Each year, I look at the rankings system to figure out what’s working and what might need improvement. Each year, I share proposed changes to the FPA Board along with suggestions others have made. Sometimes those changes are small; sometimes they are systemic.
Last year, we made some small changes in classifying which tournaments would offer larger point values. This year, there will be some broader changes designed to address the evolution of the freestyle tournament scene and to create some standardization toward future upgrades.
I will update the rankings section of the site soon with detailed descriptions of all the changes, but in the meantime let me outline the main changes. None of the changes affected the year-end lists (open | women) for 2006. All of the changes begin with the February 2007 lists (open | women).
Taken separately, the changes might seem strange or scary, but read through them as a package of changes that work together to keep the rankings in balance, with the goal of creating a useful reflection of current tournament performance.
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