Collegiate disciplines

[Psychonaut 0]

Are the only disciplines those stated here?
http://www.uspa.org/USPAMembers/Competition/Collegiates/Champions/tabid/345/Default.aspx

Being Accuracy
indv [novice->master]
team accuracy
sport [novice->master]

Formation 2, 4 open, 4 adv, 6 speed

2way VFS.

Also not quite sure what the accuracy is defined as when comparing individual to sport? Does sport incorporate speed and distance events?

Thanks guys

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[PhreeZone 15]

Sport accuracy requires standing up the landing and classic accuracy is into the inflatable mat with no expectations of standing it up. The USPA collegiate nationals do not have a swoop event since for the most part they are geared towards lower experienced jumpers and that is inappropriate for a 50 jump person to try and do distance or time swoops.

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[Psychonaut 0]

How exactly is the sport accuracy judged then?

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[NWFlyer 2]

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How exactly is the sport accuracy judged then?

The sport accuracy comps I've seen have the targets spray-painted on the grass .

Skydivers Competition Manual, Section 7-1.8 has classic accuracy rules, 7-1.9 has sport accuracy rules (excerpted below, but also available on the USPA site).

A. Competitors will be judged on the following
three tasks:
1. Accuracy: The distance between their first point
of contact and the target center will be
measured with a possible score of zero meters
(dead center) to 15 meters maximum.
2. Stand-up landing: Failure to perform a stand-up
landing will add a 15-meter penalty to the
competitor’s score.
3. Landing control
a. Failure to contain the landing within the
30-meter-diameter circle will add a
15-meter penalty to the competitor’s
score.
b. If the first point of contact is not within
the 15-meter radius circle, the competitor
will receive the maximum score.
B. Maximum total score is 45 meters.
C. The target dead center is 1.5 meters (60 inches) in
diameter and may be changed to .4 meter (16 inches)
in diameter during the last two rounds at the judge’s
discretion.
D. The individuals with lowest total accumulated scores
will be the winners.

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[Psychonaut 0]

Awesome thank you!
Do all the jumpers in sport accuracy still use the big 'ol classic accuracy type canopies?

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[NWFlyer 2]

That I don't know - never paid close enough attention to collegiates (though I have been at Eloy when they were going on). The comps I've seen have been fun comps at a DZ - sport competitors are using their normal sport canopies, while the classic guys are on the big accuracy canopies.

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[Master_Yoda 0]

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Awesome thank you!
Do all the jumpers in sport accuracy still use the big 'ol classic accuracy type canopies?

Way back when... we used 7 cells about 220 to 240 in size. They'd have split sliders and split stabilizers so you could still sink the canopy to the target like the bigger trad accuracy canopies.

[Psychonaut 0]

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Awesome thank you!
Do all the jumpers in sport accuracy still use the big 'ol classic accuracy type canopies?

Way back when... we used 7 cells about 220 to 240 in size. They'd have split sliders and split stabilizers so you could still sink the canopy to the target like the bigger trad accuracy canopies.

Well now that's just no fun

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[VTmotoMike08 0]

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Awesome thank you!
Do all the jumpers in sport accuracy still use the big 'ol classic accuracy type canopies?

No, most everyone that enters is a civilian on their sport canopy. I guess you could enter with an acc canopy if you want, but it would be unusual.

[AggieDave 6]

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Awesome thank you!
Do all the jumpers in sport accuracy still use the big 'ol classic accuracy type canopies?

Nope. In fact some competitors in sport accuracy have been known to jump highly loaded ellipticals.

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[Psychonaut 0]

Sorry to dig this up again, but I knew it was here rather than starting a new thread.

Does anyone have any video of the collegiate canopy piloting?

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[Zymurdoo 0]

I am wondering why CRW is no longer listed in the Collegiate discipline list.

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[skyrider 0]

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I am wondering why CRW is no longer listed in the Collegiate discipline list.

My guess. Liability...

[Hvance 0]

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I am wondering why CRW is no longer listed in the Collegiate discipline list.

Same reason why the high performance canopy events aren't offered?

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[AggieDave 6]

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I am wondering why CRW is no longer listed in the Collegiate discipline list.

Same reason why the high performance canopy events aren't offered?

Sport Acc has been known to be a modified swoop event.

As for CReW, it used to be offered and the anecdotal reason explained to me was that the Texas A&M Skydiving Club won it for about 8 years in a row, although the last 2 years they were the only team that entered. Since no other teams were entering, a vote was held on the competition board and it was removed.

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[Zymurdoo 0]

Someone get a pry bar and get that coffin lid open. CRW ain't dead yet.

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(It's called CRW, add an e if you like, but I ain't calling it CFS. FU FAI!)

[DrizZ 0]

+1 Let's bring it back for 2011... we'll be training in it whether they let us compete it or not at ERAU :p