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 3/5/2006 2:40:00 PM
User is offlineScott Zeiter
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Qualifiers?
Has anyone been notified of an appointment for any of the upcoming qualifiers?

I don't know about you, but I need more than a week to make my flight arrangements after receiving the appointment.

What are they waiting for? The first qualifier is only a few short weeks away.

Scott Zeiter
I'm just here for the food...
 3/5/2006 3:21:34 PM
User is offlinerwaitman
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Re: Qualifiers?

Email 'em Scott.... and ask...the USAT is usually pretty repsonsive.

...and hey...I finally saw  my picture posted someplace...I always knew I was not very photogenic...that explains a lot.

Randy

 
 3/5/2006 6:32:53 PM
User is offlineMWickham
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Re: Qualifiers?
Scott-

I asked that very question and was emailed back that it would be sometime this week when they name referee's for qualifiers.

Mike Wickham
 3/6/2006 5:53:26 AM
User is offlineJeannette
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Re: Qualifiers?
Mike
Did they say anything about appointment criteria? In the past, at least the last couple of years, the criteria were set by the interim referee chair and her ad hoc referee committee. As far as I can tell, the new Referee Study committee hasn't had time to meet to set those criteria.
Jenny
 3/6/2006 6:18:04 AM
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Re: Qualifiers?

Jenny;

Maybe somebody could email John or Greg and ask them.  Given the current state of fluxion with the referee program, I bet any qualified referee will be considered.

times, they are a changin'...

Randy
 3/6/2006 6:44:17 AM
User is offlineScott Zeiter
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Re: Qualifiers?
Great feedback. My original post was more of a rhetorical question. I know they haven’t formally made the appointments yet, but I was hoping to spark some discussion and possibly start a drive to let the USAT know that they cannot wait this long.

I’m sure there are a lot of good referees that may pass on working the qualifiers because of lack of a timely response. I’m not making my flight reservations, or other travel arrangements, until I have an official appointment. With airlines’ ticket price structures the way they are, you really need more than 30 days to get the best prices. I also need to adjust my work schedule with my clients and require as much time as possible.

I understand that they want to wait as long as possible to appoint the referees, because they want to see how many competitors they will have. But, they can still appoint the core referees, or minimum number necessary, and then add appointments as the numbers of registered competitors go up. As I understand it, there has not been one single appointment yet.

Just my two cents, for what its worth.

Scott Zeiter
I'm just here for the food...
 3/6/2006 7:18:28 AM
User is offlineMWickham
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Re: Qualifiers?
Jenny-
Good morning. All I recieved back from USAT was the fact that no selections have been made yet and that they would be made this week (3/6-10). As far a criteria, suspect Randy Waitman would be accurate with his statement in another post.

Mike
 3/6/2006 7:43:33 AM
User is offlineJeannette
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Re: Qualifiers?
 Modified By Jeannette on 3/6/2006 7:44:18 AM)
John and Greg both read these. If they had any info, I'm sure they would share it.
 3/7/2006 2:13:58 PM
User is offlineMWickham
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Re: Qualifiers?
Scott-

Hi, just got on the USAT website and was appointed for Rochester in April. Guess patience is a virtue?

Mike
 3/7/2006 2:28:14 PM
User is offlineScott Zeiter
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Re: Qualifiers?
Mike,

Thanks. I checked this morning and my status was still 'Pending'. After your post, I logged in again, and Voila! My status is now 'Confirmed'.

It looks like I got my appointment as well.

Jeannette????

Scott Zeiter
I'm just here for the food...
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