MINUTES OF THE TOURNAMENT
COUNCIL HELD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1ST AND 2ND AUGUST IN
THE AIRHOTEL, LINATE, MILAN, ITALY.
PRESENT
Bob Corson Chairman
Pan Am
Ageliki Andriopoulou Athlete
Represenative
Gillian Hill E&A
Stefan Rauchenwald E&A
Bruce Cockburn AAO
Ron Fergusson AAO
Murray Eade AAO
Peter Person PanAm
Jeffry Armstrong PanAm
Candido Moz E&A
present on Sunday only
Jim Grew Observing
from World Disabled Council
Please note the minutes have
been grouped into subjects and are not necessarily shown in the same order as
discussed in the meeting.
TRICKS
Two new tricks had
been received, duly accompanied by video.
The TC members reviewed both with the following outcomes:
1.
New
trick accepted - FFLBB front flip back to back.
900 points agreed. New trick number 63.
2.
New
trick accepted - BFLSLBB back flip back to back ski line. 900 points agreed. New trick number 64.
Trick camera position in the
boat
Bruce suggested we should give a guidline on
where the trick camera should be sited. We
do not need to be too precise, but the rules say the view of the skier must be
completely clear. After discussion it
was agreed a guideline would be added to the rules stating the camera should be
situated approximately slightly higher than the top of the windscreen to give a
clear view of the ski.
Trick course width
At present there
is nothing in the rules as to how wide the trick course should be. However, for skier safety a 40 metre width
needs to be found (by 230m long) that is clear of obstacles jump ramp, etc
The new Trick
course configuration has give rise to a number of complaints from skiers. It was AGREED to use one buoy only and the
skier has the right to choose if the boat goes to the left or the right of that
buoy. It may be more difficult to judge
the start but this was a compromise that was needed to give the skiers more
security.
15.05: The Trick Course (2008)(2009) (2011) CHANGE
Two sets
of buoys approximately ). and be configured as an entry gate. The boat
shall pass either side of the entry buoy at the choice of the skier.
The end of the
pass shall be signified by the 20-second time interval only.
SLALOM
Boat video for Slalom
A suggestion not to require boat video when 2 judges are on one side of
the lake was not agreed.
Organisers have the choice to either use one judge on each side of the
course or to use boat video with live
transmission.
If the live transmission breaks down then plan B would be to view on
the camera itself.
A proposal to make Gate video and Boat video mandatory for Record
Capability events was agreed. If a slalom or overall record is set all
videos must be submitted to the TC, (gate video, boat video and end course
video).
Rule 16 .07 change to
a) Slalom. Boat video, Gate video and end course video will all be
submitted with the record dossier. End course Video will be taken from both ends of the slalom course centerline per the rules requirements. The event judges will examine the videos for
compliance to the Rules 14.07 (straight path) and Rule 14.14 (boat path inside gates). The videos will be sent with
the record forms to the chairman of the IWSF Tournament Council.
Change to
Homologation requirements chart
|
End
Course Video |
Required |
Required |
|
Video
method |
minimum
1/6th screen width of end buoys, 1/3 recommended-one end only |
Region
Standard*1 |
|
Boat
video |
Required |
Not |
|
Gate
video |
Required |
Not |
A suggestion to not require recording slalom times found
no favour at this time.
14.03 Boat Times: Proposed to add the following statement:
"Boat Times when GPS Speed Control (is used) have been proven to
within 0.02 second of actual. Boat times when GPS Speed Control (is used) must
be verified by the Boat Judges to be within tolerance, but are NOT required to
be recorded for each event with CJ concurrence." Not Agreed.
Rule 10.04e
Shock tubes are mandatory and must be used.
This is a MANDATORY rule.
SLALOM SCORING - IWWF
Rules
Following an interpretation of the Slalom Scoring Rules by AWSA, the
World TC agreed the slack line rule for the end gate case is different because
of the spacing. The skier is permitted
to have slack going through the exit gates.
If the skier skies away then they may continue. If the skier does not ski away, the turn ends
and the skier scores 6 provided they crossed the line of the boat buoys with or
without a slack line. The skier may
exit the gate with slack line. AGREED.
RULE 14.11 CHANGE shown in purple
The boat Judge shall observe the boat path. If any
part of the boat deviates outside the bounds of the boat gates, the boat judge
shall award an optional reride (with protected score) if the path of deviation
was a disadvantage to the skier. If it was to the skier's advantage, a reride is mandatory.
AGREED
JUMP
INTERPRETATION OF RULES -
Letters for jump in Zero Off
Because ZO is speed based it reacts to the skier pull. The letter chart
is actually only a suggestion. There does not need to be a limitation on the
number of letters up or down. The TC agreed this is only a guide and not
mandatory. The Rules would be changed to
take out all reference to 3 letters up and down for ZO.
ZO STARTING POINT IN JUMP
The starting point for ZO in jumping remains an issue around the
world. Different drivers and skiers are
experiencing different start points.
