http://awholenother.com/2009/04/10/fix-the-usatf-part-1/ blog by chris kalafarski Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://awholenother.com/2009/04/10/fix-the-usatf-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Dan Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:18:19 +0000 http://www.awholenother.com/?p=51#comment-51 You have some pretty interesting points, and I totally agree with the USATF website layout. It seems to me that the problem is that the people in charge don't realize the potential of the sport, or figure that there is not enough money being brought in to even warrant any change for the better. Business as usual is the standard procedure it would seem. But I am not in the USATF office everyday so I obviously don't know for sure. We do have the athletes and the personalities to market, which is extremely important in a sport that is not team-based. Grassroots sites like Letsrun, FloTrack, and respected magazines like Track and Field News are really helping to keep our sport afloat. FloTrack is a great example of a site that is actively pursuing the coverage of track and field on all levels. The videos, blogs, and articles along with runner bios are really putting the sport out there, and making it much easier for people who may have been marginally interested or not interested at all to get into the sport of track and field. If only our officially sanctioned governing body would get a clue. On a final note, I'm not trying to sound like a prick or anything but you should probably spend more time editing your work before you post, there were a lot of errors in grammar. You have some pretty interesting points, and I totally agree with the USATF website layout. It seems to me that the problem is that the people in charge don’t realize the potential of the sport, or figure that there is not enough money being brought in to even warrant any change for the better. Business as usual is the standard procedure it would seem. But I am not in the USATF office everyday so I obviously don’t know for sure. We do have the athletes and the personalities to market, which is extremely important in a sport that is not team-based. Grassroots sites like Letsrun, FloTrack, and respected magazines like Track and Field News are really helping to keep our sport afloat. FloTrack is a great example of a site that is actively pursuing the coverage of track and field on all levels. The videos, blogs, and articles along with runner bios are really putting the sport out there, and making it much easier for people who may have been marginally interested or not interested at all to get into the sport of track and field. If only our officially sanctioned governing body would get a clue. On a final note, I’m not trying to sound like a prick or anything but you should probably spend more time editing your work before you post, there were a lot of errors in grammar.

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