Post by giacomo on May 14, 2010 10:59:39 GMT -5
Taking into account the short time before the release of TW11 and the need both to keep TW10 going for those who won't have TW11 right away and to provide fun activity for all our members, the admins have designed the following plan for Season 7, to launch as soon as the final results for Season 6 have been posted. There isn't a lot of time between now and when the season needs to start, so we have built the ability to tweak the format a bit into the design. If you have thoughts about improvement over the next day or two, please be sure to post, as we certainly want to take your ideas into account. And with no further preface, here's our plan for Season 7:
1. Season 7 is a 5 week WiiGA team competition lasting from about May 17 through June 20. After the release of TW11 we'll determine whether or not to extend the season or start Season 1 of TW11, or to do both concurrently.
2. The teams:
3. Course and Settings:
4. Scores:
5. Playoff (in case of a tie at the end of the season)
6. Recognitions: The following Leader Lists will be kept each week with a recognition for the leader of each list at the end of the season-
We honestly don't know how well the recognition list is going to work. We're open to suggestions, and will try it out as the season begins. If it requires modification as we go, we'll do that.
So- first, let us know what you think. Do we need to make changes? We've got until Sunday to modify the plan based on your input. Or are we ready to go?
Second, we need volunteers to captain the two teams. The next post will contain the initial list of the two teams. The list will hopefully grow as members who didn't play or didn't finish Season 6 come forward and ask to participate. There is work involved in being a captain, but it is going to be a lot of fun! If you watched the WiiGA v. BAGS thread, you know what a blast this could be!
Finally, if you're a new member or didn't play/finish Season 6, please go to the sign-up thread and we'll randomly assign you to a team!
wiigatour.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=announce&action=display&thread=2805
Let us know if we're on the right track!
The WiiGA Admins
1. Season 7 is a 5 week WiiGA team competition lasting from about May 17 through June 20. After the release of TW11 we'll determine whether or not to extend the season or start Season 1 of TW11, or to do both concurrently.
2. The teams:
- There will be two teams competing in this season. In future seasons where teams are utilized it is possible that more than two teams will compete.
- Team Names- the teams will be called Team 1 and Team 2 until their memberships and captains are determined, and then the teams will name themselves.
- Selecting existing Season 6 participants: Everyone who completed Season 6 AM will be listed by final rank. All PRO finishers also played AM except Winterii. Using the average difference for the other PRO players from their AM scores as an estimate of performance, subtract 71 from Winterii’s PRO score to get a comparable AM score of 452 and insert him into the list. Using the compiled list in final order, assign each person on the list to team 1 or team 2 in the pattern of 1-2, 2-1, 1-2, 2-1 until the list is exhausted. The result of this exercise will appear in the next post.
- For members who did not complete Season 6 and for new members, hold a sign-up for a fixed number of days. All who want to be included are listed and randomly assigned to a team. Any new members who want to join the season after the season begins are randomly assigned to a team.
- Member may opt out before the season starts, but do not need to- only 15 scores will be counted for each side at the end of each week. Hence, since each team will have around 20 or more members, each member may participate or not as schedules and circumstances dictate, and a full complement of scores can still be submitted.
- Team captains must be selected as soon as the team memberships are set. The role of the team captain is to coach the team, support getting team members to do their rounds, and to collect and submit the scores at the end of each week. The Tournament Committee is responsible for official posts of team standings gleaned from the submissions of the team captains, but the team captains are responsible for determining which scores are submitted as official scores. The Tournament Committee will facilitate the teams in obtaining volunteers for captain, and will hold an election for the team to select their captain if two or more volunteers make themselves available.
3. Course and Settings:
- These will be determined by the Tournament Committee and posted each week. During overlap with TW11, only courses that occur in both games may be listed so that members can choose which environment to play in to submit scores. One official round only will be played each week. By agreement of the Team Captains, play can be expanded by adding an additional course during any given week, but only one round per course will be counted.
- Style of play is not dictated. Since low score determines the winner and Team Captains decide which scores to submit, any style of play within the rules of the WiiGA is permitted.
- Rounds must be played with two or more participants. It is preferred for at least one member of a twosome, threesome or foursome be from the other team; but it is not mandatory. However, at least two players must participate in an official round and must verify the reported scores.
4. Scores:
- Scores are posted as usual. However, Team Captains are responsible for collecting the scores they wish to submit each week and posting them as the final scores for the week. The Tournament Committee will use these postings for official standings. For team standings only the top 15 scores will be added together. The number 15 has been selected because it is anticipated that each team will have around 20 or more members. However, if the numbers become much different from those expected, the number of scores to be counted may be adjusted. Low score wins for the week. The season winner is determined by the number of weeks won.
- So what to do if Team 1 submits 15 scores, but Team 2 can only muster 12? If the captain of Team 2 believes that his team may not produce 15 scores for the week as of noon (CDT) on the Saturday of a weekly competition, he must notify the captain of Team 1 regarding the number of scores that will probably be missing. The captain of Team 1 may then select any player(s) from Team 1 to make up the missing scores for Team 2. The players selected will have through Monday night to play their rounds. Players from one team playing rounds for another team are honor bound to play their best. If both teams will be missing scores, any difference between the two is made up by the team having the greatest number of scores ready to submit. Such an event will cause the Tournament Committee to consider with the advice of the Team Captains lowering the target number of scores to be submitted each week.
5. Playoff (in case of a tie at the end of the season)
- The top 15 finishers are ranked top to bottom for each team. A player is selected by the Team Captains from the top 5 scores, next 5 scores, and final 5 scores. A difficult course and settings are selected. The 3 representatives from each team play head to head using match scoring. One point is awarded for each hole the match is won by. The total number of points for all three matches determines the winner.
6. Recognitions: The following Leader Lists will be kept each week with a recognition for the leader of each list at the end of the season-
- The top 5 Low Scorers each week and aggregated weekly for an overall leader list.
- The 5 Longest Putts (each player notes long putts and reports them with the scores for the round- a list is kept for top 5 longest each week and for aggregate footage of long putts reported against a baseline of the 5th longest putt from week 1.)
- The 5 Longest Drives (each player notes long drives and reports them with the scores for the round- a list is kept for the top 5 longest each week and for aggregate yardage of long drives reported against a baseline of the 5th longest drive from week 1.)
- The top 5 total number of eagles/HIOs each week and overall
- The weekly MVP and the season MVP from each team. The Team Captain nominates 2-3 candidates each week and at the end of the season. The Tournament Committee selects the winners.
We honestly don't know how well the recognition list is going to work. We're open to suggestions, and will try it out as the season begins. If it requires modification as we go, we'll do that.
So- first, let us know what you think. Do we need to make changes? We've got until Sunday to modify the plan based on your input. Or are we ready to go?
Second, we need volunteers to captain the two teams. The next post will contain the initial list of the two teams. The list will hopefully grow as members who didn't play or didn't finish Season 6 come forward and ask to participate. There is work involved in being a captain, but it is going to be a lot of fun! If you watched the WiiGA v. BAGS thread, you know what a blast this could be!
Finally, if you're a new member or didn't play/finish Season 6, please go to the sign-up thread and we'll randomly assign you to a team!
wiigatour.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=announce&action=display&thread=2805
Let us know if we're on the right track!
The WiiGA Admins