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Post by Jeremy Fraley on Jul 27, 2013 21:49:43 GMT -5
I know its only july of 2013, but has there been any dates or locations made for 2014? All organizations!
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Post by Robin the manhandler Chandler on Jul 27, 2013 22:30:20 GMT -5
Ual has it again its in reno again
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Post by Leonard Harkless on Jul 28, 2013 10:48:16 GMT -5
USAA Nationals - Hartford, CT last weekend in June 2014
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Post by Christ Russakis on Jul 29, 2013 12:56:44 GMT -5
thanks for the info Leonard!!!
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Post by Simon Berriochoa on Jul 29, 2013 15:16:59 GMT -5
There is no UAL Nationals.
There is the USAF National Championship the host is going to be Bill Collins and yes it is in Reno Nevada.
As long as we are on the subject it is very likely with this event that we will no longer allow athletes that did not attend the USAF National Championship in each current year to compete on Team USA at the WAF event. It is likely we will pass a policy that you must attend the USAF National Championships to be considered for Team USA at the Worlds.
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Post by Alan Berget on Jul 29, 2013 16:05:46 GMT -5
That is how it should be
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Post by Robin the manhandler Chandler on Jul 29, 2013 20:12:39 GMT -5
I agree simon sry I meant dual was hosting the USAF aka Bill Collins
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Post by Vazgen Soghoyan on Jul 29, 2013 21:45:38 GMT -5
There is no UAL Nationals. There is the USAF National Championship the host is going to be Bill Collins and yes it is in Reno Nevada. As long as we are on the subject it is very likely with this event that we will no longer allow athletes that did not attend the USAF National Championship in each current year to compete on Team USA at the WAF event. It is likely we will pass a policy that you must attend the USAF National Championships to be considered for Team USA at the Worlds. So before there was no policy for that? And that's why nobody came to Unified Nationals 2013 knowing for sure they will be in Team anyway, just making a phone call? |
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Post by Leonard Harkless on Jul 29, 2013 22:45:29 GMT -5
There is no UAL Nationals. There is the USAF National Championship the host is going to be Bill Collins and yes it is in Reno Nevada. As long as we are on the subject it is very likely with this event that we will no longer allow athletes that did not attend the USAF National Championship in each current year to compete on Team USA at the WAF event. It is likely we will pass a policy that you must attend the USAF National Championships to be considered for Team USA at the Worlds. So before there was no policy for that? And that's why nobody came to Unified Nationals 2013 knowing for sure they will be in Team anyway, just making a phone call? No that is not why they didn't come and by looking at the list of members they are not filling it up with non attendees either. This option has been there and used since the first Unified in 1998. If you want to be assured of a spot on the team then go to the Unified and get your spot if you are good enough. Even if you place 3rd, 4th etc you have a shot. The open filling of spots is and has been used only if no one that attended wants the spot. Why go to Worlds with a open Team USA spot if someone wants to represent us? The board can vote to discontinue this practice that has been used since the beginning if it chooses to but all that is going to happen is that some armwrestlers won't have the opportunity to represent USA at the WAF World Championship. |
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Post by Simon Berriochoa on Jul 30, 2013 8:19:59 GMT -5
I receive a lot of calls from athletes even before the National Championship event telling me they cannot go to Nationals but if there is spot available they would like to fill it.
There is some amount of knowing that they do not have to go to Nationals to find a spot on the team, particularly if the WAF event is not being held in a country that generates a great deal of interest from US pullers, and or it will be a long and expensive trip.
There has been conversation on the board that we should only allow those that attend Nationals to be on team USA. No vote has been taken on this one yet but it seemed like an appropriate moment to mention it might change and see what the athletes think about this approach.
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Post by Bill Collins on Jul 30, 2013 9:45:33 GMT -5
There is no UAL Nationals. There is the USAF National Championship the host is going to be Bill Collins and yes it is in Reno Nevada. As long as we are on the subject it is very likely with this event that we will no longer allow athletes that did not attend the USAF National Championship in each current year to compete on Team USA at the WAF event. It is likely we will pass a policy that you must attend the USAF National Championships to be considered for Team USA at the Worlds. For clarification, I am not the host of next year USAF nationals, it is hosted by UAL...UAL is owned by Robert, Matt and myself and Roberts contact at Harrah's, solidified next year nationals... On the other note UAL may be hosting it's own Nationals, stand alone...UAL style!! |
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Post by Jeff Janes on Jul 30, 2013 9:50:26 GMT -5
There is no UAL Nationals. There is the USAF National Championship the host is going to be Bill Collins and yes it is in Reno Nevada. As long as we are on the subject it is very likely with this event that we will no longer allow athletes that did not attend the USAF National Championship in each current year to compete on Team USA at the WAF event. It is likely we will pass a policy that you must attend the USAF National Championships to be considered for Team USA at the Worlds. For clarification, I am not the host of next year USAF nationals, it is hosted by UAL...UAL is owned by Robert, Matt and myself and Roberts contact at Harrah's, solidified next year nationals... On the other note UAL may be hosting it's own Nationals, stand alone...UAL style!! Nice so 4 nationals......at least were not calling every tournament a world championship like they did in the old days. A great tournament is a great tournament but it doesn't have to have the national label to get a good turnout. I know, it's a dead horse. |
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Post by TK on Jul 30, 2013 11:45:38 GMT -5
IF WE DO IT RIGHT Y'ALL WE CAN HAVE A NATIONALS EVERY MONTH!!!
REALLY MAN.
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Post by Jeff Janes on Jul 30, 2013 11:51:35 GMT -5
IF WE DO IT RIGHT Y'ALL WE CAN HAVE A NATIONALS EVERY MONTH!!! REALLY MAN. We could call it quarterly nationals.....then have each nationals 1st-3rd qualify you for the world bar arm wrestling tournament next year. That would be so awesome. |
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Post by Bruce Ronquille Jr on Jul 30, 2013 19:47:22 GMT -5
Maybe there should be 5 regional championships and ONE so called national where one the top 4 from each regional competition can compete for the national title
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