here is the solution and why it will never be implemented.
3+4 (take the top 3 finisher from each Regional plus next 4 best marks.)
to pass 80% of coaches has to be in favor.
but since the one weak regional has 25% of the coaches they will not vote to potentially give up their 4th place finisher in the name of making the system fairer.
the argument they also hide behind is what if the weather is better or worse in one region.
In mid-May there is little weather variation across the state, but 3+4 does not have to be a perfect system (only comparatively better than the current system). Which it is...and would consistently produce a better quality field without harming the current regional format.
Hell, the coaches at one regional (see Derby) would not vote to allow the Derby boys 4x100 to run despite a clerical error in their entry. Any coach who says they are in it for the athletes clearly would have voted to allow them to compete...yet somehow the majority at their regionals (the games committee - did not let them run. So you think the coaches are ever going to vote for what is best for the sport. They vote to keep their advantage.
the real solution
1) lower the threshold for implementing change from 80% to 66%
2) games committee should be made up of impartial people - just a select group of track people who will leave their team affiliation out of the decision making.
here is the solution and why it will never be implemented.
3+4 (take the top 3 finisher from each Regional plus next 4 best marks.)
to pass 80% of coaches has to be in favor.
but since the one weak regional has 25% of the coaches they will not vote to potentially give up their 4th place finisher in the name of making the system fairer.
the argument they also hide behind is what if the weather is better or worse in one region.
In mid-May there is little weather variation across the state, but 3+4 does not have to be a perfect system (only comparatively better than the current system). Which it is...and would consistently produce a better quality field without harming the current regional format.
Hell, the coaches at one regional (see Derby) would not vote to allow the Derby boys 4x100 to run despite a clerical error in their entry. Any coach who says they are in it for the athletes clearly would have voted to allow them to compete...yet somehow the majority at their regionals (the games committee - did not let them run. So you think the coaches are ever going to vote for what is best for the sport. They vote to keep their advantage.
the real solution
1) lower the threshold for implementing change from 80% to 66%
2) games committee should be made up of impartial people - just a select group of track people who will leave their team affiliation out of the decision making.