How Points Work - WCRA Division Youth

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Once an athlete has nominated a rodeo/event (prior to the start of the rodeo or prior to the first time the athlete competes) HERE, points will be awarded if/when the athlete places at the rodeo/event and earns money or association points. Points are weighted differently for each division and are scaled for go rounds and final rounds/ aggregates. For rodeo/jackpot events, points are awarded in each go-round up to the top ten money winners. For association rodeos, points awarded are distributed based from alliance status; Alliance events – up to 10 places, Non-alliance events – up to 5 places. If an athlete does not place at the event, then consolation or nomination points will be awarded. Athlete must have a qualified time or score in order to be eligible for competition points. Athletes must have a qualified time or score in order to be eligible for competition points.

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

Any athlete 13 years and older are eligible to participate and nominate in WCRA’s Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) platform.
Youth segment nominations in Steer Wrestling, Bareback, Bull Riding, and Saddle Bronc – Athletes must be a minimum of 15 years of age to nominate and compete.

WHAT POINTS CAN YOU EARN?

Points are weighted differently for each division and are scaled for go rounds and final rounds/ aggregates. Points are distributed based on the scales below. If an athlete does not place at the event, then consolation or nomination points will be awarded.

For full points, please see competition points in the dropdown below.

WHEN CAN YOU EARN POINTS?

Athletes must be nominated before the advertised start time of the event or prior to the athletes first round of competition. Rodeos with multi-day progressive round formats can be nominated at any round of competition but will only receive points from when the nomination is received. Points from previous rounds will not be applied.

WHERE CAN YOU EARN POINTS?

The event must have a payout to be eligible for VRQ points. The results must be posted publicly or official results provided to our results team. All results sent in must be complete with full names, Placement, times/scores, and payout for all paid rounds of competition. Email results to [email protected].

WHY EARN POINTS?

Nominate your efforts at upcoming events and earn points towards a DY event leaderboard.

WHEN IS THE LEADERBOARD UPDATED?

VRQ Leaderboards for all segments and series programs are updated on Thursday afternoons each week.

HELPFUL HINTS WHEN NOMINATING

How To Search For Upcoming Events- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLy9tf6YN5w

If an event has an average payout, the athlete must always nominate the event prior to the first time they compete. If an athlete attempts to nominate after they have competed in the first round, the nomination will not be accepted.

If an athlete is entered multiple times in the same competition, they have the option to nominate once and receive points for their highest placing, or to nominate multiple times and receive points for each time they place in a paid round.

Can’t find the event you are looking for? Athletes can email [email protected] to request the event be added in the VRQ database. Event requests must be submitted 24- hours in advance of the advertised start time.

Add Event or “App Add”: App add fee is a defaulted D2 fee of $150 plus transaction fees or DY2 fee of $75 plus transaction fees. After the correct divisional ranking is determined by our team, the nomination will be up charged/refunded any differences in the divisions.

Roping events with incentives included in classes do not require a separate nomination. Points will be awarded to the class as well as the incentive. (No separate entry fee = No separate nomination)

Segment abbreviations-
DY- Division Youth
WRWC- Women’s Rodeo World Championship
RCC- Rodeo Corpus Christi
RNC- Rodeo Carolina

GENERAL PROTOCOLS

When athletes are nominating their events, here are some important details to keep in mind:
If an event has an average payout, the athlete must always nominate the event prior to the first time they compete. If an athlete attempts to nominate after they competed in the first round, the nomination will not be accepted.

If an event is a progressive format, athletes can nominate anytime during the competition and receive points for any rounds following their nomination. They will not be eligible to receive points for any rounds that occurred prior to their nomination.

If an athlete is entered multiple times in the same competition, they have the option to nominate once and receive points for their highest placing, or to nominate multiple times and receive points for each time they place in a paid round.

If an athlete ever has questions on how to nominate or how points are awarded at an event, please email [email protected] and our team will be happy to help you.

Nomination Fees and Points

Nomination Fees

*If you can’t find an event in the VRQ and app add the event, it will cost $60 to nominate. Once the event and nomination are confirmed, if there is a price difference for the nomination fee, the athlete will be contacted by the VRQ support team and refunded or upcharged.

WCRA VRQ Points

Division Rankings

RODEO RANKINGS HERE

JACKPOT/ SINGLE DISCIPLINE EVENTS RANKINGS HERE