Competition Levels

Competition Levels

Novice: Any athlete who has never won a competitive (competing against at least one other athlete) first place in that event.

Beginner: Any Athlete who has won at least 5 competitve first place awards in that event. After the fifth first place award is won, the athlete may no longer enter the beginner division in that event.

Intermediate: Any athlete who has won less than 10 competitive 1^st place awards in that event. When the tenth 1^st place is won, the athlete may no longer enter the Intermediate division in that event.

Advanced: Any athlete who has won ten or more competitive 1^st place first place awards in that event.

***Example:

(First place awards won at any level of competition in an event count toward advancement in that event.)

***An Athlete Who has won 1 competitive 1^st place in Novice Solo and 4 competitve 1^st place in awards in Beginner Solo has won a total of 5 competitive 1^st place awards in Solo and now must compete in the Intermediate division of Solo.

***An Intermediate or Advanced athlete may never compete in a lower classification, but an athlete may enter a higher classification. Whe the athlete has won the designated number of competitive 1^st place awards for that event, the athlete must move up.