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The False Start Rule is a Problem
Watching all of the championship track and field that’s occurred this year, I’ve been struck by something. I’ve noticed that the sport is getting a bit obsessed with its rules and technology! By obsessed, I mean that the sport seems more concerned with using it’s rules and technology to eliminate and punish athletes and performances, than they do to highlight and celebrate their accomplishments. As if the goal of the administration of the sport is to show the athletes who’s really in charge! Rather than facilitate their best attempts to perform. Let me explain. We have meets, to present the athletes to the public. To provide a forum for them…
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2022 – One Outstanding Season
Just as the letter Z closes out the alphabet. Zurich and Zagreb have closed out the 2022 track season. And what a season it’s been. More Championships than ever in one season with NCAA’s, Nationals, Worlds, U20’s, Commonwealth, NACAC, and Europeans! That’s enough to fill an Olympic cycle, let alone one year. That’s just championship meets. There were the other usual competitions. The relay meets – Florida, Texas, Penn, MtSAC and others. The European Circuit, Diamond League, Continental Tour, and other assorted meets. With that many competitive opportunities you would expect a few exceptional results. Well we had more than a few. As several all time lists were edited in…