InTime Scoring & the SSA FS Committee are hosting another country-wide Virtually LIVE! Competition

Now with FS 2-way, FS 4-way and VFS 2-Way Basic, we have something for everyone. The SSA FS Committee has also put up a whole lot of prize money for the FS 2-way and 4-way making it a Virtually LIVE!, but Literally CASH! Competition.
Did you know that VFS basic will also be offered at SA Nationals in April? So this is the perfect chance for you freeflyers to get in on the fun and prepare for Nationals. 

Format

• A country-wide, live, virtual competition between all participating DZs
• Run over 1 day.
• Each team competes for themselves and for their drop zone. 
• All events are over 3 rounds.

Entry Criteria

Sandbagging isn’t cool ;) and we want to include you all, so, there are a couple of entry rules regarding your experience.
FS 2-Way: At least 1 Novice (< 350 jumps) per team.
FS 4-Way: No entry criteria. Draw will be 5-6 points using all randoms and only Intermediate blocks.
VFS 2-way basic: At least 1 Novice (minimum Cat II and maximum Cat III) per team.
Each competitor may only enter 1 team in each event.

Date and Venue

All teams compete on 9 March, at their home DZ.

The live judging will be streamed over YouTube so teams can watch the scoring and follow the country-wide meet all day on the DZ. 

Each participating DZ has a rep to organise, drive and assist teams, and submit footage to the judges. The judging team sits in a central location, feverishly scoring as your footage comes and streaming the live judging out over YouTube.

Any jumps not completed by 17h00 on 9 March will receive a zero. In the spirit of Meet Completion, and to finish judging with time for teams to celebrate over a beer afterwards, we have to sacrifice non-finishers to the weather-, schedule- and double-duty gods. So postpone than anniversary/birthday party, be ‘sick’ from work, trade DZ duty days with a tandem master and sacrifice who you must to the weather gods, to get to the DZ and get your 3 rounds jumped.

Prizes

Courtesy of the FS Committee, there is R6 000 in prize money up for grabs.

R 2 000 to the winners of the 2-way FS

R 4 000 to the winners of the 4-way FS

The VFS event winner walks away with fame, glory and confidence for Nationals.

Costs

Teams will have no entry fee.

The SSA FS Committee will sponsor all the streaming costs.  Aren’t they awesome?
Each DZ is asked to provide a computer/laptop for sending footage to judges, and big screen & the internet access display the live judging and scoreboards stream to all their competing teams.  Aren’t they awesome?

Thank you to them all!

Weather

If any teams cannot complete rounds due to weather/loads, etc. the competition still goes to 3 rounds and they just take the knock. Remember the sacrifice story above. Here’s hoping for good weather.

How to enter

Contact Dirk Venter and he’ll put you in touch with your club’s rep.

Want to see another side of FS competition? Sign up for the National FS Judging Course in Pretoria.

Step 1 to becoming a Judge, this course will introduce you to Formation Skydiving judging. It covers theory and judging practice to equip you with the knowledge to train further on your own for the practical evaluation. An evaluation will be offered at SA Nationals 2019, or by arrangement for those who need more practice time or cannot attend is at Nationals.

Course Preparation

Required reading to familiarise yourself with the relevant rules and documents. Preparation of assigned topic from provided material for discussion in course.
Two days is insufficient to cover all content in depth. Key sections will be highlighted and discussed in the course, on the assumption that candidates have read all the text themselves before the course.

The Route to qualification

Judging is interesting and varies greatly from discipline to discipline. It’s not glamourous, and doesn’t pay but it’s a rewarding discipline and offers a peak “behind the curtain” to a lesser seen aspect of competition and record-setting. There is an intense, academic and diligent engine behind the systems and rules that make competitive skydiving competitive.

Theory, application and continuous practice
Proficiency requires knowledge of the rules, application of the rules and administration/logistics at events (competitions and records). Your judge training begins with the course and your proficiency develops through practical experience and exposure – physical presence and active participation at real meets.

1. Attend a PASA Judges Committee Sanctioned Judging Course.
2. Pass the theory and practical evaluations, gaining your Trainee Judge Status in the applicable discipline.
3. Complete & log a minimum of 2 complete National Championships (or approved equivalent) judging that discipline as a official Trainee Judge, with performance sign-off from the Chief Judge to achieve your National Rating.
4. With a National rating and approval of your readiness to attend an FAI sanctioned Judging Course, you may then attend that course, and pass the evaluation to gain your international FAI Judge Rating In your discipline.

As a current FAI Judge, you will be eligible for selection to judge IPC First and Second Category Events, seeing and judging the very top level our sport and visiting all corners of the globe.

Come along, see if you like it and try something different!
Booking essential – limited space on course.
To book a place or find out more contact the Judges Committee by Wed 13 March - contact details here.

For further information please contact:
ned.luker@gmail.com / ned@flyaerodyne.com 
031 502 6435 

Skydive Mossel Bay are hosting an Angle Camp with Naomi Kotzee & Julian Boulle.

Back by popular demand, the angle camp will be on the 2nd & 3rd of March and will be restricted to 16 participants.

• Requirements: B licence minimum, your rig must be free fly friendly. 
• You must have experience in group jumps in any discipline. 
• One-on-one does not count as a group jump. 
• Registration fee is R500 per person. 

Please email Naomi if you would like to attend, providing the following information:

1. Licence number
2. Total number of jumps
3. Number of jumps in the last 3 months
4. Details of group experience i.e.: how many groups jumps and in which discipline and how many skydivers in the group.