Copyright © 2009 by Stan Pope Page 1 Derbies Galore Competition Formats By Stan Pope.

Copyright © 2009 by Stan Pope

Derbies Galore Competition Formats

By Stan Pope


Two Scenario Types

Everyone is active concurrently, such as Fishing or Kite Flying

Small groups are active while others await their turn, such as Rain Gutter Regatta, Pinewood Derby, or Cubmobile Racing.


Concurrent Participation

Identify basis for competition Develop method for measurement Provide for fair judging and accurate

recording


Examples

First fish caughtBiggest fish caughtKite stayed up the longestKite went highest


Criteria Awards

Caught a fishGot the kite to fly

Small Ribbons would be good recognition items for these ... take my Silk Screening session for printing on them!


Small Groups at a Time

When only a few can actively compete at one time, such as two at a time race their boats in the Rain Gutter Regatta gutter, you need a way to compare results from different heats.



Timing by stop watch ... how many should be timing each entrant?



Points for winning / placing in heats ... how to assure that each entrant faces comparable opponents?

Young and Pope Charts http://stanpope.net/ppngen.html are good, but difficult if only group is large and have only 2 lanes. Competition can be broken into two stages ... preliminary races and finals. For finals, opponents should be balanced.



Elimination method ... entrants compete against others with comparable records and are eliminated after failing to win some number of races.

See “No Chart, Multiple Elimination Racing “ at

http://www.stanpope.net/nelim.html


Other Competitions

If entrants make their own entries, then some “appearance” categories might be judged.

As many categories for which you can afford meaningful recognition is a good plan. Decide if one entrant can receive recognition in more than on category.


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