ALPINE CANADA ALPIN
2011-2012 Season
NATIONAL POINTS LIST
(Points Rules)
Rev. 1 - December 1, 2011
1.1
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL:
The National Competitor registration due date is December 1st,
2011. (The new Racer Registration spreadsheet or csv
file must be sent). Each member must be registered at ACA to
appear on the National Point List. The new Racer Registration Program or the
format of the Racer Registration spreadsheet is available through your
division office. (Forms sent by FAX will not be accepted).
1.2
NATIONAL RULES for ACA POINTS & RACES:
1.2.1
FIS equipment rules must be used for National training and race
events. E.g. Alpine race helmets must be used at all levels of National
events - Entry Level to Mastres.
1.2.2
National Super G races should be run on a FIS SG or GS homologated
course or on a SG course with National Technical Inspection certification.
1.2.3
Kinder races are allowed
a maximum of 20 point races per year. Junior races are allowed a maximum of
30 point races per year
1.2.4
National Calendared SL & GS 1 Run Races will be
scored as 0.5 toward the maximum number of points
races a Racer is allowed per year.
1.2.5
National calendared 2 RUNraces as well as 1 RUN
DH, SG and KK will be scored as 1.0 toward the maximum number of points races a Racer is allowed per year.
1.2.6
National
calendared 2 RUN races that have the second run cancelled
will be scored as 1.0 toward the maximum of
points races a Racer is allowed in per year.
1.2.7
The National Kinder Kombi F factor will be used for both
Technical SL and GS Kombi races and Speed SG and GS Kombi races
1.2.8
Kinder Kombi F Factor is the average of the SL & GS F Factor
1.2.9
The Maximum National race points is 999.00
1.2.10
Technical Delegate must confirm the computer race program being used
provides correct ACA penalty calculation fill-ins and maximum values, and
also provides correct competitor race points for all disciplines, SL, GS,
SG, SC, KK
1.2.11
National race results will automatically default to Yes for scoring
when uploaded. If race is not to be scored, Dick Beare rbeare@shaw.ca ACA Points Chair,the respective PSO Officials Chair and the
National Officials Chair officials@canski.org
must be notified.
1.2.12
All protests related to scoring or not scoring a National race will
be handled by the National Officials Committee. This committee, made up of
the PSO Officials Chairs of ON, SQA,
AB, BC and CD will determine
the race outcome. Protests must be directed to the National Officials Chair
at officials@canski.org
The 2011-2012 fall points list is valid and available for consultation
or download at http://www.acapoints.ca
Starting December 7th, 2011 there
will be a new point list calculated and posted at http://www.acapoints.ca
every week. Each new list will be updated and valid on every Wednesday.
1.5
RACE RESULTS SUBMISSION:
Race results ELIGIBLE for National points must be submitted after the
race under the National XML format to the
web site at URL: http://www.acapoints.ca.
No e-mail, fax or courier format will be accepted. A race
results acceptance code and comments will be generated on line as you are
transferring your results. (Race Results must be received before 20H00 M.S.T.each
Tuesday in order for your results to appear on the Wednesday published list.
Please Note: Races containing recreational Racers will NOT be
accepted. These Racers must be removed from the upload file and must not be
used in the penalty calculations.
1.6
RACE POINTS CALCULATION:
1.6.1
The formula for the calculation of the race points permits the
translation into points of the time differences between the winner and all
other classified competitors.
1.6.2
The formula for the calculation of the race points is the following:
P=((F x Tx) / To) - F or P = ((Tx/ To) -1) x F
P : Race Points
To : Time of
the winner in seconds Tx : Time of the classified competitors in seconds
1.6.3
The F values of the different events are for 2011-2012;
DH =
1330
SL =
610
GS =
870
SG =
1060
SC =
1130
KK =
740
1.6.4
The race points are needed to establish the ranking for a race in
connection with the NATIONAL points of the competitors, for determining the
race penalty.
1.7
NATIONAL POINTS:
The NATIONAL points lists
based on the following rules form the basis for the division of the
competitors according to points. The corresponding commentary is part of
these competition rules and will be renewed annually.
The NATIONAL points
are used particularly for:
Establishing
the quotas at competitions
As a basis
for the grouping and draw of the competitors at races and in training
Establishing
the race penalty (in connection with the race points)
Establishing
the penalties for injury status and because of professional obligations
etc.
Establishing
the qualifications for the existing competition categories
1.7.1
NATIONAL POINTS CALCULATIONS RULES:
There are (5) rules
governing the National Points Systems;
a)
Fall Points
b)
(Fall Points + Best Result) / 2
c) (Best
Result + 2nd Best Result) / 2
d)
Best Result + 20%
e) FIS Points if less than the above calculated National
Points
* Points can not increase during the
season
** At the end of the season (Last List)
same points rules are applied except Fall Points are increased by 20%
before calculations.
1.8
PENALTY CALCULATIONS:
The maximum penalty value
for a National Level race is 500.00.
The Fill In point is to
be use in case there are less then five racers with NATIONAL points is 500.00
for all discipline. This fill in must also be use if the racers points are
over 500.00
If less than 5
competitors in the penalty calculation, the seed fill-in is 500.00, the race point
fill-in is 0.00
There will be no ADDER
used at National Level Races in 2011-2012
There will be no Z
factors used at the National Level Races in 2011-2012
1.9
RACER ELAGIBILITY:
All Racers regardless of
nationality, that have registered with Alpine Canada Alpin and who have
purchased a Canadian National Card or a Canadian FIS Card (in
conjunction with their national card), are eligible to gain Canadian
National Points and be ranked on the www.acapoints.ca web site.
No National Races
will upload that contain foreign (including US) racers. Foreign carded
athletes must be removed prior to the penalty calculation and uploading.
No National Races
will upload that contain Recreational Racers, Recreational Racers must be
removed prior penalty the penalty calculations and uploading.
