Re: RC: RE: Endurance as a team sport

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Sbeseda@aol.com wrote:

> Susie you wrote:
>
> >There's a lot of strategy that goes into determining which riders should
> >compose a team.  Teddy's referred to "rabbits", who are not chosen as team
> >riders but whose job is to "lure" riders from other squads/teams into going
> >faster than they should.
>
> Interesting. But, if I knew that the rabbits were not part of a team and
> could not hurt
> my teams standing if they finished ahead of me why would I be lured into
> following? It would be a waste of my resources to compete with them.
> Only those riders who are part of another team are worth the effort.
> Individual riders
> are riding in a different race.
>
> >It was noted in France that perhaps the USA has been too "individualistic"
> >in their medal expectations the past few years... perhaps it's time to
> >refine our team strategy!
>
> I agree, but teams are not part of Endurance Riding today. I do not see how
> we can refine our team strategy without practice. Maybe instead of selecting
> individuals for a one time WEC team we could find a way to start several teams
> at the beginning of a season and select one team for WEC competition. I
> understand
> the French had been competing as a team before WEC.
>
> Scott
>
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A good part of team strategy is good leadership and good statistics, i.e.,knowing
just where the other teams are in relation to your team and adjusting your riding
accordingly.  THAT's what we were lacking in France, and,IMO, has ALWAYS been
lacking....


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