If there are multiple groups, will you be separating them in advance?
Can riders ask to change groups?
Rider Briefing
When are riders being briefed?
What about late-arrivals?
Remind the riders about any special rules (e.g. about changing from Beginner to Advanced, or about the “1/2 point hand rule” (NAUCC rule))
There need to be many judges, in order to judge all of the stations
Do you have water available for the judges?
Are you ensuring that the judges have a break for the bathroom?
Shade/sunscreen?
Note: The judging must be consistent, so don’t replace a judge at random.
Each judge should have a pen
Trials is usually scored with a scorecard
This is “cardstock” (hard paper) printed with a space for each obstacle
Each scorecard MUST have the competitor’s ID number on it
The judge signs each one on completion
Where will the competitors give their scorecards when they are done?
Scoring
Someone to add up the results
Someone to double-check the addition
Someone to enter the results
Someone to double-check the entry
Tie Breaking
Tie breaking needs to be on the schedule as a separate item, so that there is sufficient time to tabulate the scores, and determine who needs to tie-break.
