IFSA Rules & Bylaws 2009

[krys]

Hi!

The International Freestyle Skaters Association, jointly with the FIRS and its partner is glad to present the Freestyle Sports Rules & Bylaws 2009. The document is now available to download from http://www.ifsasports.org/2009/01/12/rules-bylaws-2009/

There you will find the explanation of all the main point of an IFSA Event, the sport rules, the organisation rules as well as the administrative stuff. You will be able to find the full details of the 2009 rules changes as well as the new matrix and the new judge sheet !!!

If you have any question please feel free to ask in the official forum: http://ifsasport.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101

krys

[krys]

From IFSA:

Direct communication

For your information, the rules 2009 updates are based on the propositions received in 2008 for the board meeting. A synthesis of this demands has proceed to match attempts from everyone. The demands are not coming from the IFSA, but from the Federations, the countries, the judges & the judges reporting competitors demands, for a democratic & efficient developpment together. The board, IFSA team & Federations who joined did this hard job together for the skaters : Thanks

May I call your attention & understanding on this point :
The World is large & rich, each country or even each group has coherent demand. All this demands are different & even opposite one to another. As the rules are for all the skaters worldwide, they have to include all the opinions & demands. Therefore it can not match exactly each single view, but propose the best coherent system for a global World made of different skaters.

Here is a short & brief presentation of the different demands, with their leading ideas, which brought to the final synthesis of the rules 2009 available on http://www.ifsasports.org


Italy
Freestyle demand of Jam Freestyle Slalom
Speed demand of change of penalty : second foot on the floor -> eliminating
Speed allow to enter the slalom 2 feets
Speed ask the following judges to work without skates
Freestyle display the results live
Freestyle make judging job easyer
Freestyle more show & choreographie
Freestyle one criteria per judge

France
Jump copy the IAAF atheltism rules
Speed strict judge on the 1st cone
Speed Timing display compulsory
Freestyle 1 run of qualification + 1 run of finale
Freestyle Technical criteria should be easyer
Freestyle display the results live
Freestyle 1 point per family (less variety)

Russia
Jump copy the IAAF atheltism rules
Jump increase start heights
Speed set a rules about second foot on the floor
Freestyle Tricks & Transitions toghether
Freestyle more show & style
Freestyle more variety
Freestyle Change the Matrix
Freestyle 1 run of qualification + 1 run of finale
Cup Bonus for the top rank

Spain
Freestyle introduction + developpment + conclusion = more strategy
Freestyle introduction : best trick
Freestyle 1 run of qualification + 1 run of finale
Freestyle more show & attraction for public
Freestyle Technical criteria easyer : reduce the number of tricks

Judges feedbacks
Speed strict judge on the 1st cone with 1 judge for that
Jump increase start heights
Freestyle Bonus mark in Technique : no confusion with transitions
Freestyle Suppress Global Technical Mark : subjective & double use
Freestyle Change the Matrix
Freestyle Reduce the number of tricks
Freestyle Change the name of "style" for "body control"
Freestyle more strict on penalty for more show
Freestyle 1 run of qualification + 1 run of finale
Freestyle display the results live for qualification
Freestyle introduction : best trick
Freestyle 1 point per family (less variety)
Freestyle Extra points for Tricks performed over many cones (extra cones)

[krys]

From IFSA:

"Dear Skaters, partners, federations,

Following our first World Cup in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and following meeting with skaters during this event. The IFSA listen to the various wishes and adapt the event rule slightly to be adapted to the skaters’ wishes. Therefore the following points are now in place:

Following the First best trick (ranking Best Trick),  skaters will be entitle to choose their start position for their First run, in qualification order.
Only the 8 for Men and 6 for women, non qualified for the second run skaters will go to the second chance best trick. All the others skaters; from 17+ for men and 13+ for women, will end their competition after the first run. The number of two skaters allowed to go to the second chance remains un-changed.
These changes are with immediate effect and will be in place for the next event in Nice.

An other consultation will take place in Nice to have the skaters feed back.

The IFSA want to thanks all the skater for their assistance in creating the best rules for our sport.
 
Sports Regards,

IFSA Communication"

Sk8 regards from Barcelona ,

krys