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Good idea Earl. I think peer pressure alone will suffice but if we want an organize system this has merit. <BR>
Do we realize if we allow the other classes to become destinations then the sequences should change more frequently. <BR>
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From: ejhaury@comcast.net<BR>To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 09:24:18 -0500<BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>In the discussion regarding the Masters sequence / length a few competitors mentioned that increasing the difficulty would cause them to stop competing. Folks, this needs to be addressed! We can't tolerate a system where folks are forced to a level where they can't enjoy pattern and/or chose to quit. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There are generally two views of the current system. One is that it is cast in stone and needed to force the "trophy hound" to move to the proper class. The other is that peer pressure alone will result in proper classification. I think that there's a third possibility, some folks prematurely move to a higher class for the "prestige" of that class. There's likely reality / unreality to each view which supports that some process is needed. While there have been some changes to smooth the advancement process, nothing has changed for a person who finds themselves in a class that exceeds their skills. I know - there's a process to petition for dropping to a lower class, but it's intended for hardship cases rather than being uncompetitive.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>OK - going back to the first paragraph - how might we fix this? My suggestion is to change the rules so that folks who gather points in the lower percentile of a class for X number of events (or rounds, or time span?) have the option to stay where they are, or move back a class. The current advancement rules would be applied to folks in the upper percentile. It seems that this would provide an option for the casual competitor to seek a comfort level and retain a reasonable advancement process for the serious competitor. Of course there are administrative issues, probably best to simply use data within each district, as most already track points for district championships. A district based data set would also best weight performance within one's local peer group.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just my thoughts - how about the group discussing this some.</FONT></DIV>
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