Details of Status Points and how they work

From July onwards for each year, after the UKXTA Cup event, the status of Athletes will potentially change. 

Each Athlete will be given one of these status levels. International Elite, Elite, Advanced or 'Category A' status, Intermediate status, Initiate or 'Novice' status'

Status for the year can never go down but can go up levels if you win or score points in events.

The top Number 1 ranked athletes will be given the title of International Elite Cross Trainers.

The top 10 athletes in the ranking list will be given the term Elite Cross trainers.

Any Athlete scoring points in the last 24 months in cross training competitions will be given the title Advanced or Category A Cross Trainer.

Any Athlete who has competed for more than a year in any cross training competitions will be called Intermediate status. There will not be a list for these people at the moment. As more intermediate events are placed on the calendar, we will look to create a ranking list for intermediate cross trainers

All other cross trainers will be titled 'Initiate' or 'Novice' Cross Trainers.

For an Initiate or an Intermediate Cross Trainer to become an Advanced Athlete all they need to do is to get into the scoring position by placing high enough in an event to get ranking points.

For an Advanced Athlete to get to Elite Status, they need to get enough points to get into the top 10 Ranking list. Each year there can only be 10 to start off with. If you get into the top ten and then fall out during the same year, you will retain your Elite Status until the 'reckoning' at the beginning of each year.

Certain rules need to be put in place to protect the sport and the up and coming newer cross trainers.

Firstly any Advanced or Elite athletes cannot compete in an intermediate level event. 

Secondly any Intermediate level athlete who has won more than 4 events within 24 months at Intermediate status cannot continue to compete in the following year at intermediate level. 

Athletes moving from Open to Masters due to age can only do so at the beginning of each year. They will automatically become a Master unless they express a wish to compete at the Open level still. Their new status at the beginning of the new year as a new master can not be lower than their status as an Open Athlete in the previous year.

Events that attract more of the higher status Athletes will have more points available for athletes to gain. 

Events will be categorised by their ability to attract the best athletes. This will mean there is greater emphasis on the organisers to put on events that are good and run well and offer reasonable incentives to the Athletes to enter. 

Event Categories will be one of five types

International Status (Points do not count for the Ranking List. International events will have their own points system in the future.)

National Status (Must have at least 5 Elite Athletes at their event) - Points will be :-  1^st place – 20pts, 2^nd place –15 pts, 3^rd place – 12 pts, 4^th place – 8 pts, 5^th place – 6pts, 6^th place – 4pts, 7^th place – 2pts, 8^th place – 1pt.

Regional Status (Must have at least 2 Elite Athletes and 5 Advanced Athletes in their event. If they have more than 2 Elite athletes but less than 5 then each extra Elite athlete counts as two Advanced Athletes in these calculations)

Points will be :- 1^st place – 12pts, 2^nd place –8 pts, 3^rd place – 6 pts, 4^th place – 4pts, 5^th place – 2pts, 6^th place – 1pt.   

Local Status (Must have at least 2 advanced level Athletes in their event. Just one Elite athlete will count as an advanced Athlete in the calculations)

Points will be 1^st place – 6 pts, 2^nd place –4 pts, 3^rd place – 2 pts, 4^th place – 1 pt.

No Status (Cannot get sufficient numbers of Advanced Athletes at their event)

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