D.R.I.V.E JUDGING CRITERIA

Judges will use the following D.R.I.V.E criteria to analyze the run:     

D.     Difficulty

R.     Risk

I.      Intensity

V.     Variety

E.     Execution  

Difficulty: (in comparison to other riders in the same heat)

Combos (combining tricks, adding spins, grabs, etc)

Front side or backside (blind) / Toe side or Heel side

Switch v regular

Landing wrapped vs. landing after the handle pass

Landing blind

Grabbing a trick or not

Obstacle approaches (ollie on, spins on and/or off the rails as opposed to on the rail, gaps, transfers, etc).

Placement of trick in the run or course to make it more difficult

Number of rotations

Number of handle passed tricks 

Risk: (in comparison to other riders in the same heat)

Where in the run is the trick performed?

Was there a ‘safe’ alternative?

Linking difficult tricks

Grabs held longer?

Height and energy of tricks performed

Risk shown in obstacle approaches and on the rails   

Intensity: (in comparison to other riders in the same heat)

This reflects the degree of performance to which each maneuver was carried out in terms of amplitude or how big the moves were, overall height and energy off the water or kickers, as well as the risk demonstrated in the run.

Risk can be the choice of trick, or placement of trick in the pass, or the way the trick was performed.   

Variety: (in comparison to other riders in the same heat)

Were the tricks all based on the same type or variety of trick? (roll, roll 2 rev, roll 2 blind, kgb = similar)

Judges want to see a variation of air, roll, flip, spin, raley, and mobe tricks.

In the mobe category, a variation of roll, flip, and raley mobes should be demonstrated

Were the grabs different?

Did the rider spin in both directions?

Were the rails slid differently? (board slide v lip slide, heel side v front side, 50/50, nose press, etc).   

Execution: (in comparison to other riders in the same heat)

This reflects the level of technical difficulty and perfection of each maneuver performed, as well as the successful completion of the entire run with a minimum of falls.

Does the rider have good body position, balance and control on the water, obstacle or in the air?  

Were tricks landed clean?

Did the rider show personal style, customize or adapt tricks to make them their own?

Is the trick grabbed, boned, tweaked or shifted and for how long?

Were grabs legit?

How good is the approach or cut of each trick for the overall flow of the run?