a lot of hs don't bother to join feds or buy cards. if there was a true nationals for the high school - you would find a fed that had a big payday even if they sold 15 dollar cards...but also you'd need a lot of refs and support to run it. even hs state meets take several platforms and require a lot of help.
not sure if parents and others would balk at one fed unifying the whole thing. probably not going to happen with the economy - and i'd want kids to lift raw personally. no shirts or suits. keep it simple.
sponsors would see it differently lol...
[quote=Anonymous]a lot of hs don't bother to join feds or buy cards. if there was a true nationals for the high school - you would find a fed that had a big payday even if they sold 15 dollar cards...but also you'd need a lot of refs and support to run it. even hs state meets take several platforms and require a lot of help.
not sure if parents and others would balk at one fed unifying the whole thing. probably not going to happen with the economy - and i'd want kids to lift raw personally. no shirts or suits. keep it simple.
sponsors would see it differently lol...[/quote]
At the TX hs state meet, you will find strong kids who are lifting in Champions and blast shirts, Not Hardcore, Centerion, or Katanas, just entry level gear
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]a lot of hs don't bother to join feds or buy cards. if there was a true nationals for the high school - you would find a fed that had a big payday even if they sold 15 dollar cards...but also you'd need a lot of refs and support to run it. even hs state meets take several platforms and require a lot of help.
not sure if parents and others would balk at one fed unifying the whole thing. probably not going to happen with the economy - and i'd want kids to lift raw personally. no shirts or suits. keep it simple.
sponsors would see it differently lol...[/quote]
At the TX hs state meet, you will find strong kids who are lifting in Champions and blast shirts, Not Hardcore, Centerion, or Katanas, just entry level gear
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I've been to a couple of THSPA meets and this is not what I saw. I saw the same level of single-ply gear as used in pretty much any federation. Are the state meet rules different on what gear is allowed?
[quote=Anonymous]a lot of hs don't bother to join feds or buy cards. if there was a true nationals for the high school - you would find a fed that had a big payday even if they sold 15 dollar cards...but also you'd need a lot of refs and support to run it. even hs state meets take several platforms and require a lot of help.
not sure if parents and others would balk at one fed unifying the whole thing. probably not going to happen with the economy - and i'd want kids to lift raw personally. no shirts or suits. keep it simple.
sponsors would see it differently lol...[/quote]
In the Mississippi high school meets, lifters are only allowed to used single ply squat or deadlift poly suits. Supportive shirts are not allowed
Texas, hands down has the best hs state powerlifting meet. They take tons of work, and they get help from leaders form different feds, like Johnny Grahm from the USAPL, Mike and Bev McDonald form the APF.
sponsors would see it differently lol...
Not really - there would be nothing to market, and therefore no sponsors of anything at all.
sponsored by Lafting Large.
[quote=bill and april]sponsors would see it differently lol...
Not really - there would be nothing to market, and therefore no sponsors of anything at all.
sponsored by Lafting Large.
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Its been a while since I "lafted" in a meet!
the AAU used to have a great program with the teen population. The problems you face is drug testing kids. Getting the best kids to be able to go to a national contest because a lot of kids are poor. like me when i was growing up, i couldn't afford to go to the nationals even though i qualified. Possibly it would be better to run a scholarship contest so the kids had a reason to compete. Which i ran back in 2006 JY Gabiola won a 500.00 scholarship. Now i am with the EPF, Possibly we can do something like this again. IF your interested in finding out more contact me or look into the epf
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Ian Bell is a beast(198lb
you cant unify anything when
a lot of hs don't bother to
Anonymous wrote:a lot of hs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:a lot of hs
The APA is having a
Texas, hands down has the
sponsors would see it
bill and april
the AAU used to have a great