Ah, the great controversy. Many pros would like to see proam comps set up a system of progression...but then again many hate the idea.

I know proam students who have competed in Bronze for 4 years or more, even though they routinely win their division! This seems to us an unfair situation. Many of our true bronze students start to feel discouraged of competing, as they never have the opportunity to place well against these hangers on.

Why would these students still be in bronze?? Usually they are from franchise or contract schools (no offense to reputable contract schools) where they are being held back from furthering their level in order to coax greater profit out of them. In addition, some teachers are a bit afraid to move on, knowing that the challenge of gracefully accepting losing doesn't sit well with some ladies (especially when they are paying exorbitant amounts for the privelege).

For now I doubt we'll see any change in NDCA regs for this. However, the reckoning will doubtless come...the industry is changing in many subtle ways.