[NSRCA-discussion] 2007 Advanced Schedule

[jzeigenfus at comcast.net]

I am in the same position as you John and concur with your analysis of the 2007 Advanced schedule. If the purpose of the Advanced schedule is to prepare you for Masters, then the difficulty level is too low. The other 2007 option for the Advanced schedule, was a better transition to Masters but was voted down. If the only other option is to stay with the current schedule, then at least the difficulty level is more appropriate with an Advanced schedule preparing you for Masters Class. Joe Z   

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From: jonlowe at aol.com 

> I've been looking at the 2007 advanced schedule, since it looks as 
> though I will move up from Intermediate next year. One thing that 
> struck me is that the new Advanced schedule has NO inverted exits in 
> it, down from 4 or 5 in the existing schedule. As it stands, if the 
> new schedule passes the contest board vote in June, the new 
> Intermediate schedule will have one inverted exit, Advanced none, and 
> Masters eight, if I counted right. I'm not sure the degree of 
> difficulty change between the schedules is what was contemplated. 
> 
> It may be that with the different options presented for the NSRCA 
> survey, that we ended up with a harder intermediate pattern, an easier 
> advanced, and a harder Masters, I'm not sure. But now the change from 
> Advanced to Masters will be huge, while the difference between 
> Intermediate and Advanced is not so big anymore. 
> 
> It appears that the only thing that could be done now would be to 
> encourage the contest board to vote down the new Advanced schedule 
> since it is too late to update the proposal, if others feel the same 
> way I do. If it is voted down, then the old Advanced schedule would 
> remain in place, as I understand it. Each new schedule is a separate 
> proposal, so they are voted upon separately. The current Advanced 
> schedule would appear to be a good transition from the new intermediate 
> schedule, and would be hard enough that the new Masters schedule 
> wouldn't be so intimidating. 
> 
> Comments? 
> 
> Jon Lowe 
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