Why do the lanes have to be seeded this way? Why not do it like they do in the Olympics, Worlds, other international champioships and in basically all national chapionships i Europe? There the lanes 3-4-5-6 are given by draw to the four fastest times (or in some cases to a mix of semi winners and times) and the lanes 1-2-7-8 to the other finalists. Considering different wind conditions, tactics etc, this has proved to be a good system.
Besides, I don't really get which system you'd like to have. As you describe it, it seems that the LSU system is corresponding to your views. But I guess that you just made a typo error. Mats Åkerlind Gävle, Sweden Jay Stuckey wrote: > I am a track coach in Louisisana and have a question concerning the > seeding of races at our State meet. > I know that with an eight lane track, sprints should be seeded > 4-5-3-6-2-7-1-8. > Our State meet is run at LSU with a nine lane track. All sprints are > seeded > 5-6-4-7-3-8-2-9-1. I think it should be 5-4-6-3-7-2-8-1-9. > On a track with an even number of lanes, the fastest runner is always > seeded to be "looking" at the second fastest runner. Our seeding throws > that out the window. The fastest is in the middle, but the second > fastest is seeded INSIDE of the fastest--I submit, a distinct advantage > to chase your best adversary. The 5-4-6-3-7-2-8-1-9 seeding is the > default seetings in the Hy-Tek program which is used at our State meet. > Worse yet, the 800 m. run is seeded 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9. > What are some of the other states running? > > Jay Stuckey > Sumner High School > Kentwood, Louisiana > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