Bob agreed to follow this through AGAIN with ZO. There may be a cheap remedy for this and we
should investigate anything to make the system start at the same place each
pass. The TC feels it is vital to make
progress with this issue we are now a year further on and nothing has
changed. Bob would review his
correspondence on this issue.
The following day Bob advised he had asked the USA boat testing group to establish
where the speed control is starting in jump.
There is an issue with the combination of timing, pull and switch.
The TC wished to specify that the start is within 1.5 metres of the course entry buoy.
Agreed to wait until the boat tests are over and then
write to ZO with the results and ask them to make it start within the 1.5 metres.
The chart for 51 and 54 jump times needs to be
finalized.
For Record
Capability, Ranking List and Elite events the published 3 segment times for 57
kph must be used for distances over
For women the published
3 segments times for 54 kph must be used in the case of a record application.
For all other cases, the 1st segment tolerance check is not required. Segments 1+
Times must be recorded to the
100th of a second.
TIME CHARTS JUMP 54 and 51
kph
The revised times for 54 and 51 kph jumping can now be published. Research has shown the estimated figures
quoted last year can be published as fact.
|
Boat
Timing (Reference 11.02) |
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Speed |
1st
segment Times
must be within this range |
|
1st+2nd
segment |
|
3rd
segment |
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|
Speed |
fast |
slow |
|
fast |
actual |
slow |
|
fast |
Actual |
slow |
|
|
57 |
3.25 |
3.36 |
|
5.11 |
5.18 |
5.25 |
|
2.36 |
2.40 |
2.46 |
|
|
54 |
3.43 |
3.54 |
|
5.39 |
5.47 |
5.55 |
|
2.54 |
2.59 |
2.66 |
|
|
51 |
3.63 |
3.75 |
|
5.70 |
5.79 |
5.88 |
|
2.68 |
2.73 |
2.81 |
|
|
48 |
3.86 |
3.98 |
|
6.05 |
6.15 |
6.25 |
|
2.84 |
2.89 |
2.98 |
|
|
45 |
4.11 |
4.25 |
|
6.45 |
6.56 |
6.68 |
|
3.01 |
3.08 |
3.17 |
|
Boat path in jump
Ageliki said the athletes would like end of course
video for jump, to ensure a straight boat path.
The issue for the TC is that that would mean setting a tolerance. There was a strong feeling that we should
test this out before mandating a rule.
It was agreed that end course video taken from the front should be
tested at World, Confederation and Elite events tournaments as a mandatory
requirement for the 2011 season. Tapes to be submitted and monitored by Confederation Council.
GENERAL ITEMS
IWSF
Tournament Council Issue: 184
Alizee Cup
This concerned the failure of the organizer to supply a working second
display for an Elite tournament. The TC
members saw this as a disregard for the requirements of the rules. It was agreed the organisers would receive a
warning letter from Bob stating they are on probation for 2011 and must ensure
that this did not occur again next year.
If the organisers fail to meet all the rule requirements in future they
will not be allowed to hold the competition as an elite event.
Driver selection Rules and
Procedure review
It was noted that
the procedure for appointment of drivers for World Titled events differed from
those for appointment of Judges. After
discussion the TC decided there was no move to change the existing procedures.
DIAGRAM 9 -
HANDLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE DIMENSIONS
A proposal had
come forward to change the measurement from Handle CentreLine
to the INSIDE of the ski handle to inside of the loop. All ski handle measuring devices are made to
measure from the inside of the handle.
If someone has a handle that that was determined to be too long at the
starting dock, we have to re-measure it from the handle C/L and in most cases
we have found it acceptable. If we just
measure from the Handle Inside, it would eliminate this
error/problem. The proposal was to change
diagram 9. A bigger handle does NOT
provide any advantage under the existing or recommended rule change. This proposal was agreed.
Formalisation of World Cup
and Elite Competition rules
A proposal from the
E&A TC for the World Cup and Elite Competitions Rules to come under the
direct control of the World TC was not accepted.
The E&A TC
had also suggested the judging panel for the World Cup should rotate as much as
possible and be appointed by the World TC.
In subsequent discussion with the World President he asked the TC to
allow the World Cup to run as it was doing now.
The separate World Cup committee is dealing with everything.
RUN OFFS FOR FIRST PLACE
The E&A TC
proposed that when a run off for FIRST place is between more than two skiers,
all the places equal to the number of skiers in the run off are DECIDED by the
run off with no reversion to the Preliminary Round score.
The Preliminary
Round score would be used ONLY if two skiers are still tied for 2nd and
3rd places after the run off.
Rule 8.02 Re-Ride
Criteria
The last
paragraph of this rule needs clarification.
It was agreed the 10 minute
delay should be timed from the moment the problem occurs, or the boat is
stopped whichever comes first.
Rule change:
If a
skier's turn in jump or slalom or tricks is interrupted between passes due to
the above listed circumstances, and the interruption causes a delay exceeding
ten (10) minutes, then the skier shall be allowed a free warm up pass/ jump
with a protected score on passes already completed. The warm-up pass is not
scored although the skier will be given the distance in the case of jump. The timing for the 10 minutes shall be from the moment
the problem occurs or the boat is stopped (whichever comes first).
