Rating of jumping competitions under scrutiny
The Jumping Round Table at the FEI Sports Forum inwards Switzerland this calendar week focused on trial classification as well as rules revision.
FEI Jumping Committee Chair John Madden opened the session amongst a written report on the Event Classification System (ECS) project, which is designed to evaluate FEI Jumping Events amongst the ultimate finish of using the ECS to degree events.
“The Event Classification System is almost trying to overstep minimum requirements,” Madden said, explaining that the Jumping Committee has looked at developing a similar method that could live used to a greater extent than widely, potentially expanding the organization to other disciplines.
Evaluations stimulate got been conducted at FEI World Cup qualifiers inwards North America for the past times iv years and, using a similar system, the FEI did assay evaluations at iii events inwards Western Europe this season. The North American evaluations were conducted past times an independent evaluator at each event, merely inwards gild to avoid additional expense, the Western European evaluations involved individuals already introduce at the venues such every bit riders, judges, officials, spectators etc.
Scoring is based on a publish of criteria, merely is weighted towards the technical aspects of the trial such every bit footing, stabling, the land of play as well as warm-up areas, every bit good every bit seating capacity as well as spectator numbers, goggle box as well as media coverage, results service, merchandise expanse as well as catering. Questions were tailored to make fact-based rather than opinion-based responses, as well as areas of the results were weighted for importance, amongst for representative rules compliance as well as basis character weighted to a greater extent than heavily than printed cloth or press facilities.
The combination of all the information provides an overall grade for each event, producing an objective ranking organization that tin give notice live used to solve calendar disputes, assign star levels as well as necktie inwards to the awarding of points for the Longines Rankings.
The organization has proved to live extremely successful inwards demonstrating areas of forcefulness as well as weaknesses to Organising Committees, “but if nosotros desire to live helpful nosotros stimulate got to live able to exhibit why an trial didn’t grade 100%,” Madden said. “For events looking to improve, this provides valuable feedback as well as volition assist to strengthen the FEI construct every bit good every bit the sport itself.
“We’re rattling happy to written report that nosotros stimulate got actually tangible results now. The amount of information from the ECS, combined amongst the online entry system, volition give us a actually valuable as well as consummate motion-picture exhibit of our over 3000 events to a greater extent than or less the world.”
Jumping Committee fellow member Stephan Ellenbruch gave a comprehensive written report on the revision of the Jumping Rules. “Competitions must live fair for all competitors as well as it is essential that strict as well as detailed Jumping Rules are established to regulate competitions,” he said. “We demand strict rules to guarantee fair sport, merely nosotros demand rules that are made for the athletes, non athletes made for the rules.”
The FEI had asked for proposals from National Federations, athletes, officials as well as other stakeholders, as well as a total of 150 proposals were discussed past times the Jumping Committee, amongst understanding beingness reached inwards almost 130 cases. With such a consummate rules revision, at that spot was non sufficient fourth dimension to larn into every amendment, as well as Stephen Ellenbruch focused on the proposed revisions to the rules on H2O jumps, headgear, hind leg boots, officials, Grand Prix qualification as well as especial competitions.
The Jumping Committee is currently reviewing hind leg boots that are non used for protective reasons as well as a working grouping has been formed to expect into this inwards to a greater extent than detail. The working grouping is made upward of Stephan Ellenbruch, swain Jumping Committee fellow member Max Kuehner, Veterinary Committee fellow member Philip Benoit, a biomechanic expert, as well as FEI Jumping Director John Roche.
Jumping Committee fellow member Marco Fusté injure upward the session amongst a presentation on the CSI Invitation Rules, which generated a intelligence on the percent of domicile as well as unusual riders, wild cards as well as pay cards.
Panellists at the Jumping Round Table session were: John Madden (USA), Jumping Committee Chair; Stephan Ellenbruch (GER), Jumping Committee members Marco Fusté (ESP); Max Kuehner (GER); as well as Vladimir Platov (RUS); as well as John P. Roche, FEI Director Jumping.
• Earlier, the session on Driving focused on increasing athlete participation inwards the discipline, giving existing athletes to a greater extent than opportunities to compete internationally as well as exploring ways of making the sport to a greater extent than attractive to audiences as well as sponsors.
Several proposals substitution to this vision were delivered past times a six-strong panel headed past times Karoly Fugli (HUN), Chair of the Driving Committee, including the introduction of novel star levels (1, 2, 3 as well as 4-star), amongst a suitable qualification organization as well as network of FEI Officials to back upward this.
Significant contest format changes inwards all phases were likewise proposed, to include giving Organisers the selection to switch the Marathon as well as Cone phases; introducing 2 Marathon phases instead of the electrical flow three; as well as the introduction of a novel Cones layout to construct the contest to a greater extent than exciting. H5N1 publish of delegates suggested that the warm-up stage should live removed from the contest format.
“This twelvemonth over 160 FEI Driving events volition live held to a greater extent than or less the world,” said Bettina de Rham, FEI Director Driving. “To hold this growth, as well as to attract our Driving stars of tomorrow, the sport must appeal to wider audiences, the format needs to live media-friendly, as well as sponsors demand to consider the value of this sport”.
Panellists for the Driving Round Table were: Karoly Fugli (HUN), Driving Committee Chair; Boyd Exell (AUS), Driving Committee Vice-Chair; Klaus Christ (GER), Driving Committee Member; Ed Young (USA), Driving Committee Member; Mark Wentein (BEL), Driving Committee Member; as well as Bettina de Rham.
All discussions from the Driving Round Table were taken into the Driving Committee coming together at FEI Headquarters on Wednesday.
FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos as well as thus brought the 2013 FEI Sports Forum to a close. “I believe nosotros tin give notice tell the Sports Forum was a success, merely this is non the end, rather it’s the starting fourth dimension of the conclusion making process, as well as many of the items nosotros stimulate got discussed over the past times brace of days volition live submitted for approving at the General Assembly. But delight remember, it’s non the lastly chance to participate farther inwards the combat either every bit the online platform volition live opened upward for at to the lowest degree the adjacent iv weeks.”
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