2014 BC Summer Games Nanaimo

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Towed Water Sports
Nanaimo, July 17-20 2014 BC Summer Games July 17-20 2014

Venue: Towed Water Sports TBA

The Technical Package for each sport provide details of the eligibility requirements as well as event and competition information. In order to fully understand the rules and requirements for participation in the BC Games, it is expected that the BC Games General Rules will also be read. Click here to review BC Games general rules. To select a new sport, click here.

Sport-specific rules last updated: April 28, 2013 . Be sure to check back for updates.

Age: 10 - 17
Age Description: 10 – 17 years of age as of January 1, 2014.

Venue: TBA

Eligibility Requirements: In addition to BC Games General Rules, the following sport-specific eligibility requirements are in effect for the 2014 BC Summer Games:

Competitors must be members of the Water Ski and Wakeboard BC. Membership numbers will be checked two weeks prior to the first day of competition.

Skiers may participate in slalom, trick, jump, wakeboard wake skate, or barefoot. Preference should be given to athletes participating in more than one event. Skiers may participate in any three of the six events.

Athletes may only attend one BC Games to participate in Towed Water Sport (Water Skiing, Wakeboard, Wake skate & Barefooting) at the same level of competition. Athletes may attend a second BC Games to compete in Towed Water Sports if they move up a division as per the BC Games specific divisions set by Water Ski & Wakeboard BC 

Water Ski: Boy's or Girls 2 (10-13) to Boy's or Girls 3 (14-17) (Slalom, Trick & Jump) Wakeboard: Boy's or Girls (10-13) to Jr. Mens or Jr. Women (14-17)
Barefoot: Boy's or Girls 2 (10-13) to Boy's or Girls 3 (14-17)
Wake skate: Boy's or Girls (10-13) to Jr. Mens or Jr. Women (14-17)

Athletes may not attend more than two BC Games to compete in Towed Water Sports. Ages as of Jan 1 of the Games year.

Events and Categories: Three Event (Slalom, Trick, and Jumps) Wakeboard , Wake skate and Barefoot:

Slalom: As per WSWC Rules
Jump: As per WSWC Rules
Tricks: As per WSWC Rules
Wakeboard & Wake skate Tricks: As per WWA Rules Barefooting: As per WSC Rules

This will be a sanctioned event. Results will be submitted to WSC (Water Ski Wakeboard Canada).

Team Scoring: All individual scoring shall be as per WSC rules, and as per the current sanction process, however all competitors shall be considered for an overall team score.

Based on Division, Discipline and Gender / 1st place = 100 points 2nd place = 90 points 3rd place = 80 points 4th place 70 points and so on.

The Team scoring will be the sum of each Team member’s individual overall scores from each event: i.e. all the slalom, trick, jump, barefoot trick, barefoot slalom, wake skate and wakeboard trick scores will be totaled for each team.

Medals: The Minus-One Rule will be implemented for all sports. This means that when there are four or more competitors or teams, Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals will be awarded; when there are three competitors or teams, Silver and Gold medals will be awarded, and when there are two competitors or teams only a Gold medal will be awarded. For more details about BC Games medals, review the BC Games General Rules.

Medals will be awarded for each individual event within the parameters of the Minus-One Rule described above.

In addition medals will be awarded for Zone team competition, based on the scoring outlined in the Events/Categories section and within the parameters of the Minus-One Rule described above.

Equipment:

Zone Team Composition: 7 athletes (no more than 4 of one gender) per zone. Wildcards: 8 wildcard spots (no more than 5 of one gender)
Maximum Athletes: 64

Zone Reps / Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches: 1 Head Coach and 1 Assistant Coach (one of each gender) per zone. Each zone is required to have a Zone Rep / Head Coach.

Coaching Requirements: All Head Coaches must be fully certified at NCCP Level 2 or have completed RIP N RIDE - FOUNDATIONS and Multi-Sport Module A and B.

Note that the role of Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches at the BC Games includes traveling to and from the Host Community with your team/zone, residing with your team/zone in BC Games accommodation, and acting in a supervisory capacity throughout the Games. See BC Games General Rules for information about the roles of the Head Coach and Assistant Coach.

Accommodation: WSWBC states that all participants are required to stay in BC Games accommodation, regardless of where they reside. Also see BC Games General Rules for further details.

Registration Deadline: All registration must be completed using the BC Games Participant Online Registration Process by the Zone Reps / Head Coaches

Zone Selections: WSWBC states that Zone Qualifications. Zone Teams are picked from results from the previous year sanctioned events. For 2014 BC Games, results from 2013 in any sanctioned event will go towards qualification for the 2014 BC Summer Games based on the divisions above. If required any tournament in 2014 will also qualify as long as the event is held 7 days before the BC Games deadline.

See BC Games General Rules for registration procedures.

Officials: Transportation, accommodation, and meals, as arranged by the Host Community, will be provided for 20 officials. See BC Games General Rules for registration procedures.