Another View of the Proposed Qualifiers

So, here's the table again ... both light and heavy flavors.

Teresa-

Again -

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not an "all inclusive" kind of guy. I don't think people should be shut out, but I want them to step up. Heavy events shouldn't be someone's bucket listed "Participant" badge. You want to do it? Respect it enough to train. Have some pride about trying to be the best kind of athlete YOU can be.

Qualifiers are targets, not walls. Look at Enumclaw. Wally set the bar. Made people jockey for position. It didn't make the Claw LESS popular. It made the throwers better.

Kevin, you're doing good work my man. Keep it up.

I think my opinion should get bonus points based on two things:
One, I missed making the start list for this year’s MWC, because I didn’t know registration had a small window
Two, My numbers this year would meet the proposed qualifying distances

That being said..my opinion on the matter is….THANK YOU!

Thank you, to Kevin and all the ADs for doing ANY games, big or small. There are so many challenges, so many moving parts and so many individual crisis in every games, I applaud and thank everyone who is inspired to provide a games to compete at.

I am completely fine with not making it this year…there was a registration period and I missed it. That’s completely reasonable. Complete Disclosure, Kevin was going to work with me to try to get everyone in, including me and I had to decline, as I rescinded my vacation request when I didn’t make the original list

As far as proposed qualifying distances, that’s understandable too. I understand trying to manage the number of athletes.   I have a T&F background, and big meets with the kinds of number of athletes that MWC will field have significantly more, paid, officials and costs a whole lot more than MWC, and those meets don’t run very well.

I think I am a good, real world example of the kind of athlete that will end up “just making” the MWC start list if the standards are implemented. I am a three-time Masters National Champion in T&F, I’ve been doing Highland for 3 years, only in the Masters division, I train for it and practice. I don’t train as hard as I could and I don’t practice every day. I’ve competed in roughly 12 games a year, from big to boutique. I take it seriously enough that I try to perform at my best, but I also don’t take it so seriously that I don’t cheer for my competitors, and try to help them perform well also. I try to engage the crowd and be available to entertain and inform them, yet I always make sure I am respecting the AD by being alert and aware of the events and the time table. I am 21 on NASGA as of this, with a few below me that should be above. I am fully aware that plenty of athletes don’t post or post numbers infrequently, and if they did I wouldn’t be surprised or ashamed to fall to #30 or so. I am not a natural athlete, but I’ve been given size and strength and I try to use those gifts well.

And if I don’t make the qualifying standard, I will reach out to any AD who makes an “all-comes” games that weekend, and I will try as hard as with any competition and take as much pride in my performance.

We should all push to raise the pinnacle of the sport higher, as it causes the base to grow exponentially. I love competing with my friends, pushing myself for PRs and flingin’ weight around while all my body parts still want to, mostly, cooperate. Thank you Kevin

Hey-

Your logic doesn't make sense..if you want to be a world champion go to powerlifting???you seem to forget that some people are driven and determined to compete versus the bedtime. It is the masters world championships..having a gathering throwing for fun,shooting the shit,having some beers with comp is great but your logic befuddles me

Bill catching some unnecessary flack for his opinion, imo. 

Silverback wrote: why is 40 plus so old

It isn't... at all.  But that's what we're stuck with as far as age groups go. 

Silverback wrote: am I supposed to just loose all athletic goals in the games when I do?

No, but apparently you're supposed to modify them....amirite?

Silverback wrote: It won't fall into your lap regardless of who you are, ask one and see.

I asked KO.  Said it fell right into his lap. 




Bottom line though, if it's important to you, cool.  If it isn't, that's cool too.  But the qualifiers and the work Kevin is putting in is awesome and will only make things better. 

At 40 I did not modify, and KO has not put in a ton of work to make that happen?  I get the videos of him training and it did not fall into his lap.  You have not put in the work and games?  Sure now you don't practice, but you sure put in a ton and I mean ton of reps.  Just the practice, games, operations, none of that fell into my lap or KO's.  And your no daisy.  My problem with Bill was he was putting down people driving for a championship.  If that is not for you, then so be it, I am not going to run you down, striving for something at that level is not for everyone, but don't put down the dude that does.  You know what Teddy would say about putting down the man in the arena. 

K Rogers wrote: The medians are a powerful tool and this matrix represents the Scottish Masters population of athlete performance over a lengthy period of time.

+1

Billy boy-when should we stop trying to be the best(compete) and not try for a world championship. 35? 37? 39?

Hmmmmmmm...39. Haha lol..guess that means you're vision quest is over...gotcha