USTRC Rule Changes
Posted By RopersOnly.com on April 16, 2010
Effective immediately, the United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC) is reinstating its “seconds off” policy for ropers classified as a #3 or below in all divisions. This reverses a policy change announced March 1 that allowed seconds off only in the #8 Pick/Draw.
“USTRC received quite a bit of feedback from ropers who were being adversely affected by the policy change,” said USTRC President Kirk Bray. “While USTRC is firmly committed to its mission to accurately classify ropers, it also wants to remain as fair as possible to all concerned. Reversing this policy change will enable many ropers classified #3 and lower, with supporting performance records, to take full advantage of the opportunities USTRC is working to provide.”
Bray emphasized that while the new policy will assist the majority of active ropers, it does not solve the challenge of under-numbered beginner ropers. Therefore, USTRC urges ropers to remain supportive of producers who find it necessary to identify and adjust new competitors performing at a level higher than his or her number.
“The TRIAD classification system is a proven performance based system. While it works well for active competitors, the lack of competition experience for some ropers classified as a #3 and below makes little to no performance data available. That being the case, all members have a responsibility to recognize their skill level and that of their partners fairly,” he said. “USTRC producers, ambassadors and staff will be encouraged to immediately reclassify ropers that exhibit an obvious competitive advantage at events. USTRC is implementing the new policy in an effort to continue protecting the integrity of the system and provide an unmatched level of competition to the members.”
For more information regarding “seconds off,” please refer to Section 6 of the 2010 USTRC Rule Book.
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