- Mar 14, 2012
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It's really a moot point considering they didn't break or even perceive to break any currently implemented rule. Whether or not it is fair, or in the spirit of the competition, doesn't matter, and furthermore, is something that the USASF would need to take into consideration.
Once you start saying things like "other small gyms can't." and "other gyms can't afford," you begin placing restrictions and regulations that will hurt bigger gyms, and help smaller gyms. When it comes down to it, these are all just different business looking to put out their best product come April. Some business have better employees, and more money, and smarter owners, and therefore, produce a better product.
Some of the analogies you used to defend smaller gyms seem like a good idea in theory if you try and consider the idea of good sportsmanship etc... That said, try and apply those types of restrictions to other sports and their would just be chaos. You see this same type of thing in gymnastics correct? People changing what trick they are going to perform to get a higher starting value, or changing it to a lower starting value because it is a skill they know they can execute perfectly. There are plenty of rules and regulations in the place already and if a team is breaking none of them and all they have on their side are good coaches, a group of talented athletes, and a music producer with a great turn around time, so be it. The little guy getting mad and claiming unfair this and unfair that is merely a way to mask their jealousy. If anyone had the same resources they would have done the same thing.
Once you start saying things like "other small gyms can't." and "other gyms can't afford," you begin placing restrictions and regulations that will hurt bigger gyms, and help smaller gyms. When it comes down to it, these are all just different business looking to put out their best product come April. Some business have better employees, and more money, and smarter owners, and therefore, produce a better product.
Some of the analogies you used to defend smaller gyms seem like a good idea in theory if you try and consider the idea of good sportsmanship etc... That said, try and apply those types of restrictions to other sports and their would just be chaos. You see this same type of thing in gymnastics correct? People changing what trick they are going to perform to get a higher starting value, or changing it to a lower starting value because it is a skill they know they can execute perfectly. There are plenty of rules and regulations in the place already and if a team is breaking none of them and all they have on their side are good coaches, a group of talented athletes, and a music producer with a great turn around time, so be it. The little guy getting mad and claiming unfair this and unfair that is merely a way to mask their jealousy. If anyone had the same resources they would have done the same thing.