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National
Disability Sports Alliance Announces Preliminary Selection Criteria
for 2003 World Dressage Championships For Riders With A Disability
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Kingston, RIMarch
1, 2002The National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA) Equestrian
Committee has announced the Selection Criteria for a rider with a disability
to be considered for the 2003 NDSA Advanced or Developing Rider Lists,
from which the U.S. Team for the 2003 World Dressage Championships will
be selected.
The selection criteria was developed and approved by the NDSA Equestrian
Executive Committee as of February 1, 2002 and will be administered by
NDSA.
Selection to the NDSA
Advanced or Developing Riders Lists for 2003 will be based on satisfactory
completion of the selection criteria. The scores from two warm-up
tests, two championship tests and one freestyle test from
the required International Paralympic Equestrian Committee (I.P.E.C.)
tests will be averaged and this average will be used to rank the riders
within their Grade and overall. Only scores above 55% will be accepted.
In order for a rider to be included on the NDSA Advanced List, the qualifying
score must be at or above the lowest bronze medal score from the championship
tests at the last World Championships or Paralympic Games. The current
score used is 63.00%.
All scores must be
submitted from tests ridden between January 1, 2002 and November 30, 2002.
All requirements must be fulfilled and documentation submitted to the
NDSA by December 6, 2002. There are varying test requirements for the
different Grades. In addition, riders must be 16 years or older as of
December 1, 2002 and must be current members in good standing with the
NDSA at the time the scores are achieved. Riders must also be medically
eligible to compete as a disabled rider and ride independently (without
aids).
A complete copy of
the 2002 Selection Criteria can be found on the NDSA Equestrian website
at www.ndsaequestrian.org.
NDSA is the National
Governing Body for equestrian competition for riders with disabilities.
NDSA works closely with both USA Equestrian and the USET to provide opportunities
for riders with disabilities within the able-bodied community.
NDSA is responsible
for conduct and administration of approved sports in the United States.
NDSA formulates the rules, implements policies and procedures, conducts
national championships in twelve sports, disseminates safety and sports
medicine information and selects athletes to represent the United States
in international competition. NDSA is a CBO (Community Based Organization)
member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).
For more information
on NDSA please contact Denise Avolio at (914) 949-8166, or email diavolio@ndsaonline.org,
or visit www.ndsaonline.org
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