Judging Guidelines (010117)

[Cierra Theriac]

Judging and Points
A panel of three judges scores each wave on a scale of one to ten. Each surfer in a heat will surf 3 waves -- the two best scoring waves (each out of a possible 10) from each judge are added together to become a surfer's heat total (out of a possible 20).

Judges analyze the following elements when scoring waves:

Degree of difficulty
Combination and variety of maneuvers
Speed, Power & Flow
Utilization of wave
Style and Fluidity of linking of maneuvers
Innovative and progressive maneuvers

Judging scale:
[0.0 ó 1.75: Poor]
[2.0 ó 3.75: Fair]
[4.0 ó 5.75: Average]
[6.0 ó 7.75: Good]
[8.0 ó 10.0: Excellent]