[Empire State Games Ski-O]

2006-2007 Rules for Ski-O Qualifying and Points

  1. There are four age classes, for each sex, in Ski Orienteering: Scholastic, Open, Masters, and Grand Masters.

  2. A maximum of 20 Male Scholastic, 20 Female Scholastic, 20 Male Open, 20 Female Open, 20 Male Masters, 20 Female Masters, 20 Male Grand Masters, and 20 Female Grand Masters will be invited to compete at the Empire State Games. In classes where more than 20 persons qualify, the top 20 will be invited, as determined by the Points Standings, which are outlined below.

  3. To compete in the Scholastic classes, entrants must be in High School, Middle School, or Elementary School. To compete in the Masters classes, entrants must be 40 years of age or older. To compete in the Grand Masters classes, entrants must be 55 years of age or older.

  4. Each competitor must be:

  5. All other United States Orienteering Federation (USOF) rules governing the sport of Ski Orienteering shall apply at all ESG Ski-O events.

  6. Each competitor must enter a minimum of two ESG Qualifying races and successfully complete one, in the class in which you wish to compete at the Empire State Games. Note that Empire State Games rules now require that all individuals must compete in the same generic class in all sports in which they enter into the Empire State Games. Thus, while you may compete in any class possible for your age, you cannot compete (for instance) in a "Masters" class in Cross Country or Biathlon, and then compete in the "Open" class in Ski-O. You will have to compete either "Open" in all, or "Masters" in all (in the appropriate grouping as divided by the different competitions). This is not true in Qualifying events (you can race on whatever course you like), but your results and point totals will NOT be cumulative across classes.

  7. Scholastic competitors may qualify by entering and successfully completing only one race, IF they submit a written petition the Ski-O Chairperson, and can demonstrate that they could not enter more Ski-O races due to conflicts with other XC Races which they had to enter for their School Team. Petitions should be received by Eric Hamilton not later than Sunday, February 11 (ejh dot bkh at juno dot com).

  8. The Ski-O Points Standings will be used to determine who qualifies for the Empire State Games Ski-O. They will also determine the order of starts at the ESG Ski-O, with competitors having lower point totals starting earlier, and those with higher totals starting later. At ESG Qualifying races, points will be scored for the first 6 places, as follows:

    Bonus Points:

  9. Points can be earned in multiple classes, but will NOT be added together. Competitors are responsible to see that their times and points are correctly recorded in the class they intended to enter. If someone qualifies in more than one class, it will be assumed they will compete at the ESGs in the class wherein they earned the most points. Otherwise, they MUST advise Eric Hamilton of their preferred class by February 11.

  10. A Ski-O Meet Director, and a maximum of one additional event official (whose identity must be reported along with the Meet Results), receive credit for completing an event. They also receive 5 bonus points.

  11. The "regular season" Points Standings will be the sole basis for deciding who in each class receives NYSSRA "Season" recognition. ESG Results will NOT be factored into this determination, except as a possible tie-breaker.

Questions regarding these Rules should be directed to Eric Hamilton (ejh dot bkh at juno dot com).

Points Standings, plus schedule updates and other relevant information, will be posted on the Empire Orienteering Club (EMPO) web site: http://empo.us.orienteering.org/ski-o/. The selection committee will choose the ESG Finals participants by February 11, and the NYS ESG Office will notify those persons selected after that date.

Ski-O Meet Directors: To help with timely posting of the standings, meet directors must e-mail results to Eric Hamilton as soon as possible, preferably by Monday night after their event. You must identify which membership any individual is identifying as how they choose to qualify for the Empire State Games:

last updated: --Wed Nov 01 2006 11:17:08 PM EST--