Technical Requirements at
World Championships
It is the
responsibility of the Organisers for World Titled events to ensure all the
technical requirements set out in the rules are provided on site and ready for
the competition. Either the organisers
provide everything, or hire someone to do it.
This is clear in the LAO.
Second Boat Display for
the Judge
The 2nd boat
display remains mandatory when GPS is not being used and for Titled and Elite
events.
No change to
existing rule.
World Junior, U21 and 35+
Championships seeding of skiers
This item arose
from the World Junior Championships in Italy 2010 where the May 2010 Ranking List
was used for seeding purposes and start order in reverse from the RL. It was found that this was not, in fact, the
fairest way to deal with these age category events where several skiers had
lower scores in the May RL than they had performed during the current
season. Therefore it was proposed to use
the best scores (entry scores) that can be found for seeding purposes (not the
previous RL). This was agreed.
A further
proposal was that once the seeding has been done from the entry scores the draw
for start order is drawn randomly within each series (rather than reverse order
from RL or entry scores).
The TC agreed with this idea for all the Age
Category World Championships (Junior, Under 21 and 35+).
There was no
intention to change the Rules for the Open World Championships.
Data submission for the
Ranking List
Candido reported
this was working fine EXCEPT where the rules in (say) Europe are different
ramp height 1.35m and these have to be filtered out before trying to upload
to IWWF.
It was noted that
the Lion programme needed to produce 2 sets of uploads of data 1 for IWWF and
1 for E&A.
There are other
small changes needed to be made. The
data must meet the specifications in the rule book for IWWF.
Rule book tidy up
·
It was agreed take out all
old year change references and keep only the last 4 years changes showing.
·
Remove all items under
REVISIONS on the first page.
·
Remove all references to
the 2009 World Championships in Calgary.
·
Remove Rule 5.06 Overall
Finals no longer needed.
·
Rule 7 Safety, needs to
be changed to reflect what is actually happening at competitions. Swimmers are used rather than rescue boats in
some cases. Medical cover needs to be appropriate
to all competitions (not just the World Championships). Words need to be found to cover this.
·
Rule 13.02 Description of the Jump
Ramp, wrong list numbering". It
starts with a), b) and after a Table again a), b), c), etc. These should be a),
b), c), d), and so on. So a small correction only agreed.
·
Jump tables remove
return to baseline rule.
Confederation
Championships within a World Championship
Is it correct to
allow a Confederation Championships to run at the same time as the World
Championships? The World 35+
Championships were being run in conjunction with the E&A
35+ Championships. At this moment in
time the TC felt this was not a special problem, however, the situation would
be monitored. Perhaps bids for this
event will now come from outside Europe in which case another Confederation
might like to also run its own Championships at the same time. This problem did not exist in the other age
category events.
Standardisation
of Officials Qualifications.
As a point of
principle it was agreed that the officials qualifications should be similar (if
not exactly the same) worldwide. The
theoretical and practical exams should be similar (and eventually identical)
worldwide. All accepted this would take
a little while to achieve, however, it was agreed to start at the top level
in that officials for World Championships should be of the same standard.
It was agreed to
establish a worldwide top level exam for judges with one person from each
Confederation forming a sub committee. Candido Bruce Jeffry Ageliki. Bob would assist them with technology as
needed. This group would be responsible
for putting together a final proposal to the 2011 World TC meeting. The various exam papers and videos from each
Confederation would be supplied to this Committee.
JUDGING PRINCIPLES
Judging at
competitions must be done whilst the competition is in progress. For example, video footage is not meant to
be used as a method of judging the event later (after skiing has finished). When skier/judges are being used at an event,
they cannot judge within their own age/sex category and the schedule should be
worked in such a way that they judge the whole of a series or age/sex
category.
WORLD RANKING LIST DESCRIPTION AND SCHEDULE (2009) 2010 Change
The World Ranking List is a list of the best men and
women skiers in each event ranked by performance. A Junior Ranking List is also
produced for skiers meeting the Junior age criteria
and based on skiing under junior rules. An Under 21 Ranking List is also produced for skiers
meeting the Under 21 age criteria and based on skiing under open rules. A 35+ ranking list is also produced for skiers meeting
the 35+ age criteria and based on skiing under 35+ rules. The ranking is based on the average of each skiers' two best scores from two separate tournaments and
two separate sites.
Only one score in each event is considered from each tournament. Each IWSF
Federation sanctions Record Capability or World Standings List tournaments from
which the performances are taken. Performances are taken from score books and
submitted by the sanctioning Federation or Region. Any trick score over 11,000 points must be performed in an R tournament
to be qualified for the Ranking List.
Bob would examine the 35+ ranking list to see what the
minimum score necessary should be to appear on the list. This would be finalized by postal voting.
There being no further business Bob thanked the
members for attending and closed the meeting.
The next meeting would take place in Dubna Russia on the afternoon of Saturday 16th
July and continue on Sunday 17th July 2011.