World Ranking Management - suggestions for 2010
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:03 am
Background
In 2009 the ISSA World Ranking was down during the whole season. Thanks to some brave ranking supporters we were able to make the effort of calculating a final ISSA World Ranking for 2009.
The work with the World Ranking, and the vision for it, is larger than a few volunteers. It is going beyond the hobby level. We are in a situation where we need to decide what path to take.
Ranking management
The solution of the ranking management is in part to try and break it down in small pieces so that the work for each task can be kept at a hobby level. This needs more people involved but since each task responsibilities will be limited hopefully there will be more people who could imagine taking it on also. And by making these efforts official and public it will show the importance and appreciation of the work and hopefully give motivation of doing these jobs.
But… some of these tasks will still be too big to be kept on a hobby level. I’m thinking of the development of the site and all that we have the possibility to build up around this. This is what we have to solve in some way.
Ranking budget
For those who put in all the extra hours of hard work for the ranking site I would like to pay in some way. To make sure the development advances faster and less shaky. Also there has been a wish from the very start of the World ranking to have some sort of prices for it. Money checks for the Pro World Ranking just as in a normal competition. This is all easy to say but the question is who will pay all this? We need some kind of a budget for the ranking. A ranking budget can come from different sources…
1. Racers.
This solution is hard to administer in many ways.
2. Event organizers.
This solution is easier to administer since they are fewer. And since priority is for the Major, Main and Prime statuses there are only around 30 events that need be handled. And less than 15 key events that must be handled (Major and Main statuses)
3. Ranking Sponsors.
This is also a good solution but hard to make use of before we have something of value to offer them. For example a well managed World Ranking website with a lot of hype and visitors.
Until we have the site up and working I see the point 2 above as the best solution. Event organizers handle payments already today from racers and they have the possibility to include a World Ranking Fee into this payment. Or raise it through their event sponsors. It also gives racers, sponsors and event organizers a direct value for themselves.
World Ranking Fee
This is an example of how the World Ranking Fee could work for events. The idea is that events pay for the World Ranking Status they demand.
$10 Plain status
$20 Basic status
$40 Prime status
$80 Main status
$100 Major status
Plain and Basic events get into the Calendar when they pay the fee.
Prime, Main and Major Events get into the Calendar when demanding the status. And payment is done once the status is granted by the ranking marshals.
Another cost for organizers.![:-(](./images/smilies/icon_frown.gif)
Yes, that’s the bad news but there is also good news. If the vision works and we get the sponsor bit to work once the website is running the idea is that the money flow will turn and go the other way around. When you get a Ranking Status the ranking management will help out making sure there are money checks for the Pros worthy of the ranking status for the event.
And apart from this already today you would get…
As event organizer.
- World Ranking Status. World Ranking Points
- Result archive
- Ranking Web Site
- Ranking Web site Article Admin
- Event registration handling
- Event result handling
- Supporting the ISSA World Ranking and its prizes (Pro Ranking Money Checks)
As racer.
- World Ranking Points
- Racer Web Site
- Personal Result Archive
- Easy to find info for all ranking events
- Easy registration for all ranking events
- World Ranking Diploma (Digital)
- Supporting the ISSA World Ranking and its prizes (Pro Ranking Money Checks)
As event sponsor
- An event that is in the World Ranking
- Gives a more serious impact
- Increased value of the event the higher the status
- Supporting the ISSA World Ranking and its prizes (Pro Ranking Money Checks)
Personally I think it’s a bargain.
Feedback
This has been sent to high status organizers in 2009 and been put before ISSA BOD. Now it's time to get it out in the open. Event organizers are the backbone of the slalom scene and have a lot of knowledge of the current situation and if this is a possible way forward. To make this work there must be a strong commitment and understanding for the fee among the high level events and racers themselves. If not it will not work of course.
Think this through. Your comments may decide what path we will take for 2010 concerning the World Rankings.
In 2009 the ISSA World Ranking was down during the whole season. Thanks to some brave ranking supporters we were able to make the effort of calculating a final ISSA World Ranking for 2009.
The work with the World Ranking, and the vision for it, is larger than a few volunteers. It is going beyond the hobby level. We are in a situation where we need to decide what path to take.
Ranking management
The solution of the ranking management is in part to try and break it down in small pieces so that the work for each task can be kept at a hobby level. This needs more people involved but since each task responsibilities will be limited hopefully there will be more people who could imagine taking it on also. And by making these efforts official and public it will show the importance and appreciation of the work and hopefully give motivation of doing these jobs.
But… some of these tasks will still be too big to be kept on a hobby level. I’m thinking of the development of the site and all that we have the possibility to build up around this. This is what we have to solve in some way.
Ranking budget
For those who put in all the extra hours of hard work for the ranking site I would like to pay in some way. To make sure the development advances faster and less shaky. Also there has been a wish from the very start of the World ranking to have some sort of prices for it. Money checks for the Pro World Ranking just as in a normal competition. This is all easy to say but the question is who will pay all this? We need some kind of a budget for the ranking. A ranking budget can come from different sources…
1. Racers.
This solution is hard to administer in many ways.
2. Event organizers.
This solution is easier to administer since they are fewer. And since priority is for the Major, Main and Prime statuses there are only around 30 events that need be handled. And less than 15 key events that must be handled (Major and Main statuses)
3. Ranking Sponsors.
This is also a good solution but hard to make use of before we have something of value to offer them. For example a well managed World Ranking website with a lot of hype and visitors.
Until we have the site up and working I see the point 2 above as the best solution. Event organizers handle payments already today from racers and they have the possibility to include a World Ranking Fee into this payment. Or raise it through their event sponsors. It also gives racers, sponsors and event organizers a direct value for themselves.
World Ranking Fee
This is an example of how the World Ranking Fee could work for events. The idea is that events pay for the World Ranking Status they demand.
$10 Plain status
$20 Basic status
$40 Prime status
$80 Main status
$100 Major status
Plain and Basic events get into the Calendar when they pay the fee.
Prime, Main and Major Events get into the Calendar when demanding the status. And payment is done once the status is granted by the ranking marshals.
Another cost for organizers.
![:-(](./images/smilies/icon_frown.gif)
Yes, that’s the bad news but there is also good news. If the vision works and we get the sponsor bit to work once the website is running the idea is that the money flow will turn and go the other way around. When you get a Ranking Status the ranking management will help out making sure there are money checks for the Pros worthy of the ranking status for the event.
And apart from this already today you would get…
As event organizer.
- World Ranking Status. World Ranking Points
- Result archive
- Ranking Web Site
- Ranking Web site Article Admin
- Event registration handling
- Event result handling
- Supporting the ISSA World Ranking and its prizes (Pro Ranking Money Checks)
As racer.
- World Ranking Points
- Racer Web Site
- Personal Result Archive
- Easy to find info for all ranking events
- Easy registration for all ranking events
- World Ranking Diploma (Digital)
- Supporting the ISSA World Ranking and its prizes (Pro Ranking Money Checks)
As event sponsor
- An event that is in the World Ranking
- Gives a more serious impact
- Increased value of the event the higher the status
- Supporting the ISSA World Ranking and its prizes (Pro Ranking Money Checks)
Personally I think it’s a bargain.
Feedback
This has been sent to high status organizers in 2009 and been put before ISSA BOD. Now it's time to get it out in the open. Event organizers are the backbone of the slalom scene and have a lot of knowledge of the current situation and if this is a possible way forward. To make this work there must be a strong commitment and understanding for the fee among the high level events and racers themselves. If not it will not work of course.
Think this through. Your comments may decide what path we will take for 2010 concerning the World Rankings.