C1 Points & promotions
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 2:40 pm
At the AGM last year it was proposed & agreed that C1 promotion points should be in line with K1, the impact of this is that paddlers need to win a number of races to get proposed rather than say 2 x 2nd place finishes which was seen in D1 in 2016, the problem is that so many paddlers now are competing against each other & are at risk of not getting promoted this season.
I have started this discussion with 3 things to consider & have put forward.....
Item 1 - Change the C1 promotion points.
For example in D1 it could be the average of 2nd place finish x 5, say 4650 points - this would allow a paddler getting 5 x 2nd place finishes or 1 x 1st, 3 x 2nd & 1 x 3rd and so on to get promoted rather than the 4 x 1st & 1 x 2 that it seems to be now.
Item 2 - Promotions at the end of the season
Once the above is agreed, then whoever would have achieved that target gets promoted for the 2018 season
Item 3 - Paddlers returning to the sport
If a paddler has paddled in a higher division before (say Prem) and gets reinstated in D1, i propose that if they win 1 x race they go straight to prem rather than getting in the way of paddlers progressing through the divisions. The same would apply to D1, D2 etc
I'm sure that there is food for thought here & whilst this is an idea - a good thread would flush out some real ideas to take forward to the AGM to improve the sport.
NOTE: this doesn't take into account division size nor demotions which should be considered along with any proposals for promotions.
I have started this discussion with 3 things to consider & have put forward.....
Item 1 - Change the C1 promotion points.
For example in D1 it could be the average of 2nd place finish x 5, say 4650 points - this would allow a paddler getting 5 x 2nd place finishes or 1 x 1st, 3 x 2nd & 1 x 3rd and so on to get promoted rather than the 4 x 1st & 1 x 2 that it seems to be now.
Item 2 - Promotions at the end of the season
Once the above is agreed, then whoever would have achieved that target gets promoted for the 2018 season
Item 3 - Paddlers returning to the sport
If a paddler has paddled in a higher division before (say Prem) and gets reinstated in D1, i propose that if they win 1 x race they go straight to prem rather than getting in the way of paddlers progressing through the divisions. The same would apply to D1, D2 etc
I'm sure that there is food for thought here & whilst this is an idea - a good thread would flush out some real ideas to take forward to the AGM to improve the sport.
NOTE: this doesn't take into account division size nor demotions which should be considered along with any proposals for promotions.