Quote Originally Posted by Clash City Rocker View Post
The idea of improvement of technique MoM is the very essence of coaching and will not come from racing limited distances although I suspect that you are not saying this I am simply reinforcing for my own benefit. I think the idea that WP suggests is a real way froward to stay within the present system yet begin to pust the boundaries of change. Between us we share a number of athelets who are capable. CVFR have our Midsummer madness series which kicks of with an AS 3m/1000' (or whatever that is in new money) which 14 year olds can do yet finishes with a BS which is 4 miles and I think around 400' which they cant. Madness really as the second race is much easier than the first. I think a series of dispensated races clearly identified in the calender is the start in the right direction. With the rider of only on the say so of the coach. There will be problems for RO on the day of how to deal with junior whose parents insist that their coach has said its alright but they are not insurmountable and shouldnt stand in the way of progress. Weedle out the pushy coaches as well and we're on the way.
Spot on CCR but also a brand new can of worms here which i'm sure the university people setting the rules haven't thought of yet, now i'm sure common sense would stop the junior running MMS race 1 but chuck them into race 2 ????

Now just to go into a different sport here altogether, i'm sure every England football fan in the country is thanking thier lucky strars the FRA rules don't apply to the FA, otherwise we'd all of lost the first few years of Rooney, Owen, Milner ect.