Surprised no-one else has commented on the lack of information provided to the crowd on most of the field events. After the athlete introductions, there was essentially no information on the progress of the PV, HJ, and discus. Minimal info on the progress of the shot. The announcements focused on the track events, and the M and W LJ. Most of the crowd had no idea what was going on in the other field events. Inexcusable for a meet of this caliber.
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the announcer has to get a free pass on this one. At one point the mHJ, PV, LJ, SP and wLJ, DT, HT were all going on at same time, as were the running events. When you cram a many-event extravaganza into a TV window, the announcer (whomever it is) runs out of airtime. Quickly.
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Originally posted by OllySurprised no-one else has commented on the lack of information provided to the crowd on most of the field events. After the athlete introductions, there was essentially no information on the progress of the PV, HJ, and discus. Minimal info on the progress of the shot. The announcements focused on the track events, and the M and W LJ. Most of the crowd had no idea what was going on in the other field events. Inexcusable for a meet of this caliber.
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Originally posted by bad hammyWelcome to T&F in the US . . .
And let me guess - they used the big video board to show you video of the race that was taking place right in front of your eyes instead of useful information.
That said, it is true that field events are regularly screwed by meet announcers and TV folks, even at meets with a lot more time to fill.
And while I was not there and therefore do not know for sure about the use of the video board, it was the case at the OTs and other meets I have been to that video boards are regularly used to show fans the very race that is taking place in front of their very eyes rather than presenting useful information. (For instance, in distance races keeping a list of competitors with their hip numbers visible so that we can put names to bodies, instead of just showing the 5/10k on the big board.)
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[quote=bad hammy]Originally posted by "bad hammy":3thk7dh1Welcome to T&F in the US . . .
And let me guess - they used the big video board to show you video of the race that was taking place right in front of your eyes instead of useful information.
That said, it is true that field events are regularly screwed by meet announcers and TV folks, even at meets with a lot more time to fill.
And while I was not there and therefore do not know for sure about the use of the video board, it was the case at the OTs and other meets I have been to that video boards are regularly used to show fans the very race that is taking place in front of their very eyes rather than presenting useful information. (For instance, in distance races keeping a list of competitors with their hip numbers visible so that we can put names to bodies, instead of just showing the 5/10k on the big board.)[/quote:3thk7dh1]
No apology necessary. At least you see the 10-ring circus nature of the meet. And I was pretty much told what TV wanted and how I needed to do it. If you ask GH and Kevin, they will tell you that I was very nervous about this meet on Sat night. And this was my 20th Pre Classic. You would think it would be old hat. But it is never old hat and this one had the potential for some problems. Fortuantely, they did not evenuate and I really do think that given the nature of this Pre Classic, we all did a pretty decent job. But I am glad I had that extra shot of Crown Royal with GH Sat night.
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Originally posted by ghwhen you're doing shots, gasoline is the order of the day.
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