Ty Reed UCSB Coach
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As we have finished the intercollegiate women's district championships, it
has come to my attention that the nationals berth allotment is not being
divided based on performance or attendance at qualifiers. I hardly think
that finishing over 30 to 40 points behind the winning team in a 11 boat
fleet over 11 races is a performance worthy of qualifying for nationals.
Certain coaches in the MAISA and NEISA districts have been exploiting the
system to gain these berths by slapping together teams that normally don't
compete for meaningless events in order to make ICSA think there are
actually more teams competing in their districts (when I was in school I
witnessed this). I would love to see a list of some of these schools that
supposedly compete in those districts.
This system surely is hurting participation in women's sailing across the
country (at least outside of the two districts above named). It is very
discouraging for a team to finish third place by only a few points in their
qualifier after 15 races, and see teams with mediocre performances qualify
instead. Some of the other districts are getting only one berth. It seems
to me that the nationals this year will resemble the ACCs more than a true
national regatta. Our district's performance at Nationals each year clearly
shows that more berths are deserved. We either need a system that allows
this to happen, or there should be less total berths. Either way mediocrity
should not be rewarded.
I am not trying to weasel my team into nationals this year. The current
system is obviously flawed and as an association we need to create an
equitable system for future years.
- [ICSA] 2006 College Nationals Ty Reed
- Re: [ICSA] 2006 College Nationals Alex Symes
- RE: [ICSA] 2006 College Nationals Brad Dellenbaugh
