Try 10,000-15,000 for the FAT system. I am not against FAT. I'm totally in favor of it. Just too many facilities that don't have it.
By the way..... glad you are not on my school board. Close the doors?!?!
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Try 10,000-15,000 for the FAT system. I am not against FAT. I'm totally in favor of it. Just too many facilities that don't have it.
By the way..... glad you are not on my school board. Close the doors?!?!
Exactly! Thanks for agreeing. Districts is where qualifying should happen. I know there are different sites, but all athletes at a district are on the same playing field with FAT and same runways, conditions, etc.
I've heard $20k for a system....but I honestly don't know.
However there are nine districts held on the same day all around the state. And everyone here knows what spring weather in Nebraska is like...
A southeast district could have multiple pits for the jumps and be able to run them all with the wind, but a southwestern district might have different wind conditions or less pit direction options. It could be dead calm in the northeast but blustery in the panhandle so times get skewed that way.
For the record, I wouldn't get rid of Districts. The issue with districts is that you have nine locations around the state holding meets and the weather is (usually) wildly different at all of them. Also, the facilities themselves vary quite a bit. There is a very low chance that conditions will be uniform at all nine locations.
And to be fair, the point made earlier is correct about who will get to state. The top 6-10 (and perhaps more) athletes WILL get to state because they are that good. What we are debating is how do we fill the rest of the field to make an exciting, quality state meet.
Additionally I have to admit, I like the current format with how running events are qualified, my main issue is with field events.
A southeast district could have multiple pits for the jumps and be able to run them all with the wind, but a southwestern district might have different wind conditions or less pit direction options. It could be dead calm in the northeast but blustery in the panhandle so times get skewed that way.
For the record, I wouldn't get rid of Districts. The issue with districts is that you have nine locations around the state holding meets and the weather is (usually) wildly different at all of them. Also, the facilities themselves vary quite a bit. There is a very low chance that conditions will be uniform at all nine locations.
And to be fair, the point made earlier is correct about who will get to state. The top 6-10 (and perhaps more) athletes WILL get to state because they are that good. What we are debating is how do we fill the rest of the field to make an exciting, quality state meet.
Additionally I have to admit, I like the current format with how running events are qualified, my main issue is with field events.
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The field events it happens quite frequently IMO. Someone can end up 3rd due to a stacked district in that event, only a few inches off of the additional mark and not go, but that distance would have placed them in the top flight at state.
About as well as the NCN television broadcast
.......from what I gather NCN's issue was an internet outage from CenturyLink.I haven't heard what the timing issues were. Thought someone mentioned something about wireless signals with equipment.....
so what your saying at your school $5000 would break the bank, or your just cheap, what is it and please try to read the post before you comment, I said 3 schools at 5000