On 9/19/2012 7:39 AM, John Cochrane wrote:
The US rules committee has safety, and then participation as our first
two goals. Training the team comes later.

When I was an SSA Director in the late '80s, the Directors voted on the
contest rules, and those were my criteria. Putting it another way, I
believed contests should serve the sport by drawing in and retaining
members, even if it meant so-so performance by the team at World
contests. Not every Director felt that way, of course.

I'm pleased to see someone of John's experience and stature advocating
the same thing. And I agree - if improving the team's performance gets
more participation (contests and the sport) - Go For It!

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
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