[NSRCA-discussion] Unknowns (now about judging)

[John Ferrell]

Unknowns (now about judging)The first step in resolving any problem is accepting that there is a problem.
Perhaps some things can be fixed and perhaps they are as good as they get.

John Ferrell  W8CCW
 
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue."
-Barry Goldwater
"You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note."
-Doug Floyd

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Derek Koopowitz 
  To: 'General pattern discussion' 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:11 PM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Unknowns (now about judging)


  I really don't see what purpose this thread is going to serve. we (us - this list) cannot control what the quality of the judges are going to be at any world championship.  We (the NSRCA and the AMA) can only control which US judge is presented to the CIAM - we should also not influence how other countries select their judges either.  That is their right and they control that process.

  Making statements that the WC's are somehow using judges that don't judge by the rules isn't fair to those judges that judged at the WC's at all.  Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but let's at least give them (judges) the benefit of the doubt in that they judged the flights according to the way they saw it.  Please remember that there are 20 judges there and I seriously doubt that the majority of them were in collusion and were determined to pick "their" guy as the champion.  Also please remember that in the finals, 5 judges were only judging the left turnaround maneuvers only, 5 different judges were judging the right turnaround maneuvers only, and 10 different judges were judging the center maneuvers only.  No one is perfect if they missed seeing a line off by 5/10/15 degrees, or an over/under rotation on a roll (snap) by 5/10 degrees.


  I'll leave you with a quote - "Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness.  We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways.".



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