Re: t-and-f: New rules

[Conway Hill]

Steve wrote:    I recall when first colleges and then high schools changed over to the one false start rule. Coaches saw this as some sort of apocolypse and thought it would totally ruin the sprints and hurdles. Needless to say, it didn't happen that way at all. Athletes, fans, and coaches all take it for granted by this time that one false start means disqualification and it isn't even a topic of discussion any more.  >>>>> Maybe there was an apocolypse and no one noticed ... Case in point, There have been few additions to the all time high school sprint lists since the one false start rule ... The lists are dominated by athletes from the 80's (with a few lingering 70's names) ... And collegiate sprint times have failry mired as well save for the occasional super star that emerges ... So yes everyone has gotten used to "sitting there", but does that mean it has made the sport any better ... Everyone seems hung up on "making the meet run faster" ... Just what are we talking about here ... maybe 2 or three fewer false starts per meet ??? How much time is that ??? Maybe 10 minutes ... Then if you are going to try to come up with some rules to speed up the meet you better come up with a whole lot more than just the one ....   Conway Hill Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com