The MIAA has more convoluted rules than any other state and the pricks to enforce them at their meets. Each official is at least 65 years old and is all too eager to show their power over the athletes. I have watched this for years at all of the indoor meets at the Reggie Lewis center.
The officials are constantly screaming at the kids and almost (there are some good ones) all of them seem like they would rather be somewhere else. The meets appear to be something to rush through. I know there are people who are there for the kids, but the way many of them interact with them is awful...every year they are awful
When I ran back in high school in the Boston area, I was in 2 mile race in a regular meet. For no apparant reason, they forced the girls to start the same time as us. I won in a pretty bad time, it was hot as balls out. The officials and people they were instructing started setting up hurdles on the track while the girls were running. When they finally got to inside lane hurdles, I believe they pulled some girls out of the race if I remember correctly.
Jabs wrote:
Each official is at least 65 years old and is all too eager to show their power over the athletes. I have watched this for years at all of the indoor meets at the Reggie Lewis center.
If you aren't over 65 and don't have an interest in showing your power over the athletes, then why are you WATCHING "all of the indoor meets" and not officiating at them?
Jabs wrote:
The MIAA has more convoluted rules than any other state...
Name three of them. Put up or shut up.
For the most part part because officials deal with people who after 26.2 miles don't won't to be told to keep moving. Marathoners cross the finish line in various forms of comfort or discomfort. Some need or want a wheelchair others just want to be left alone. In a short period of time as an official or voluntoeer you need to make that decision. Have any of you been pissed about those who cross running backwards? doing a handstand? The officials or volumteers make sure that it occurs at a minimum. As far as water or fluids, blame the lawyers, all you need to do is look at how many tampering cases there are with the IAFF. As stupid as it sounds that is where it begins.
For the most part part because officials deal with people who after 26.2 miles don't won't to be told to keep moving. Marathoners cross the finish line in various forms of comfort or discomfort. Some need or want a wheelchair others just want to be left alone. In a short period of time as an official or voluntoeer you need to make that decision. Have any of you been pissed about those who cross running backwards? doing a handstand? The officials or volumteers make sure that it occurs at a minimum. As far as water or fluids, blame the lawyers, all you need to do is look at how many tampering cases there are with the IAFF. As stupid as it sounds that is where it begins.
What can we do to get you to move back to where you came from 15 years ago? You obviously don't have a problem with officials it's just Mass people in general. So go home and crawl under the rock or branch or stump or whatever and go away. And can you explain "add" that all the kids have?
how the hell would i know their names? 3 years ago there was a woman who may have been a top official or organizer who was at least on that day was miserable. and countless grey haired out of shape cranky 60 yr old men. Tom stewert too.
Jabs wrote:
The MIAA has more convoluted rules than any other state...
1 of 10 wrote:
Name three of them. Put up or shut up.
Silence. Exactly what I expected.