National Points Chase Rules & Info

DATES:
Parks may utilize the best dates that work with their particular park. We ask that all series events are finished by August 31st to allow qualified competitors ample time to book travel for the championship event. (Some exceptions may be made due to weather or proximity to final event)

Features Only Qualifying Series: Open to all operating public full size and two tower parks.
1-4 Events

Park Cable Qualifying Series: Open to all operating public full size parks.
1-4 Events

WWA Wake Park National Championships at Terminus Wake Park
October 5-8, 2023

Park Divisions:

Beginner Men 

Novice Men (No Airtricks)

Intermediate Men

Advanced Men

Pro Men

Amateur Women (Beginner-Novice)

Pro Women (intermediate and above)

30+

40+

Amateur Wakeskate

Pro Wakeskate

Adaptive Standing

Adaptive Sitting

Features Only Divisions: (No Trick Limitations)

Beginner Men 

Amateur Men (Novice-Intermediate)

Pro Men (Advanced-Pro)

Amateur Women (Beginner-Novice)

Pro Women (intermediate and above)

30+

Park Format:

Important notes: Must have 2 kickers off the dock.

1 lap + 1 kicker (designated air trick sections)

2 kickers, 2-3 air tricks, 3-4 rails

Seeding round: 1 run and 1 pick up. (everyone moves on; winner gets a bye in round 2)

Quarters/semis/Finals: 1 run and 1 pick up. 

Judging:

Broken into 3 sections. Score 1-10 for each section. Sections have unique percentages.

3 judges give a score for each section. 1 Scribe writing runs (if needed).

DRIVE Format (Difficulty, Risk, Intensity, Variety, Execution)

Features Format:   

3-4 features + kicker

Qualifying: 2-3 runs; 6 – 10 riders per heat

Finals: 8 rider final; 30 minute heat. As many runs as time permits (finish running order).

Best run counts.

Judging:

Score 1-100 for each run. Best run counts.

3 judges each give a score for each rider. Top 3 scores averaged together. No Scribe.

Execution, Difficulty, Composition (EDC)

Execution = clean, proper (no zeaching or prespin), style (pokes, long grabs, etc.)

Difficulty = mentally and physically (commitment, control)

Composition = Variety, creativity, flow (See composition sheet on Thewwa.com)

Difficulty, composition is how you pick your run

Execution is how you perform your run

Trick Limitations (Park Division Only):

Beginner Wakeboard Park: 

Kickers: Frontside 180’s and Straight airs. NO inverts.

Air Tricks: Ollie frontside 180 and butters/surface spins (surface 360 allowed) NO air tricks.

Rails: NO Transfers (Transfer = greater than 1 foot step up from the side of a rail) NO blind landings.

Novice Wakeboard Park:

Kickers: 360 spins MAX. Basic inverts (NO blind or handle pass inverts, NO rewinds)

Air Tricks: Ollie 360 spins MAX. NO air tricks.

Rails: NO blind landing transfers/ollies. NO inverted transfers 

Amateur Wakeskate Park:

Kickers:  Frontside 180’s and straight airs. NO shuvs/flip tricks.  

Flats Tricks: 180 based tricks MAX (180 – ollies, body varials, shuvs) NO flip tricks.

Rails: NO transfers, NO shuvs/flip tricks onto. 

Amateur Women Wakeboard Park: 

Kickers: 360 spins MAX. Basic inverts (NO blind or handle pass inverts, NO rewinds)

Air Tricks: Ollie 360 Spins MAX. NO air tricks.

Rails: NO blind landing transfers/ollies. NO inverted transfers.

Intermediate Wakeboard Park:

Kickers: 540 spins MAX. 180 inverts MAXNO rewind except toe back 1 rewind back 1.

Air Tricks: Basic air and whip tricks, NO blind landing/handle pass tricks. (S-Bends & Vulcans & Hinterbergers are allowed)

Rails: NO handle pass transfers/ollie (I.E Back 270) NO inverted transfers

Advanced Wakeboard Park:

Kickers: 720 spins MAX. 360 inverts MAX. NO rewind except 321 or toe back 1 rewind.

Air Tricks: Air tricks up to 360 rotations allowed. (S-to Blinds are allowed) NO 540+ air trick.

Rails: Only basic inverts to rails (NO handle pass inverted transfers)

Pro Wakeskate & Wakeboard Park:

No restrictions

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