The Society for the Discontinuation of the Pentathlon

[kp9ssa]

its terrible because it has prevented teams from going to nationals and at the PA states, the school that won 33rd place had one event in the top 10 and it was pentathlon.

[EastStroudsburg13]

Well, that's not really that bad, it's not like it affected the teams that moved on. However, in Ohio, Magsig got 33rd in Pentathlon and because of it missed nats.

[bookshavebrains x]]

lmao pentathlon is pretty okay :p
if we all suck at it , then someone would be the best of the worst

[erp]

What exactly is it? I've never heard of it.

[croman74]

It's an event with 4 kids where each kid does an academic and physical activity, then they do one big team physical and academic activity.

[rock thrower]

It's an event with 4 kids where each kid does an academic and physical activity, then they do one big team physical and academic activity.

Actually the rules say that "team members will participate individually in 4 sets of physical and academic challenges". I think this is where Ohio was screwed up. They had every team member do all 4 stations before they did the overall team tasks. This made everything take 4 times as long and got all of the schedules behind. This was completely different than all of the regionals, invitationals, and everywhere else I have heard of. I don't think this was what was intended in the rules but this was how it was interpreted by the event supervisor. Maybe it's bad rules, maybe a bad supervisor, either way it needs clarified so teams can prepare appropriately.

[EastStroudsburg13]

That changes things somewhat, I guess, but it puts all the teams in the same boat. It just depends on how far back the schedule got pushed.

[kp9ssa]

Well, that's not really that bad, it's not like it affected the teams that moved on. However, in Ohio, Magsig got 33rd in Pentathlon and because of it missed nats.

a long time ago pentathlon kept school from going to nats

[Helix_Nebula_Freak]

yeah, c its things like this...

Magsic was 3rd in the Nation last year. Teams like that, who deserve to make it to nats, but dont because of Pentatholn are proof... K... screwing up in a study event, where u know u shuld of studied harder, is one thing, but in Pentatholan, where it culd b any physical challenge is just unfair in my mind....

[fmtiger124]

yeah, c its things like this...

Magsic was 3rd in the Nation last year. Teams like that, who deserve to make it to nats, but dont because of Pentatholn are proof... K... screwing up in a study event, where u know u shuld of studied harder, is one thing, but in Pentatholan, where it culd b any physical challenge is just unfair in my mind....

does anyone know what part of the event they screwed up on? if it was the study part then it's not the events fault the physical part then....pick more athletic people next time