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TRACK & FIELD COACHES MANUAL
2) Competitions for the event are not available in many areas of the country and the event is not participated in by
over 90% of the teams represented at the national meet. It does not represent a true cross section of national
teams or athletes.
3) Officiating of the event is not consistent and has lead to questionable results in both qualifying meets and the
national meet.
4) The event was promoted to the NAIA track and field coaches as an Olympic development event, however, the
event is not similar to the 50K Olympic walking events which are road racing events and is not leading to
Olympic development of NAIA athletes. Rather, it is often a poor quality event populated by athletes who
cannot score in other events.
5) Eliminating this event will help control the overall number of competitors along with tightened standards in other
event areas.
In summary, this event would be better suited as a road racing event separate from any track and field
championship meets.
Second: Ed Fye, Doane
Discussion: Randy Dalzell spoke in favor of the motion, while Rod Wortley, Jack Hazen, Russell Smelley, Bob Willey,
Malcolm Dunn, and Lisa Ebel spoke in opposition of the motion.
Motion to close discussion: Justin Horner, Midland
TFCA Vote: 56-78 in opposition
Hold the NAIA-TFCA meeting at the USTFCCCA meeting each year. (Kent Allshouse, Bethel KS)
Rationale:
Under the current procedures where motions are discussed and voted upon at and during the national
championship business meeting, coaches are often forced to neglect their teams/runners and place a focus
upon legislation rather than upon the athletes and the national championship. This practice significantly takes
away from what should be the biggest event in the coach’s and athlete’s career. As a result, coaches are often
times hurried to get back to their athletes and do not spend a substantial amount of time to adequately discuss
and vet the issues before them, and, some coaches who do not have an athlete at the national meet and
therefore do not attend, are prevented from having say in any legislation presented to the coaching body. This
motion would provide an unpressured opportunity to discuss and vet issues and would ensure that EVERY
voting member would have the opportunity to vote their say regardless of whether they are in attendance of the
national meet or USTFCCA Convention. This motion would invite 100% participation in the voting process and
allow coaches of athletes at the national meet to deal with only meet specific related issues at the national
meet, thus, allowing them to focus on what surely is the biggest meet of the year. This change in the voting
process is specifically addressed and allowable according to current bylaws.
Second: Alan Quinn, Langston
Discussion: Justin Horner, Tim Bauer, Randy Dalzell, and Russell Smelley spoke in opposition of the motion
while Alan King and Ala Quinn spoke in favor.
Call for question: Nate Wolf, Morningside
TFCA Vote: 44-82 in opposition
Change number of members of both NAIA Indoor Track & Field and Outdoor Track & Field Games Committees
to 5 (NAIA TFCA Executive Committee)
Rationale:
Having an odd number of members in this group would create a natural majority in the voting process.
Additionally, the increase in members of Indoor Games Committee would allow for more flexibility of members
to be able to spend with their respective teams while also properly tending to administration of the meet.
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