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>It would seem much better to qualify in the same year as the World meet. A
>lot of things can happen to a kid in a year.
That's why the athletes were required to prove fitness at either Decatur or
the Juniors. If they weren't fit they were pulled.
Patrice
e like ours
where we have an early state meet and a very short outdoor season summer
track helps advertise kids. The parents are learning this and putting
pressure on coaches to do summer track.
Patrice Wilson
Hinsdale Central High School
Youth Chair
USATF-IL
where everybody stands around and says
nobody is doing anything. We in Illinois have our problems, but we still
move forward. That's probably why we see so many out of state people at
our meets. If you need help organizing give our association a call and
we'd be glad to help yo
ho does
follow the procedures. Again, you should compare results. AAU results
are inferior to those obtained at USATF.
Patrice Wilson
Youth Chair
USATF-IL
>I'm not trying to revive any organizational wars that I wasn't even a part
>of . I just think that rules set up for profe
be in the high school arena.
>-Original Message-----
>From: Patrice Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Ed Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; track net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:34 AM
>Subject: Re: t-and-f: Junior qualifying
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US why in the world should we go outside our own
house for athletes. If the USATF association in your area is not putting
on meets as well as hosting a quality Junior Olympics program then maybe
some of you should get involved in the local association. Just my .02.
Patrice Wilson
Youth Chai
