Posted by Ed Kutin
on April 29, 2009, 7:40 am, in reply to "National Meeting Agenda Items"
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Here is my suggestion:
Have lifts performed in 3 lift competitions automatically qualify for single lift records. If adopted, any 3 lift records exceeding the corresponding single lift record would then automatically become the new single lift record.
Rationale:
A lift performed in a 3 lift contest is certainly no less difficult to perform than one in a single lift competition. In the same way that a lifter entered into only the open category can set age group records if he/she falls into an age group category, the single lift records would now be similarly viewed. Also, this could add to participation at some meets. Let's say, for example, that you maintain the Coal Country Classic as a contest of the 3 individual lifts, without any awards for totals. With this rule in place, you could continue in that format, but then give added incentive for 3 lift performers who are not bench specialists to enter the bench division, so that their lifts will also count for 3 lift marks (you could count totals here for records, even if no awards are given). Also, this would make what are, at least in my opinion, higher quality single lift marks, which can only improve the reputation of the ADAU.
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