Abbreviated NCSA Member Contract Version 2010-2011

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1. Membership Fee/Form Requirements
   • Competitors and participants who are members of the NCSA will receive full membership benefits and discounted entry fees into NCSA events.
   • Non-members will not receive any membership benefits, but will still be allowed to compete in NCSA events.
   • Membership/Entry forms will be completed online.
   • Each member is responsible for turning in his/her entry form and fee before the specified deadline. Competition Directors may have to limit entries due to beach permit regulations and/or may have to close entries due to participation numbers.
2. Entry Fee Requirements
   • Entry fees are set by each competition according to its operational budget.
   • Competitors must turn in all entry fees and forms by the deadline stated for each event.
   • There will be no entry fee refunds unless a doctor’s note is provided to the Competition Director.
   • NO PHONE OR BEACH ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
   • The entire entry fee must be paid before you can be placed into a heat.
   • You must be present at the competition Sign-In to compete in the event. If you miss the event Sign-In, your position in any heat will be forfeited, and you will not receive an entry fee refund.
   • Payment must be made online through PayPal or through mail by check or money order.
3. Academic Rules and Requirements
   • Each member of the NCSA must be currently enrolled in a college or university whose main campus is located in the USA. Student-athletes who are studying abroad may still compete in NCSA events.
   • All members and competitors must be full-time students enrolled in a minimum of twelve credit hours each semester.
   • Non-compliance in the academic requirements by any NCSA member will result in total loss of NCSA membership privileges.
4. Team Requirements
   • All team members must be currently enrolled in the participating team’s institution.
   • Teams must pay the team entry fee for select NCSA events.
   • Combined teams may only consist of one major university and one neighboring community college within 20 miles from the participating university.
   • Combined teams cannot have more than 25% of their team members from campuses other than their main campus or from community colleges.
   • Teams may be made of NCSA members and non-members.
   • If there is any attempt to mislead any team information including school attendance, team member impersonation, or misrepresentation of any kind could result in immediate suspension of associated team and member NCSA privileges for a minimum of one year. There will be no refunds of any team or individual membership fees.
5. Beach Rules
   • The contest area must be completely cleared of people prior to the start of the first heat. Any person skimming in the contest area who is not in the current heat will be told to leave the contest area and will not be able to compete in the event and/or any future events as determined by the NCSA Competition Director and/or NCSA President.
   • Competitors who are not present at the event Sign-In will forfeit their position in any heat for the event and will not receive an entry fee refund.
   • If a competitor misses their heat for any reason without notifying the Competition Director in advance, he/she will not be allowed to compete in any following heats and will not receive an entry fee refund unless a doctor’s note is provided.
   • It is the competitor’s responsibility to understand all competition rules during the event, including wave count, timing, heat start, etc. It is also the competitor’s responsibility to check-in with the Announcer when their name is called for a heat and to notify the Competition Director with any problems that result in the contestant not competing in the event.
   • The NCSA reserves the right to refuse participation to any individual or group whose conduct is not consistent with improving the image of the sport of skimboarding.
6. Shorebreak Rules
   • Because the sport of skimboarding is based off of wave riding, competitors will be expected to ride waves. Performing inland tricks "in the flats" while ridable waves are present will result in a lower score by the judges.
   • If conditions do not allow for shorebreak riding, the Competition Director will make the announcement at the beginning of the heat; otherwise skimmers are expected to ride waves.
7. Snaking
   • Snaking will not be tolerated. If a competitor is caught snaking, as determined by the Head Judge, their highest scoring wave during that heat will not be counted. Snaking is considered any action to cut off, block, or steal a wave from another competitor that has already started running for a wave.
8. Free Skimming In Competition Area
   • Free skimming in the competition area is prohibited. Any person free skimming in the contest area who is not in the current heat will be told to leave the contest area and will not be able to compete in the event and/or any future events as determined by the NCSA Competition Director and/or NCSA President.
9. Wave Count/Timing
   • The Announcer will announce when the heat starts and countdown the last ten seconds until it ends. They may also give a three minute and one minute warning.
   • Preliminary heats will be start at 5 minutes in duration for the very first round of heats in the event. Each heat after the first round will be 7 minutes in duration. Final heats will be 10 minutes in duration, unless otherwise indicated by the Competition Director.
   • Top 3 waves will be scored in all preliminary and final heats, unless otherwise indicated by the Competition Director.
   • Extraordinary wave/beach conditions in any NCSA event could dictate changes in wave count/timing, etc. Only the Competition Director can direct any changes to be made.
10. Judging Criteria The criteria that follows has been adapted from that which was developed by Skim Invasion.
    • i. A score of 1-3 will be used if a rider fails to complete a ride. For example, if a rider completes a wrap and attempts a shove-it and misses, he would get said scoring. No more than a 3 will be given.
    • ii. A score of 3.5-6 will be given to a rider who completes a wrap and does not fall. No tricks involved, just a wrap. 3.5 being a shaky looking wrap and a 6 being a well executed wrap.
    • iii. A score of 6.5-9 will be for rides that are completed to include liners, wraps to any trick, liners to any trick, air re-entries to the wave, and other wave riding combinations. Remember they must be completed successfully to count.
    • iv. A score of 9.5-10 will only be given in the event that a skimmer nails a sick, crucial, amazing, multi-combo trick, or just plain best ride you have ever seen. You will know it when you see it.
    • v. Tricks that are attempted and/or made “in the flats” when waves are present will not be given more than a score of 4. This also goes for “out the back” airs.
11. Tabulation
    • All completed Judges’ Sheets will be given to the Tabulator after each heat is run.
    • It is the Tabulator’s responsibility to keep the Judges’ Sheets neat and organized once they are received from the judges.
    • To decide a winner, the Top 3 waves in all preliminary and final heats of each competitor will be totalled for each of the Judge’s Sheets completed for that heat. The total scores from each of the Judges’ Sheet will then be added together to determine the final score for each competitor.
    • If there is a tie, the skimmer who received the highest scoring wave(s) will receive the higher placing.
    • To determine who advances after each heat, all scores will then be lined up in order after the first round of heats, and a certain percentage of the lowest scores (i.e. the lowest 15%) of competitors will be eliminated. This percentage will vary per contest based on the number of competitors.
    • The Judges’ Sheets are to be stapled to the Heat Board at the time the results for each heat are posted.
    • For team scores, the Tabulator is to add the points given to each of the Top Placing skimmers from each team.
12. Competition Scoring
    • The top competitors from each division will be scored as follows: Professional: 1st: 10 2nd: 8.5 3rd: 7 Competitive: 1st: 10 2nd: 9 3rd: 8 4th: 7 5th: 6 6th: 5 7th: 4 8th: 3 9th: 2 10th: 1 Recreational: 1st: 5 2nd: 4.25 3rd: 3.5 4th: 2.75 5th: 2 6th: 1.25 7th: .75