The timeliness, preparation and ability of the staff was very good. Everyone knew what their job was and kept the meet moving to prevent backups and lost time.
The organizers were not as easy to find. I was there for 7 hours in the training room and did not see a single event manager.
There was also a problem with the spectators. Due to the venue their was limited space around the track and that is where a lot of the spectators gathered. This made it very difficult to navigate through the facility and in the event of an emergency it would be catastrophic. A better option would be to close the perimeter off to spectators and have a loading area for coaches and teams on the infield or another side location once they entered the facility. Fans should be moved to the above seating or had another area set up that did not interfere with flow.
From my perspective, there was not enough supplies for the event and that is something that I should have noticed beforehand. I also did not have a way to track the athletes that I saw and in the future need to have a way to document who was seen, for what, and what recommendations were given.
Overall, it is a very successful event and the number of teams make it hard to stay on time and anticipate everything. Making notes on an ongoing basis will consistently help make it even better.
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