Well, thank you for your permission to argue with you (Governing Bodies: White Haired Men/Women with Control Issues). Let's see how this goes.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln
1. Professionals (you know ... the people that get paid like you do at your job?) cannot compete in HS or college competition.
-So, if a kid has a job, then they cannot compete in HS athletics. There may advantages, because they can afford shoes and nice clothes.
-There are already seperate records kept, which identify HS records run against only HS athletes and HS Records run in any competition (HS Athletes, College Athletes, Professionals). Enough said!!!
2. You can imagine what advantages a professional has over a regular HS or college student right?
-What advantages do you think Alexa or Mary have right now? Are they taking those magic Pro Pills? Alexa traveled less this winter that ever before, which sucks, because she amazes me every time she runs on the track.
3. The difference is that they compete for their HS and they are not being paid to do it.
-This reminds me of the fight that Prefontaine and all of those in the 1960's used to fight. The white hairs in control want to keep all the money for themselves. Didn't Nike just give USATF like 500 million. I'm sure that will go to the lady who just overturned the member vote (communism).
-If you are not going to count the record of the girl who attends a high school, then you should not allow any high school athlete into a field with a college or pro athlete.
-These waters are muddy!
4. The distinction is not so much that they must compete for their school.
-Well, we both know that this is not true. HS records count during the off season, when athletes may be competing for a club and then into the summer.
5. There are no LAWS about these things, but their are RULES and there are different sets of rules and different organizations or governing bodies recognize different marks as records.
-These groups are self serving.
At the end of this discussion, who gives a shit. I love that those white hairs sit around worrying about how they will keep someone down. In America, talent rises to the top.
Examples of Greatness: Steve Prefontaine, Mary Slaney, Leo Monzano, Mike Tyson, Suzey Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.
African proverb