Trials

• Trials is often done in multiple groups of riders

  • If there are multiple groups, will you be separating them in advance?
  • Can riders ask to change groups?

• Rider Briefing

  • When are riders being briefed?
  • What about late-arrivals?
  • Remind the riders about any special rules (e.g. about changing from Beginner to Advanced, or about the "1/2 point hand rule" (NAUCC rule))

• There need to be many judges, in order to judge all of the stations

  • Do you have water available for the judges?
  • Are you ensuring that the judges have a break for the bathroom?
  • Shade/sunscreen?
  • Note: The judging must be consistent, so don’t replace a judge at random.
  • Each judge should have a pen

• Trials is usually scored with a scorecard

  • This is "cardstock" (hard paper) printed with a space for each obstacle
  • Each scorecard MUST have the competitor’s ID number on it
  • The judge signs each one on completion
  • Where will the competitors give their scorecards when they are done?

• Scoring

  • Someone to add up the results
  • Someone to double-check the addition
  • Someone to enter the results
  • Someone to double-check the entry

• Tie Breaking

  • Tie breaking needs to be on the schedule as a separate item, so that there is sufficient time to tabulate the scores, and determine who needs to tie-break.