Couldn't find any other threads about this, but apparently the NCAA updated the rule book over the summer to align its rules on shoes with World Athletics. Seeing lots of DQs early on in this indoor season as athletes (and apparently coaches) are not aware of the new rules.
Yes, BU is the only indoor meet to exist. My mistake.
BU is the only meet right now with qualifying marks.
The poster is talking about people being DQ'd not those who have Q marks.
That's the issue. Kind of an odd rule change given people have been wearing these shoes for 3 years now. Ok. You don't get a world record if you are wearing them but why the DQ? Seems unnecessary at this point.
BU is the only meet right now with qualifying marks.
The poster is talking about people being DQ'd not those who have Q marks.
That's the issue. Kind of an odd rule change given people have been wearing these shoes for 3 years now. Ok. You don't get a world record if you are wearing them but why the DQ? Seems unnecessary at this point.
Yes, so DQs of someone with a Q mark, or even someone else wearing them in the same race as a Q mark result, would be relevant about whether this rule is actually being enforced.
The poster is talking about people being DQ'd not those who have Q marks.
That's the issue. Kind of an odd rule change given people have been wearing these shoes for 3 years now. Ok. You don't get a world record if you are wearing them but why the DQ? Seems unnecessary at this point.
Yes, so DQs of someone with a Q mark, or even someone else wearing them in the same race as a Q mark result, would be relevant about whether this rule is actually being enforced.
So you are saying no one has been DQ'd from any indoor race due to the use of vaporflys?
Wait... So the rule changed last summer? Did the NCAA not inform the coaches? Did the coaches not inform the athletes? Did the athletes just disregard the rule change? Which one of these scenarios do I give a fk about?
I think they should have stuck with 25 mm. Yes you can stick a plate in a 25 mm stack height shoe, but not that springy of a plate.
Yeah I agree. Man, I'm gonna be real bummed about not being able to race in the Cloudspike 10,000s this outdoor season. Like come on, 21 mm?? The LD-X's are also illegal by these rules.
I'll have to resort to using my Asics Metaspeed LDs I guess. Don't feel like shelling out the money for full price Victorys
Kids are indeed getting banned and coaches are somehow unaware. Spoke to a coach of a large D1 school the other week about it, and not only did he not know about the rule, he looked at me like an idiot when I told him. His kids raced in VFs that day and were not DQ'd. He gave me a smug look afterwards.
Well, fast forward a week, he takes his kids to a meet at an ACC school and has them race in VFs. 10 DQs. Who is the idiot now?
