rtwilliams
25 posts
Mar 27, 2008
2:04 PM
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I am new and just learning. But I read and article at https://home.comcast.net/~utah_rollers/Competition%20Scoring.htm
It talks about a graduated scoring system. I am wondering what you competitors think of it. This idea of a scoring system only changes the number of points awarded for the number of birds in a break. Here is a portion of the article that I am talking about. You can go to the above website for the whole article. It is written by Guil Rand, who I understand is a roller Judge and a respected Roller fancier here in Utah.
"What if we had a graduated scale? A 5 bird break would receive 5 points, and a 6 bird break would receive 7 points, etc. The scoring should increase in a steady, graduated manner, giving more points for each increasingly larger break. The scoring would look like this:
5 bird break = 5 points
6 bird break = 7 points
7 bird break = 9 points
8 bird break = 12 points
9 bird break = 16 points
10 bird break = 21 points
11 bird break = 27 points
12 bird break = 34 points
13 bird break = 42 points
14 bird break = 51 points
15 bird break = 61 points
16 bird break = 72 points
17 bird break = 84 points
18 bird break = 97 points
19 bird break = 111 points
20 bird break = 126 points
A scoring system such as this gives credit for each break, graduated so that the scoring is completely fair. I think most of you would agree that a 15 bird break is better than a 14 bird break, but not 17 points better. And a 10 bird break is better than a 9 bird break, but not 11 points better. In the same respect is a 13 bird break only worth 2 points more than a 12 bird break, or a 19 bird break only worth 3 points more than an 18 bird break? The more the kit works in unison, the more points it should receive. The system should reflect a steadily increasing scoring method that gives increased credit for each step, not just at certain plateaus."
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