[NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir things up. Where's the beef?

[Bob Kane]

Not sure.  I'm not an AMA attourney but I think the
Team Trials is an AMA function, not an NSRCA function.
I believe the team manager made a decision a couple of
years ago to waive the local contest requirement.  If
anyone has more info please chime in . . .

--- mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Hey Bob is there a way to get this brought up to
> the Board of Directors as a proposal? Mike
> 
> Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:  AMEN !!!!
> When I first competed 10 years ago it was a
> thrill to meet flyers like Dave Von Linsowe, Geoff
> Combs, Dave Patrick, . . . some of the "big" names
> in
> pattern at that time, competing at local contests. I
> agree this presence is lacking at most local
> contests
> nowadays. I think participation in a miminum number
> of
> local contests should be a requirement to qualify
> for
> the team trials.
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: mike mueller 
> > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:03 AM
> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir
> > things up. Where's the beef?
> > 
> > 
> > I have an observation that I've made that
> > disturbes me. I don't think that we are getting
> > enough of the top notch or team worthy flyers
> > participating on a local level. 
> > I think that in the future the team trials need
> > to be revamped so that a flyer wanting to make the
> > team would be required to fly in at least 3 to 5
> > local contests per year.
> > Here's why I think this is important. We need the
> > top names in our sport to be part of the sport
> from
> > a leadership standpoint. Imagine a QQ showing up
> to
> > fly against Andrew at a local contest. It would be
> > much more exciting to watch and it would therefore
> > promote more interest. If we continue on the path
> we
> > are going interest in pattern will continue to
> > slide.
> > In the 70's when the team selection was known as
> > the Masters you had to fly your way into the
> contest
> > by accumulating points on the local level. It was
> > exciting. Were totally missing the boat with our
> > present system.
> > So here's the deal. Support the real pattern
> > flyers who make the effort to support us and we
> will
> > all be better off. Oh and for what it's worth I
> > think we would be better off all around if we
> didn't
> > allow any stickers or blatant advertising of any
> > products in our sport. Let's get back to the
> flyers
> > who do it on there own without all the
> sponsorships.
> > All this is just what I've seen in the last 6
> > years of flying after a 15 year absence for the
> > hobby. TIA for letting me vent and as my budddy
> > Bobby Satalino would say "Have a nice day"! 
> > Mike Mueller
> > 
> > 
> >
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