Is there anyone out there - anyone at all - who has something positive to contribute to this debate? Why does it always seem that those who have an excuse not to do anything (and hide behind all sorts of things to make sure they don't have to do anything) post, and those who can do something don't?
The H&S/DDA/etc excuses hold absolutely no water whatsoever. We didn't welcome those with a physical disability in the years when none of this H&S and DDA stuff existed, and we haven't changed one iota from that position since. Today, we are still way less than welcoming, and certainly don't make any effort to attract people for whom RC would be something they could easily do, even if they are restricted from physical sports. Before, we simply ignored it and now (because we don't want to appear to be discriminatory?) we trot out the H&S/we're only a Club/too hard/too risky excuses. Feck-all has changed, so why not be honest and say you can't be arsed to try and help?
Let's have posts from people who are prepared to work with those who understand the issues, and are just looking for people to take a rational risk to help them race. I'm fed up with hearing from people who say it's all too difficult, and mount one unsubstantiated fear on top of another as some sort of reason to Matt why we can't do it.
It won't be long before the "where have all the racers gone?" and "what can we do about the sport before it dies?" posts appear. Here's a ready-made community of people who want to race, and all we do is tell them it's all too difficult. Hardly our best plan, eh guys? Just a thought...
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