If you stand up to get a better view because the guy in front of you has
stood up, it would be better if everyone remained seated. In Europe we are
usually able to remain sitting, no matter how exciting the events are.
Perhaps we are just too conservative.
Do you also stand up at home when watching the finish of an exciting
race on TV? Just wondered.
David Dallman
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Ed & Dana Parrot wrote:
> > Actually, the more I think about it the more I wonder why track, alone
> among
> > stadium sports, has developed the social requirement of staying seated
> > during all the action.
> > Seems like one more small way in which we try to wring the fun out of
> > the sport for the public.
>
> I totally agree. The only negative I experienced in Sacramento was people
> yelling to sit down. Maybe I'm not the kind of fan we want in track &
> field, but nothing was going to keep me in my seat for the last 300m of the
> 1500m or after LoJo's final pole vault. The constant pressure to stay
> seated was an enthusiasm killer that thankfully my area of the stadium had
> little trouble ignoring.
>
> - Ed Parrot
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
David Dallman
CERN - SIS
