USA Canoe/Kayak Events

On the weekend of April 11-12, 2009 the Colorado School of Mines Kayaking Club will be hosting a 2-day race and rodeo competition. Colleges from across the country and high schools throughout Colorado have been invited to enter teams of 4 competitors in slalom, polo, boater cross and rodeo competition. The race is held at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park, with a slalom race open to the community for participation.

Festivities will kick off Friday night with a premiere of the kayaking film The Risen Sun in Coolbaugh Hall, room 209. Free food and beverages will be provided by Golden City Brewery will accompany the movie to celebrate the fresh spring melt.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 10th

7:30pm – 9:00pm     Kayak Movie (The Risen Sun)

Saturday, April 11th

8:00am – 9:00am       Registration
9:00am – 12:30pm     Slalom Race (teams & citizens), Water Polo
12:30pm – 1:00pm     Lunch
1:00pm – 2:30pm       Slalom Race (teams), Water Polo
2:30pm – 4:00pm       Boater Cross
4:00pm – 5:00pm       Clean up

Sunday, April 12th

8:30am – 9:00am        Registration
9:00am – 10:00am     “Trash Pickup”
10:00am – 12:30pm     Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00pm         Rodeo Finals
3:00pm – 4:00pm         Raffle, Team Finals
4:00pm-4:30pm           Clean up

CSM Ice Breaker 2009 Event Rules

General:
All the members on a team compete in two heats of the Slalom Race and two games of Water Polo. Each member of the team will compete in either the Rodeo Event or Boater Cross. Scores from each event will be combined to determine the winner. Team regulations are below:
•    5 members per team
•    All team members must be a member of a school/club
•    Max 4 teams per school
•    3 members per team will participate in the Rodeo
•    2 members will participate in Boater Cross
•    Any 2 members will participate in the Trash Pickup (1 in a boat and 1 on shore)

Citizens:
Citizens will only be allowed to participate in the Slalom, Boater Cross, and Rodeo. Citizens will be placed in separate heats but scored the same. There are no boat regulations for citizen paddlers.

Slalom Race:
Each racer must pass through the designated gates both WITH and AGAINST the current to obtain points. Penalties are awarded for missing gates, entering gates the wrong way, hitting gates, and moving gates. Each racers best finishing time plus penalties will be combined for the team’s final Slalom score. The penalties are as follows:
•    Touching a gate regardless of number of times = 2 second penalty
•    Intentionally moving or pushing a gate = 50 second penalty
•    Negotiating a gate in the wrong direction = 50 second penalty
•    Missing a gate = 50 second penalty
Swimmers who finish receive finishing time
Swimmers who do not finish are DQ’d and receive a time of 10 minutes

Boater Cross:
Two racers from each team participate in this event, one in each of two heats. There will be a mass start from the top of the course. The objective is to make it through all designated gates on the course ahead of the other boaters.
•    One racer per team in each heat
•    Points are awarded based on finishing place
•    Boater must pass through designated gates
•    If ONE gate is missed, that boater will be DISQUALIFIED
•    No intentional skirt pulling or paddle hitting will be allowed
•    1st place gets 60 seconds subtracted form the team’s total time
•    2nd place gets 45 seconds subtracted from the team’s total time
•    3rd place gets 30 seconds subtracted from the team’s total time
•    All remaining finishers get 10 seconds subtracted from the team’s total time


Rodeo Event:
Three members per team will compete in prelims in different heats. Each member will have 1 minute to demonstrate his or her skill. The top two or three members from each heat will advance to the finals. Final rounds will also last 1 minute per competitor.
•    Two judges will rate each competitor on difficulty and style
•    Points will be given according to the Rodeo score sheet
•    Winners will be determined according to number of points
•    1st place gets 120 seconds subtracted form the team’s total time
•    2nd place gets 100 seconds subtracted from the team’s total time.
•    3rd place gets 80 seconds subtracted from the team’s total time.

Water Polo:
The whole team must participate and compete against another team. Each team will play two games at 10 minutes apiece (5 minute halves). Games will be played on the pond to the north of Clear Creek.
•    Competitors must be in their boat while handling the ball
•    No paddles are allowed (except the goalie)
•    No intentional skirt pulling or flipping will be allowed
•    Ball must completely cross the goal line to be a goal
•    Swimmers must get back in their boats as quickly as possible, play will continue while swimmers are in the water
•    If a team wins both games, 45 seconds will be deducted from the final team score
•    If a team wins 1 game, 30 seconds will be deducted from the final team score
•    If no games are won, 15 seconds will be deducted from the final team score

Trash Pick Up:
2 members from each team will participate, one in a boat and one on shore. All teams will participate at the same time. Each team will have 5 minutes to collect as much trash as possible from the starting line to the finish line.
•    No tipping or skirt pulling allowed
•    Competitors have five minutes to reach the finish line with all of their trash. Teams who don’t finish within the allotted time will be disqualified, thus no points will be taken off their overall time.
•    There will be NO PENALTY for swimming as long as both competitors cross the finish line at the same time.
•    Places will be assigned to teams based on the overall weight of their trash bag.
•    The team with the heaviest trash bag wins obviously
•    1st place will have 90 seconds deducted from their overall time. 2nd place will have 60 seconds deducted from their overall time. 3rd place will have 30 seconds deducted from their overall time.
•    For highly unusual/most difficult to collect piece of trash extra time will be deducted. 15 seconds will be deducted per unusual/difficult item.
Team Scoring:
Final team scores will be calculated as follows:

Total Team Time + Slalom Penalties– Water Polo Score – Boater Cross Score – Trash Pick Up Score – Rodeo Score = Final Score