Kurt Bray wrote: > >Most of the "crowd" in Atlanta it seems came for the high school events, > >the place would empty out after the high school events were over. < > > If it is the HS events that brings out the crowd, doesn't this argue in > favor of including them? > > I'm not a big fan of the HS events at US Champs either, but I'd prefer to > put up with them rather than see no crowd in place of of the usual sparse > crowd. My guess is that USATF includes them precisely for this reason. > > Kurt Bray >
I think one reason for the poor attendance at Atlanta was the paucity of publication about the meet in the local media. I read the paper and watched the local news and you would have had a hard time finding out that the meet was taking place. -- Wayne T. Armbrust, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computomarx™ 3604 Grant Ct. Columbia MO 65203-5800 USA (573) 445-6675 (voice & FAX) http://www.Computomarx.com "Know the difference between right and wrong... Always give your best effort... Treat others the way you'd like to be treated..." - Coach Bill Sudeck (1926-2000)
