PDF《2017 JUDGING RULES & TOOLS》

2017 JUDGING RULES &

TOOLS 1.

JUDGING FREERIDE

2 1.1. Introduction.2 1.2. Five judging criteria, one score

2 1.3. Judges panel

2 1.4. Live Judging

3 1.5. Becoming a Freeride judge.3 1.6. Judges Level.3 1.7. Judges fees and compensations.4 2. JUDGING SYSTEM.4 2.1. Overall Impression.4 2.2. How to judge

4 2.3. Judging criteria in detail

5 2.4. How to score.6 2.5. Judging sheets

6 3. HOW TO TAKE NOTES.7 3.1. Chronologic order.7 3.2. Left and Right

7 3.3. First comments: Line

7 3.4. Second comment: top to bottom.7 3.5. Concise way to score.9 4. JUDGING GLOSSARY.9 5. ACTION BONUS &

PENALTIES

11 5.1. Deductions, how to…11 5.2. Maximum Score.11 5.3. Deductions &

Bonuses.11 6. JUDGING PROCEDURES

12 6.1. Scaling the face.12 6.2. Setting First Scores

12 6.3. One Minute of Judging

12 6.4. Result validation.13 6.5. Viewing Equipment

13 6.6. Particular cases.13 7. JUDGES AND HEAD JUDGE ROLES

14 7.1. Consistency.14 7.2. Fluidity of the Event

14 7.3. Scale.14 7.4. Judges Briefing.14 7.5. Judges Debriefing

15 7.6. Time.15 7.7. NS, DNF, DNS and DQ.15 8. SCORING COMPLAINS

16 8.1. Final scores changes.16 8.2. Hidden actions.16 8.3. Complains timing.16 9. JUDGES CODE OF ETHICS

16 1. JUDGING FREERIDE 1.1.Introduction When it comes to freeriding, we all know that there are different terrains and different ways to express oneself within a terrain. The goal of this judging system is to allow any style of riding to win on any given day. Whether a rider'

s strength is steep terrain, big airs, technical tricks or speed, each style should be able to win if on that day, the rider simply showed the most impressive run utilizing his own strengths. Riders shouldn'

t have to adapt their riding to a system;

the system should be adapted to freeriding. So how can we create a judging system that is both fair and not restrictive? Freeriding encounters the same dilemma as other disciplines such as surfing, skateboarding or freestyle skiing/snowboarding. These respective sports have all gone through their own distinct experiences and it is interesting to see that they all ended up with similar judging systems: systems with overall impression scores, given mostly by former riders respected by the new active generation. This handbook is a work in progress;

it will evolve and change to better accommodate the sport and the riders. Judges are fully certified and supervised by a head-judge. They are using an evolving method. There will always be a human factor left which could lead to different interpretations of the run. This is part of freeriding as a sport and has to be accepted by riders as well as judges. 1.2.Five judging criteria, one score Only one unique score, the overall impression will determine the riders'

final score. To evaluate the run, judges use a point system of a hundred increments from

0 to 100. The Line, the Air&

Style, the Fluidity, the Control, and the Technique are the five judging criteria. The PFB and the head judges have worked closely to create a judging system that allows potential judges to be trained, evaluated and then certified. The goal of this rider-approved system is to have a unified judging system for all FWT, FWQ and FJT competitions that allows every style of riding the possibility to win. 1.3.Judges panel As of season 2017, a typical freeride competition should be judged by a panel of six judges: two certified judges for ski and two for snowboard, led by one head judges per discipline. The score of the two judges and the score of the head-judge are added together and divided by 3. The head judge is there to control and assist the two judges. He is the one who has the final word in case of delicate case to judge. Judges panel can be composed with senior judges, confirmed judges or rookies. - Senior judges are FWT judges or FWQ judges who have judged more than