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       #Post#: 152--------------------------------------------------
       Designated Poomsae
       By: TaekwondoDad Date: June 25, 2014, 12:07 am
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       **Designated Poomsae will be published a week, or so, prior to
       the event start date**
       World Class 2nd, 3rd and 4th Masters, Pairs and Teams compete a
       week from tomorrow.  Love the "or so" on the official posting.
       Dare we hold our breath to see if anything is posted tomorrow?
       #Post#: 154--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Designated Poomsae
       By: Ladytkd Date: June 25, 2014, 7:37 am
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       [quote author=TaekwondoDad link=topic=40.msg152#msg152
       date=1403672847]
       **Designated Poomsae will be published a week, or so, prior to
       the event start date**
       World Class 2nd, 3rd and 4th Masters, Pairs and Teams compete a
       week from tomorrow.  Love the "or so" on the official posting.
       Dare we hold our breath to see if anything is posted tomorrow?
       [/quote]
       They read this and the comment on the facebook ladytkd and
       react.  Several hours after someone posted a comment on my piece
       regarding this subject, it was finally posted on the website.
  HTML http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2014/June/24/2014-National-Championships-Information
       #Post#: 156--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Designated Poomsae
       By: TaekwondoDad Date: June 25, 2014, 10:04 am
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       Now if someone could actually get the "Designated Poomasae"
       button to work on
  HTML http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Event-Calendar/2014/July/01/2014-USAT-National-Championships
       #Post#: 157--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Designated Poomsae
       By: Ladytkd Date: June 25, 2014, 10:46 am
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       [quote author=TaekwondoDad link=topic=40.msg156#msg156
       date=1403708650]
       Now if someone could actually get the "Designated Poomasae"
       button to work on
  HTML http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Event-Calendar/2014/July/01/2014-USAT-National-Championships
       [/quote]
       I got it to work.
       #Post#: 158--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Designated Poomsae
       By: TaekwondoDad Date: June 25, 2014, 10:51 am
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       and they say they don't read these boards  ;D
       #Post#: 161--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Designated Poomsae
       By: Ladytkd Date: June 25, 2014, 8:42 pm
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       They added this after so many coaches complained that the
       poomsae for colored belts was not randomly chosen:
       
       [quote]Designated Poomsae for ALL BELTS for the 2014 National
       Championships, CLICK HERE.
       After consideration of the issue, the Poomse for color belts
       were chosen, not randomly selected, to offer a positive
       tournament for the greatest number of players. All Black Belt
       Poomsae, even for the youngest players, were randomly
       drawn.[/quote]
       Another case of posting one set of rules and then working by
       another set without telling anyone of the change. Coaches worked
       hard with kids all year assuming the choice would be random.
       Changing at the last minute smacks of backdoor dealings and
       maybe (maybe not) benefiting certain unknown people.
       #Post#: 162--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Designated Poomsae
       By: TaekwondoDad Date: June 26, 2014, 9:57 am
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       From the pre-event manual:
       "The 2014 National Championships will follow the WTF Cut Off
       competition System (modified) for black belts. Contestants shall
       perform one (1) assigned compulsory Poomsae in the preliminary
       and semi-final rounds and two (2) assigned compulsory Poomsae in
       the final round."
       10 and under only have 1 designated compulsory Poomsae for the
       final round.  How hard would it be really to draw another
       designate Poomsae for them?
       When you post the rules and people pay entry fees, those are the
       rules that need followed in the competition.  No exceptions.
       I get that the group in COS sees these little kids as nothing
       but extra income, but many of them, and their coaches, see
       themselves as serious athletes who work long hours day after day
       all year long with Nationals as their goal.  They deserve better
       than the USAT has been giving them.
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