NXN>Foot Locker

You are wrong on the girls side. Frazier would have qualified, then 10th becomes 17:29 which is Alcorta. Alcorta beat the NXN SE #2 (Christen) at the Virginia State Meet by ten seconds. At most, NXNSE would've got ONE girl onto the South team. All of the female talent in the South was at Foot Locker South this year.

Sorry, 10th would then be Klimkiewicz. Christen could beat her. So that's 2, at most for NXN SE.

You all got it wrong. The issue is NXN and Nike thinks progressively and Foot locker is stuck doing the same thing with the same old ways from the 80's. Look at results at the regional level as an example. Until the guard is changed NXN will become more and more the meet to choose. When you can see online almost real time what happens at NXN with the lead-up to the races, the momentum and cash to catch the eye of the thousands of high school runners and their parents pocket books will shift ever so more to the Nike "experience".

Team Troma wrote:

In terms of individual talent, it's been split pretty evenly over the last several years when you look at the top boys and girls. I don't see a major swing in either direction that some think they see or want to happen. It's probably not a popular opinion around here, but both races may just co-exist at this pretty balanced level for quite a few years to come.

This could well be the case.

For example, let's say the nike meet gets weaker for a couple of years. Certain coaches will always be hot to get their kids there, to make a name for themselves as coaches, so they should always get the kids from those teams. The weaker the meet becomes, the more that certain coaches will want to get their kids there to make a name for themselves.

Please explain thinking progressively? Footlocker has never aimed to have a meet that included runners of all abilities. I have seen the words "fair" and "inclusive" used to argue that NXN is the superior meet. Footlocker was and is an "invitational" in the truest sense of the word - you must be one of the best in the country to be invited.

Both are great events for a sport that doesn't get much support outside of our own little community. It would be hard for me to bash either one.

Apple to Orange wrote:

Please explain thinking progressively? Footlocker has never aimed to have a meet that included runners of all abilities. I have seen the words "fair" and "inclusive" used to argue that NXN is the superior meet. Footlocker was and is an "invitational" in the truest sense of the word - you must be one of the best in the country to be invited.

Both are great events for a sport that doesn't get much support outside of our own little community. It would be hard for me to bash either one.

Well said. Both meets will co exist. But all they do is split the competition. These FL posts have been on here since the first year of NXN. Guess what, both are still here and doing well.

[quote]the balancing act wrote:

This could well be the case.

For example, let's say the nike meet gets weaker for a couple of years. Certain coaches will always be hot to get their kids there, to make a name for themselves as coaches, so they should always get the kids from those teams. The weaker the meet becomes, the more that certain coaches will want to get their kids there to make a name for themselves.[/quote)

Don't be such a dick. Most coaches want to get their kids there to have that great experience not to get a name for themselves. Why do you have to state that twice in your pathetic attempt to discredit some coaches. I'm guessing your just some jealous, envious little man living in your parents basement,keep taking shots at coaches if it makes you feel like a bigger man.

the balancing act wrote:

This could well be the case.

For example, let's say the nike meet gets weaker for a couple of years. Certain coaches will always be hot to get their kids there, to make a name for themselves as coaches, so they should always get the kids from those teams. The weaker the meet becomes, the more that certain coaches will want to get their kids there to make a name for themselves.

be realistic.. wrote:

Don't be such a dick. Most coaches want to get their kids there to have that great experience not to get a name for themselves. Why do you have to state that twice in your pathetic attempt to discredit some coaches. I'm guessing your just some jealous, envious little man living in your parents basement,keep taking shots at coaches if it makes you feel like a bigger man.

Aww, looks like the wootle baby coachie got his feelings hurt with the twuth.