The purpose of the ranking system is to track the play of boccia athletes in Canada. The ranking system is used when setting up pools for individual, pair, and team competitions and to assist the selection committee in determining who will represent Canada at international competitions. The ranking system helps ensure that athletes who have one bad competition are not out of contention for the national or espoir program.
In order to award ranking points, boccia competitions must meet the sanctioning and meet criteria set by CCPSA. Please refer to the document CCPSA APPLICATION FOR SANCTION – BOCCIA. Competition results must be submitted to the CCPSA office in Ottawa no later than seven days after the competition for the results to be entered into the Ranking System by the appropriate person.
The following are extracts from the sanctioning policy.
1. National Sanction - Must be a minimum of three provinces in attendance to declare a National Championships
2. Provincial Championship - In pools with one competitor, no ranking points will be awarded
3. Invitational/Open Event –
Two Levels of Competition: a) Elite and b) Novice/Recreation
Only Elite Level will receive ranking points. In pools with one competitor, no ranking points will be awarded. This would also apply to pools where there is a mix of classifications. E.g. if there is a pool of 3 made up of one open, one CP3, and one BC4 no points would be awarded because of the different classifications. It would be looked at as one competitor from each classification and therefore no ranking points would be awarded. The same would apply to National and Provincial Competitions.
The system runs on a two-year cycle and is similar to the one used by the International Boccia Committee of CP-ISRA.
Events National
Events Regional
Events Provincial
Events
Present year
of cycle X 2 X 1.5 X 1
Past year of
Cycle X 1 X .75 X .5
Competitions with up to 4 individuals/pairs/teams (1 pool)
1st) 7 points
2nd) 5 points
3rd) 3 points
4th) 1 point
Competitions with 5- 8 individuals/pairs/teams (2 pools)
1st) 8 points
2nd) 6 points
3rd) 4 points
4th) 3 points
5th-6th) 2 points
7th-8th) 1 point
Competitions with 9-12 individuals/pairs/teams (3 pools)
1st) 10 points
2nd) 8 points
3rd) 6 points
4th) 4 points
5th-7th) 2 points
8th-12th) 1 point
Competitions with 13-16 individuals/pairs/teams (4 pools)
1st) 12 points
2nd) 10 points
3rd) 8 points
4th) 6 points
5th- 8th) 4 points
9th-12th) 2 points
13th-16th) 1 point
Competitions with 17-20 individuals/pairs/teams (4 pools)
1st) 13 points
2nd) 11 points
3rd) 9 points
4th) 7 points
5th-8th) 5 points
9th-12th) 3 point
13th-16th) 2 points
17th-20th) 1 point
Where there are less than 4 individuals/pairs/teams in a competition then the following shall apply:
Where there are 4 the ranking points are:
1st) 7 points
2nd) 5 points
3rd) 3 points
4th) 1 point
If there are 3 then the ranking points will be:
1st) 5 points
2nd) 3 points
3rd) 1 point
If there are 2 then the ranking points will be:
1st) 3 points
2nd) 1 points
This makes an adjustment for the difference in the number of athletes in the pools that number less than four. An athlete finishing first in a competition where there are three athletes should receive less ranking points than an athlete finishing first in a competition where there are four athletes.
Example:
Paul Gauthier winning gold at Nationals in a pool of 11 players would score 10 points and being the present year of cycle you would multiplied by 2 to give him 20 points.
In a pool of 14 at the BCGAD and winning gold, he would score 12 points, which multiplied by 1.5 would give him 18 points. In a pool of 7 at B. C. Provincials and winning silver, he would score 6 points and multiplied by 1 would give him 6 points.
In the past year of the cycle he attended Nationals in a pool of 9 and say he finished with the bronze. Paul would have scored 6 points in his pool for individuals and being a National event it would be multiplied by one for a total of 6 points.
In the same year he attended the BCGAD in a pool of 8 and won bronze. He would receive 4 points, which would be multiplied by .75. He would be given 3 points. In the same year he attended a Provincial meet with 5 individuals and won gold. He would be a rewarded with 8 points and it would be multiplied by .5. He would have scored 4 points.
Tally all the above totals
Nationals 20 points
BCGAD 18 points
Provincial 6 points
Nationals 6 points
BCGAD 3 points
Provincials 4 points
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Total 57 points
