in large
> geographical Districts to "District Hop" to contests that are closer
> to their place of residence than contests that would require them to
> travel in excess of 12 hours to stay within District limits. That's
> known as a hardship guys!

George is on to something here.  The question is:  Who is our District 
Champion?  There are possible two answers.  The first reflects which 
member of the district scores the most points in contests held within 
the district.  The second reflects which member of the district scores 
the most points in contests, no matter where they are held.  I believe 
the second answer is the proper one.  The individual who gets the most 
points, no matter the location, demonstrates his superiority over the 
competition.  That's my definition of a champion.

I must admit that my district's point totals do not allow 
out-of-district contests to be included in the total.  It used to be 
that one out-of-district contest's results were allowed to be included. 
  Just when it changed, I don't remember, but I wish it could be changed 
to allow points earned in any contest, no matter the district.

Ron Van Putte