Coed Team Policy All coed teams registering in a coed subcategory must be proportioned as outlined below: • Coed Tandem Teams: comprised of one male and one female. • Coed Relay Teams: can select formation options #’s 1, 2, or 3. • Coed FD Showdown Teams: can select formation options #’s 1 or 2.
Formation Option 1 : A three (3) person team: two (2) athletes of the same gender and one (1) athlete of the opposite gender.
Formation Option 2 : A four (4) person team: two (2) athletes of the same gender and two (2) athletes of the opposite gender.
Formation Option 3 : A five (5) person team: three (3) athletes of the same gender and two (2) athletes of the opposite gender.
• The Challenge does not guarantee that teams of the same formation will compete against one another, i.e.: a three (3) person team with two (2) males and one (1) female may go head-to-head with a four (4) person team with two (2) females and two (2) males. • All team members must perform at least one pass zone/leg as described in page 9 & 10. • Failure to comply with this policy will result in the team being ineligible to compete. • If a member of the team becomes injured during play, the team member now performing the injured members pass zone/leg must be of the same gender. Note: the injured athlete will remain benched for the duration of the category event. If a relay team is left with less than three (3) members the team will be disqualified . If a member of a tandem team must forfeit due to injury the team is disqualified . Open Team Policy Team members competing in our open Tandem subcategories can be of any age, allowing athletes of a wide range of ages to join forces to compete in this exciting subcategory, however only one (1) ‘Under Age 40’ athlete on the team is allowed. MINIMUM ATHLETE/TEAM REQUIREMENTS We require a minimum number of athletes and/or teams to be registered in a subcategory for it to be recognized . INDIVIDUAL FD SHOWDOWN FD TANDEM HYBRID TANDEM FD RELAY HYBRID RELAY
SEASON OPENER/ REGION EVENTS U.S. NATIONAL
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Training for a full course run in our sport requires a significant commitment, and the following exceptions are currently in place for our female athletes competing at the Season Opener, Regional and U.S. National events. This policy ensures these athletes and departments are not penal- ized while the number of athletes in these divisions and age subcategories continues to increase. Exceptions to this Policy
SUBCATEGORIES
MINIMUM COMPETITOR/ TEAMS REQUIRED
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UNDER AGE 40 FEMALE: ALL DIVISIONS
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INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY: AGE 40-49 FEMALE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY: AGE 50-59 FEMALE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY: AGE 60-69 FEMALE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY: AGE 70-79 MALE
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ALL FEMALE FD SHOWDOWN
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ALL COED FD SHOWDOWN
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