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Freestyle Time Limits
Thomas Gossmann edited this page Jan 13, 2015
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Finding appropriate time limits for individual, pair and group freestyle routines.
- Appropriate relationship between individual, pair and group time limits
- We have age group and expert starters
- We have juniors (U15) and adults (15+)
- During a season, a rider can turn 15 and becomes an adult
- U15/15+ doesn't say anything about the competition experience of a rider (this is age-independent)
- At one competition a rider starts expert and on the next higher competition he starts age group
- Routines need the same amount of time to be comparable against each other
- Fair: Riders have same preparation conditions
- Unfair: Riders have different preparation conditions
| Author | - |
|---|---|
| Created | Unknown |
Individual/Pairs
U15 Age Group: 2 Minutes
U15 Expert: 3 Minutes
15+ Age Group: 3 Minutes
15+ Expert: 4 Minutes
Groups
Everything 6 Minutes
Pro:
- Fact #1 (Except the appropriate relationship between expert and non-expert in 15+)
Contra:
- Takes the wrong assumption that age = competition experience, while it's not (Fact #5)
- Not easy to create a routine for one season (Fact #4, #6)
- Age Group and Expert are non-comparable (Fact #7)
- Not challenging, you can put all your arsenal of moves into a 4 minute routine and even more
- Unfair: Riders are given different preparation conditions (Fact #9)
| Author | Patricia Wilton |
|---|---|
| Created | Rulebook Committe 2014/2015 |
Groups:
Small Group: 4 Minutes
Large Group: 6 Minutes
5 Minutes
Individual/Pairs:
U15: 3 Minutes
15+: 4 Minutes
Pro:
- Age Group and Expert are comparable (Fact #7)
- Easy to start at in age group and expert throughout one season (Fact #6)
Contra:
- Turning into an adult, you must add an additional minute during one season (Fact #4)
- Routines are incomparable between juniors/adults (Fact #7, Fact #5 is the explanation for that)
- Inappropriate relationship between individual/pair expert (4 minutes) and group routines (5 minutes)
- Isn't targetting at experience/non-experienced riders
- 3 Minutes probably too long for very young riders
- Unfair: Riders turning 15 during the season are given different preparation conditions (Fact #9)
| Author | Thomas Gossmann |
|---|---|
| Created | Rulebook Committe 2014/2015 |
Groups:
5 Minutes
Individual/Pairs:
3 Minutes
Pro:
- Age Group/Expert and juniors/adults are comparable (Fact #7)
- Easy to start at in age group and expert throughout one season (Fact #6)
- Appropriate relationship between individual/pair and group limits
- Turning into an adult during a season doesn't force you to change your routine (Fact #4)
- Negates the experience/non-experienced riders fact (#5)
- Fair: All riders are given the same preparation conditions (Fact #8)
Contra:
- 3 Minutes probably too long for very young/unexperienced riders
| Author | Jamey Mossengren |
|---|---|
| Created | Rulebook Committe 2014/2015 |
Groups:
5 Minutes
Individual/Pairs:
U15 Age group: 2 Minutes
All others: 3 Minutes
Pro:
- Adult Age Group and Expert and are comparable (Fact #7)
- Easy to start at in age group and expert throughout one season (Fact #6)
- Appropriate relationship between individual/pair and group limits
- Negates the experience/non-experienced riders fact (#5)
Contra:
- Turning into an adult, you must add an additional minute during one season (Fact #4)
- Juniors Age Group and expert routines aren't comparable (Fact #7)
- Isn't targetting at experience/non-experienced at higher ages (Fact #5)
- Unfair: Riders turning 15 during the season are given different preparation conditions (Fact #9)
Solution 1 because of historical reasons
See cons at solution #1
- none