2008 TCRA Points System

2008 TCRA Points System

The goals of the TCRA points system= are to increase participation in = Texas canoe and kayak races and reward outstanding paddlers.

The TCRA points system is a competi= tion to identify the following award recipients in two distinct competition cate= gories:

“Men’s Paddler of the Year – (Category One)” =

“Men’s USCA Paddler – (Category One)” &n= bsp; = ; = “ &= nbsp;

“Men’s Solo Paddler – (Category One)” &= nbsp; &nbs= p; =

“Women’s Paddler of the Year – (Category One)”

“Women’s USCA Paddler – (Category One)”

“Women’s Solo Paddler – (Category One)”

“Men’s Paddler of the Year” = ; <= /span>“Women’s Paddler of the Year”

“Men’s USCA Paddler” &= nbsp; &nbs= p; “Women’s USCA Paddler”

“Men’s Solo Paddler” &= nbsp; &nbs= p; “Women’s Solo Paddler”

“Men’s Youth Paddler of the Year” = ; “Women’s Youth Paddler of the Year”

“Men’s Youth USCA Paddler” &= nbsp; “Women’s Youth USCA Paddler”

“Men’s Youth Solo Paddler” &= nbsp; “Women’s Youth Solo Paddler”

1. All adult paddlers will earn points toward Category One and Category Two awards until and unless paddler has won a Class Two award or has self-declared eligibility in Class One points only. Youth paddlers are only eligible for Category Two youth awards.=

2. The primary difference between Category One and Category Two awards is the Cate= gory One rules place less importance on overall participation and more emphasis = on a select few predetermined highly competitive races. Generally speaking all of the rema= ining previous (2007) rules are still in effect, and Class Two racing is generally the same as (2007). Exception detailed in Rule #17.

3. Class One Races are:

TCRA USCA Championship Races<= /li>
TCRA ICF Championship Races (exclude K2)
TCRA State<= /span> Aluminum Championship
USCA National Aluminum Championship
Dickenson Canoe and Kayak Races
Greens Bayou (K1 only)
Buffalo Bayou (K1 only)
Come and Take it (solo unlimited only)
Junior Water Safari (solo unlimited only)
CR 100 (solo unlimited only)

4. All Texas canoe races published by the June 2007 TCRA newsletter are eligible for Cat= egory Two points except for Sprints and the Martindale Triathlon.

5. = A race must be a minimum distance of 3 miles in order t= o be eligible for points except for Youth.

6. = 2008 Points are accumulated by participating in events after the 2007 Fall Cleanup and prior to the 2008 F= all Cleanup and may be earned only by TCRA members in good standing as of August 1, 2008. =

7. = A racer is considered to be a ̵= 6;Youth’ paddler if they are = 17 years of age or less as of January 1^st of 2008.

8. = All points earned will count towards the “Paddler of the Year= ” award.

9. = All points earned in USCA class races will count towar= ds “Best USCA Paddler” awards. The boat classes recognized will be USCA C-1, USCA C-2, USCA Standa= rd and USCA Aluminum.

10. All points earned in Solo class ra= ces will count towards “Best Solo Paddler” awards. USCA C-1 class races will count towards USCA poi= nts and not Solo points.

11. Non-USCA or Non-Solo boat classes shall earn points towards the “Pad= dler of the Year” only.

12. = Points awarded shall be 8 points for 1^st place, 7 points for 2^{nd,
6 points for 3^rd, 5 points for 4^th, 4 points for 5th}, 3 points for 6^th, 2 points for 7^th place, 1 point for= 8^th place and down (8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1…).

13. = Any paddler participating in a TCRA cleanup will receive 8 points, the equivalent of a 1^st place finish.

14. = Race standing and points will be computed using the race sponsor’s class segregation.

15. = In the event of a tie for any category, the tiebreaker will be points earned in t= he State Championship Races.

16. = Awards commensurate with rank shall be given to= the 1^st to 5^th place points earner in each category.

17. = All paddlers in any tandem or multi-person hull must be TCRA members in good standing by date in rule 6 in order for any paddler to receive points.