The Little Dag Tournament- Rules and Running Order

Rules:

First two rounds will not count towards the head to head. They will count towards your USAWS ranking as any other tournament.

After the second round, we will divide into two groups. 16 skiers will be in Bracket 1; 8 skier will be in Bracket 2. These brackets will be determined by the entries with the shorter line skiers being in Bracket 1.

You will know your bracket and your competitor in the first round of the head to head prior to the tournament starting. When it is your pair’s time to ski, we will flip a coin. The winner will have the choice of picking their boat (2 boats will be in the water), or they can elect to go first or second. If they decide to pick the boat, the loser of the coin toss can elect to go first or second.

During the head to head, you will need to start 3 passes back from your average (on USAWS rankings list). For example, if your average is 3 at 35off, you will start each round at 28 off. Another example, if your average is 4 at 15off 34mph (your max speed), then you will start at 15off / 32mph.

The first skier will ski his/her opening pass and wait at the opposite end of the lake. The second skier will ski his/her opening pass and join you at the other end of the lake. This will continue until someone misses a pass. The second skier will need to get at least a 1/4 a buoy better than the first skier. If there is a tie, the first skier will win and advance.

Most of the handicaps will be taken care of by everyone starting 3 passes back from their average. However, their may be cases where one skier’s average is 5 at their hardest pass, when the competitor’s average is 1 at their hardest pass. In that case, the latter skier will have 4 buoys added to their score. If the difference is 1.5 buoys or less we are not going to worry about the difference. The additional handicap will only apply if the difference exceeds 1.5 buoys at the competitors’ hardest pass. The examples below should help.

Example 1:

Skier A has a 3.5 @ 38off average.

Skier B has a 2 @ 35off average.

Buoy difference equal to or less than 1.5. No handicap applied.

Skier A will start at 32 off. Skier B will start at 28 off. As the head to head begins, Skier A and Skier B both run their first two passes. Skier A comes back and gets 2 @ 38. Skier B will then have to get at least 2 ¼ at 35 to win and proceed to the next round.

Example 2:

Skier C has a 5 at 35 off average

Skier D has a 1 at 32 off average

Buoy difference greater than 1.5. 4 buoys given to skier D.

Skier C will start at 28 off. Skier D will start at 22 off. As the head to head begins, Skier C and D run their opening pass. Skier C gets 5 on his/her second pass. Skier D will then need to get 1 ¼ on his/her second pass to win.