Proposal 29: 8C.3 Judging Table Amendment [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: 8. X-StyleSubmitted on 2025-04-15
Status: Voting from April 30, 2025 to May 18, 2025
Background
Judging in pairs is usually prefered as X-style offers a big variety off skills and two judges from different backrounds can often have a greater knowledge of a variety of tricks. Often this is nullified because riders often choose a judging partern from a similiar backround which they already know. Judging pairs would have a greater variety of backrounds if it was recommended that the chief judge suggest pairing judges of different riding styles/backgrounds.
Proposal
Old Rule:
8C.3 Judging Table
The Chief Judge composes the Judging Table for each starting group. All judges can be active competitors or non-competitors. Preferred are people with judging experience and competitors. Non-Competitors can apply for being a judge by contacting the Chief Judge in advance. The Chief Judge sets the application deadline. It is recommended that every starting group is judged by two other starting groups. The judging table consists of at least 5 Judges.
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New Rule:
8C.3 Judging Table
The Chief Judge composes the Judging Table for each starting group. All judges can be active competitors or non-competitors. Preferred are people with judging experience and competitors. It is also preferred that the Chief judge attempt to pair riders of different backgrounds (ex: Flatland, Street, Freestyle) to foster more accurate judging of skills. Non-Competitors can apply for being a judge by contacting the Chief Judge in advance. The Chief Judge sets the application deadline. It is recommended that every starting group is judged by two other starting groups. The judging table consists of at least 5 Judges.
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Body
As Ben pointed out, when freestyle riders pair judge with flatland riders, and flatland riders pair with freestyle riders, the judging will likely not be as fair; judging the difficulty of a flatland trick compared to a freestyle trick would be simpler if a flatland rider were to be paired with a freestyle rider. Since this might be simper in reason than in practice, especially since it is unknown how many freestyle/flat riders will be present in competition, I recommend it be added as a recommendation to the language of the rulebook rather than a requirement.
References
See discussion.
Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 2 changed by Jan Vocke (16 Apr 02:20)
Formating of the proposal
- Revision 1 changed by Danielle Chevalier (15 Apr 18:11)
Votes on this proposal:
3 out of 9 voting members have voted.