Poor judgment of officials is not limited to high school. At the recent
NCAA meet in Eugene, a decathlete from LSU needed medical attention after
the 100m. Because he didn't report in soon enough for the long jump, he was
deemed to have withdrawn from the decathlon and was denied any further
competition.
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Subject: t-and-f: Arrogant officials and decisions...
> Listers,
>
> Where do we draw the line at HS meets? Here's the scenario...
>
> All-American high schooler at his/her last meet. He/she checks into an
event
> 5 minutes too late. Do you strip this child of their last opportunity to
> compete in his/her state?
>
> THESE MEETS ARE FOR THE KIDS!! Officials are stripping kids of some of the
> most fond memories of their HS years. In NJ, some of the state's finest
> athletes were "robbed" of a chance to finish their careers because of some
> stupid rules.
>
> I think if you have a kid at a meet who's tops in the state in their
event,
> page that person just to make sure they are not running the event. But
don't
> close the event and have kid miss out because he was off warming up and
> didn't hear the call.
>
>
> Larry A. Morgan
> Elizabeth Heat TC
>
>
>
