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SUGGESTED JUDGING  CRITERIA

C.A.S.L. & U.S.F EVENTS

 

I. AVERAGE SCORES:

           

            A. AVERAGE SCORES, USED FOR ALL JUDGED EVENTS, ARE WHAT AN AVERAGE COMPETITOR IN A GIVEN CLASS SHOULD SCORE. - FALLS SUBTRACT FROM THE  AVERAGE.  COMPLETED TRICKS OF ABOVE AVERAGE DIFFICULTY ADD TO THE  AVERAGE SCORE.

           

            B. U.S.F. AVERAGE SCORES: 

MINI’S AND NOVICE: 65; 1A & 2A: 70; 3A: 75;  SPONSORED GROUPS: 80; FACTORY: 80 ( A SCORE BELOW 60 IS TO BE USED ONLY IN THOSE INSTANCES WHEN A SKATER LOSES SELF-CONTROL AND DISPLAYS POOR SPORTSMANSHIP.  SKATERS WILL BE WARNED ONCE. IF SUCH BEHAVIOR CONTINUES YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED ).

 

II. FACTORS THAT AFFECT AVERAGE SCORES:

 

            A. CONTESTANT’S LINES AND USE OF ENTIRE SKATING AREA.

           

            B. NUMBER OF TRICKS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND CONTINUITY ( THE FLUID LINKING ) OF TRICKS IN A SKATERS LINE.

           

            C. DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY & CREATIVITY OF TRICKS

 

            D. HOW “LARGE” COMPLETED TRICKS ARE PERFORMED.

 

            E. FALLS AFFECT SCORES BUT ARE TEMPERED BY THE TYPE OF MANEUVER BEING ATTEMPTED AND THE RECOVERY OF THE SKATER.

 

            F. SKATER’S ATTITUDE, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, INFLUENCES THE SCORING.

 

            G. SKATER’S AGGRESSIVENESS, DOES HE SKATE SLOW AND METHODICALLY OR FAST AND WITH ASSURANCE, INFLUENCES THE SCORING.

 

III. SCORING:

 

            A. U.S.F. USES PANELS OF (3) & (5) JUDGES.

 

            B. SKATERS GET TWO (2) 45-SECOND RUNS FOR VERTICAL RAMP, MINI-RAMP, BOWLS EVENTS AND TWO (2) 1 MINUTE RUNS FOR STREETSTYLE.

 

            C. WITH FIVE SCORES: HIGH & LOW SCORES ARE DISCARDED.  MIDDLE THREE (3) SCORES ARE AVERAGED. EX. 75, 76, 76 AVERAGE = 75.6 (WITH THREE SCORES, SCORES ARE ADDED & DIVIDED BY 3 SEE EX.)

 

            D. IT IS THE SKATER’S BEST OF TWO (2) AVERAGES THAT IS USED FOR RANKING (PLACING).  IF TWO SKATERS ARE TIED ON BOTH AVERAGES & THEY ARE IN A TROPHY PLACE THEN A THIRD RUN IS PERFORMED BY THE TIED SKATERS.  THE THIRD RUN (TIE-BREAKER) SCORE WILL BE USED FOR FINAL RANKING.

 

 

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