I'm not a big fan of it at all, but it's the protocol here. The logic seems to be "they get their chance to change anything, so if anything is wrong in the book after that they can't say they didn't have the chance." Of course it doesn't have any sort of actual weight, as you noted, but that's the thinking.
I'd just as soon get on with it and do away with as much of this administrative stuff as possible. However, our state office is now asking us to have coaches present medical letters to allow sleeves or other medically necessary garments that otherwise aren't legal. Their word is no longer good enough.
Sigh.
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