Extra throws - recorded or not?

When entering scores in the database (nasga), is it correct to enter the highest throw that may have been made during extra attempts?  I have heard both ways.  I have also read the SAAA, RMSA, and NASGA rules and all it says for height as well as distance events are "Extra throws shall not be used in determining points with regard to a decathalon scoring system".  What if you are using the point system?

Thank you,

Lori Henderson

This was a topic that came up a couple weeks back at a small games where the winner was taking extra throws.

Clearly before the new decathlon ranking system was used, the best distance was entered whether it was from in-competition-throws or extra-throws was entered.

I believe the answer is still the same under the new system:

We should continue to enter the best throw which may include distances from extra throws.  

However, there is some doubt since NASGA rankings have moved towards a Decathlon scoring system which as Lori point out in her above post:

"Extra throws shall not be used in determining points with regard to a decathlon scoring system"

I can see two justifications to include extra throws:
(1) this is used to rank and not determine the winner of an individual games

(2) to make prior years rankings backwards compatible with the current year, extra throws should be entered since they are included in prior years data

Countering those points is that the extra throws have been traditionally excluded from Decathlon Scoring.

Could someone please confirm that the best throw which may include distances from extra throws is what should be entered into the database?

Thanks

The extra throw should be entered into the database.  This is a flaw with the new rankings system.

I will be taking a poll in the near future to decide how to do the rankings from now on.  I have a feeling the old rankings system was much more accepted.

I agree.  If we go back to old system, I am going to prevent this by forcing scores to be entered.