Seeded Information
Seeded Program (Senior, Junior I, II) 1996 and older
The SEEDED COMPETITION COMMITTEE administers the criteria, which are established to select seeded competitors (15 years and older) to fill the Maine quotas to elite events, and selects the coaching staff to accompany these racers and recommends changes in the Maine Teams as needed. Committee:
Laurel Lashar – chair, llashar@sugarloaf.com
Mark Godomsky, godomskm@gouldacademy.org
Doug Williams, dwilliams@gocva.com
Harry Ricker, gatecoach@hotmail.com
SEEDED COMPETITORS are those athletes born in 1996 or older who are eligible to be selected to fill a state quota slots and represent Maine to FIS and elite events including Eastern Cups, Development FIS, NJR races, FIS NJR Junior Championships, and J / J2 Finals USSA. For athletes to be considered for these quotas, your 2011-2012 USSA and MARA membership needs to be active at the time of selection.
Selections for FIS Development Series and NJR series 2011-12 season.
State quota of 5 will be filled first by J2′s (3 athletes), then J1′s (2 athletes). These athletes will be selected by NTSM (see below). Notice of intent to compete for seeded competitors will be due within 48 hours of the publishing of the list of automatics by the Eastern USSA office. The initial quota list will be sent to all registered seeded coaches. After the seeded chair announces the Maine quota list, coaches have 24 hours to confirm an athlete’s attendance, in writing, at the event. If an athletes name is on the Maine quota list for an event and the athlete does not attend the event, the athlete will not be considered in next selection process. Coaches who submit Development forms to the Eastern USSA are required to send copies electronically to the Seeded Committee Chair, Laurel Lashar Fax 237-3026 or e-mail llashar@sugarloaf.com
National Team Selection Method (NTSM)
Names of competitors in contention are organized by appropriate points or rankings, FIS or USSA, but not mixed, in each discipline of the meet or series for which a team is to be selected (or according to national/regional/divisional/state polices). Each discipline is ranked in a separate vertical column, lowest points or best ranking on top to higher points on bottom. Duplications of the same athlete in more than one column are listed.
Selection is accomplished by proceeding across each horizontal row, choosing the lowest points/ranking in the first row, second lowest points/ranking in that row, third and fourth, if appropriate, before moving down all columns to the next row. As racers are selected in one column they are crossed out in all columns; however, lower listed racers do not move up in their columns when duplicated names are crossed out. (Taken from Page 29 of the 2012 USSA alpine competition guide)
SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR 2011-12 J1-II Championship/post season events
FIS NJR Jr. Championships @ Whiteface March 9-13, 2012 2 SG, 1 SG, 1SL
The State of Maine has a quota of 5 spots. The quota will be distributed to 2 male/2 female with the 5th quota spot to be determined by the gender distribution as of January 1 MARA membership list. All selections will be based on results from the best two finishes based on world cup points acquired within the MARA qualifying series. MARA will break ties by using the next best finish. Any athlete qualifying on the regional quota will not be counted against the MARA quota.
J1 – J 2 Finals USSA @ Okemo March 4-7, 2012 SG, GS, SL
State quota of 21 spots will be determined by the gender distribution as of January 1 MARA membership list. All selections will be based on results from the best two finishes based on world cup points acquired within the MARA qualifying series. MARA will break ties by using the next best finish.
World Cup Cup Points Scale
World Cup points are referred to frequently in ranking/selection procedures. According to the scale adopted by the FIS, points are awarded by place to the first thirty finishers according to the following scale.
In case of a tie (identical times), each tied racer receives the points for that place, according to the schedule. Following racers receive points according to their place. Note: Ties will result in one, or more, vacant place(s). For example, a two-way tie for third means no 4th place points are awarded; next points go to fifth place. A three-way tie for first would mean next place points awarded are for fourth place.
There may be departures from this point scale, but following the same general principles.
Place points
1st 100 11th 24 21st 10
2nd 80 12th 22 22nd 9
3rd 60 13th 20 23rd 8
4th 50 14th 18 24th 7
5th 45 15th 16 25th 6
6th 40 16th 15 26th 5
7th 36 17th 14 27th 4
8th 32 18th 13 28th 3
9th 29 19th 12 29th 2
10th 26 20th 11 30th 1
(Taken from Page 28 of the 2012 USSA Alpine Competition Guide)
