Seeded Information
SCORED (SEEDED) INFORMATION
Seeded Program (Senior, Junior I, II)
Qualifying and Selection Procedures and Post Season Events
Qualifiers in the 2009-2010 season are listed on the JI-II schedule.
SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR JII REGIONALS FIS SANCTIONED
Eastern Regional J 2 Championships
Selections to be based on results from the qualifiers listed Scored on best two finishes based on place points – only one speed event may be used in the calculations – Ties broken by next best finish. Any athlete qualifying on the regional quota will not be used in the place point calculations.
Use results first, then take athletes from point list
1 woman & 1 man taken from the Feb. list using NTSM
15 based on results (gender to be determined based on January 1, 2010 membership).17 total
Eastern Regional Championships (SR, J 1, J 2) and J 1 – J 2 Finals
Selections to be based on results from the qualifiers listed. Scored on best two finishes based on place points-only one speed event may be used in the calculations – Ties broken by next best finish Any athlete qualifying on the regional quota will not be used in the place point calculations.
Eastern Championships 11 total (gender distribution to based on January 1, 2010 membership) Using results first, then taking athletes from point list.
3 taken from the Feb. list using NTSM and 8 from results.
J1-2 Finals – 21 total based on results only.
Selections for FIS Development Series and NJR series 2010 season.
State quota of 5 will be filled first by J2′s (3 athletes), then J1′s (2 athletes).
These athletes are still to be selected by NTSM.
As in the past, in order to be eligible for selection, you must be a USSA and MARA member in good standing, and have competed in two MARA races at the time of selection. Athletes must be registered and paid members of MARA prior to any race used for qualifying. Notice of intent to compete for seeded competitors will be due within 48 hours of the publishing of the list of automatics. The list will be sent to all seeded coaches. After Maine announces its list, coaches have 24 hours to confirm. If your name is on the Maine
quota and you do not attend; your name will be removed from the next selection criteria. Intent to compete forms for the development quota should be copied to the Seeded Committee Chair, so that she has the forms before the final list even comes out.
Intent to Compete
For the SR – J 1 – J 2 Postseason Races, notice of INTENT TO COMPETE will be due within 48 hours of the publishing of the list of automatics. The list will be sent to all seeded coaches. After Maine announces its list, coaches have 24 hours to confirm. If your name is on the Maine quota and you do not attend, your name will be removed from the next selection criteria. Intent to compete forms for the development quota should be copied to the Seeded Committee Chair, so that she has the forms before the final list even comes out.
All notifications must be sent to Laurel Lashar, Seeded Competition Chair. Fax 237-3026 or e-mail llashar@sugarloaf.com is acceptable. Verbal communications by phone 237-6896 MUST be followed by written copy.
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
Kurt Simard, Doug Williams, Harry Ricker
SEEDED COMPETITORS are those selected to fill state quota to elite events including Development FIS, NJR races, J2 Regional Championships, SR-J 1 – J 2 Eastern Regional Championships, and J 1 – J 2 Finals. For racers to be considered for these quotas, your 2009-2010 USSA and MARA membership needs to be complete.
For quota slots to races earlier in the season, selection will be made from those athletes who are MARA members at the time of selection.
NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION METHOD (NTSM) is the method used throughout the country when making racer selection based on points from more than one discipline. Competitors are ranked in each discipline to be considered and one racer is selected from each discipline. If the racer in one discipline has already been selected, the next discipline is considered; selection continues until the quota is filled. A more complete explanation can be found in the USSA Competition Guide.
Points will be accumulated by a world cup type point system:
1. 100 6. 40 11. 24 16. 15
2. 80 7. 36 12. 22 17. 14
3. 60 8. 32 13. 20 18. 13
4. 50 9. 29 14. 18 19. 12
5. 45 10. 26 15. 16 20. 11
Ties will results in one or more, vacant places.
