Riders are expected to have their runs figured out prior to the day of the contest. Don't expect to be able to figure out a run in the 1 hour warm up open practice. EVERYONE competing is out trying to warm up and dial in last minute details during that time. New riders must have a waiver filled out and on file with the skatepark. Call the park for details about the waiver day of or download the waiver off the website.
Competitions are wonderful to showcase your skills, push your riding to its limits, and have a fun memorable experience for yourself and spectators. However, we must emphasize... Do not enter this competition if you are not able to handle losing a competition. Often scores can be as close as one point to other competitors, and no contest is ever absolutely perfect. We always aim to do our very best at having a fair and diverse rubric for podium winners.
This competition is FREE to enter, but we encourage a donation as this is a fundraiser to build new ramps!
Competitors will get 2 one-minute runs in the BOTTOM section of the skatepark. Best of the two runs will be your final score (secondary score breaks ties)
Rubric uses four categories: Use of Park, Difficulty of Tricks, Style, and Consistency-
Use of Park- Utilize the course! This category looks at how much of the skatepark you used for your run. You don't want to spend an entire minute riding the same ramp... flowing around shows skill and any well rounded rider should be able to use the park effectively. Creative gaps, lines, and using the park creatively all go into your use of park points.
Difficulty of Tricks- This category is usually the most simple to understand, and what most are already mindful of with competitions. How difficult are the tricks you are doing and how many tricks you accomplish define the score for this category. The more difficult and plentiful the tricks, the higher you will score!
Style- This category you will get points for how you look riding your scooter, this is the category to gain points for your unique riding style and individuality! Clean lands over sketchy lands, and overall presentation of the run. Showmanship has an effect in this category, top level competitors interact with a crowd and put on a show!
Consistency- Land all of your tricks! This category looks into how often you land the tricks you are doing during your run. Do your best to land all the tricks in your run, try not to fall or slip a foot. A flawless run is the easiest way to achieve the highest score possible, but that does not make it easy to do.
These categories help to even the playing field as athletes balance doing their best tricks without pushing beyond their limit on actually landing what they throw. Using the park pushes riders to dial in a properly timed run and following this rubric allows the winners to be the most well-rounded competitors not just those with the flashiest trick or two.
One of the most common questions for competitors is what division they should enter into.
Grom- Never competed before? Never landed a tail whip before? Just landed your first one? Just started riding last week? this is a division for you, a time to show, show your skills, and have fun in front of a crowd!
Beginner- Riders that can land some simple tricks, riders who may not have consistent combos figured out yet. Beginner riders typically will just be doing single tricks, some fly-out and small gaps. If you feel like you are not doing a solid trick most jumps in your run, beginner may be a good place to enter. With each division it is important to understand that the list of tricks is only part of what makes up a skilled rider. Certain tricks can still be considered beginner depending on the situation.
Intermediate- This is usually where many riders feel comfortable entering, This also means its usually the most modified roster. Some riders don't want to consider themselves 'beginner' but unless you are pulling together combo tricks and doing a solid run with over-head tricks or more technical riding than you may not be ready for intermediate. We recommend to go intermediate over beginner if you are doing continuous tricks in your line, and landing your tricks more often than not. Intermediate is great to do an established one minute run, yet not with any absolutely massive bangers or gaps that may be more advanced level.
Advanced- Our highest level division in the fall brawl, so long as you are not a Pro, Advanced is your level. If you have placed high up in intermediate level contests before you should think about moving up to this division. AM level riders, or up and 'soon to be pro' riders will battle it out in the Advanced division. So long as you are not a high-level established pro rider, this division is for you! This will be high energy, trick after trick, non stop one minute runs.
Best Trick- A judge will make note of your best trick during your run. Best trick per division wins a suprise!
Entering and competing in the correct division will help ensure that our competition is evenly spread out so that any level rider has a chance in their division. If you think you are going to "for sure win" maybe you are too skilled for the division you were thinking... If you enter in a division that you are too skilled for, you will not win- you will be bumped up to the next level division at the discretion of our judges.