[eDebate] This Stupid rule

[Harris, Scott L]

I agree completely with Lupo.  I cannot begin to express how angry this rule makes me.  When I heard that this idea was being proposed I assumed it was much ado about nothing since I assumed that no group of intelligent people (even if operating as a committee) could possibly pass such a ridiculous rule.  Much to my surprise the rule passed.  I will only make four points that I did not see raised in other posts.
1.  The assumption that coaching resource equality can be created in one weekend is patently absurd.  Coaches play very different roles in different programs.  Some programs have hired gun researcher coaches who cut cards all week long.  Some programs have coaches who are GTA's who don't cut cards between tournaments.  For example while KU has multiple coaches they each teach two classes and take 3 graduate classes leaving zero time to research between tournaments.  The only time they ever get to research and feel a part of the squad work effort is at tournaments.  Some programs have a single coach.  Some coaches don't believe in coach research philosophically.  Some coaches have families or have different teaching loads that effect their ability to research between tournaments and some coaches do not have such limitations. The idea that all of these programs are made equal by the fact that only two people can be designated to cut cards at a tournament is laughable. It is not a step in the right direction, it is a spit into an ocean of inherent inequality.
2.  It is entirely unenforceable.  One lesson I have learned as a father is not to make rules for my children that I am unable or unwilling to enforce.   How the NDT plans to monitor which web sites I visit on my computer in my hotel room is beyond me.   Relying on the honor system for a rule that many of us view as a dishonorable rule is pretty silly.  To tell me at the end of the season that I am not allowed to do every thing in my power to help my seniors finish ther career on a high note is not something I feel inclined to support.
3.  I find the rule offensive.  The notion that I have to tell some of my assistant coaches that they are just chauffers instead of full fledged coaches at the NDT is absurd.   Its bad enough that at registration some of our judges were labeled as "observors" rather than"participants"  but this rule seeks to make it not just a rhetorical slap at coaches but an actual slap as well.
4.  Where does this widening of the authority of the NDT committee come from?  It was my understanding that they are tasked with running the tournament.  Who died and gave them the authority to regulate what I do in my hotel room?   Where does this expansive bipower come from?  Since when did the NDT committee begin to view itself as a fledgling NCAA committee with authority to regulate how people work with their students at tournaments?
 
Livid in Lawrence