THE Game

The Rolling Foundation Contest Circuit (RFCC) is starting the New Year with a bang: During the grand opening of the new Escondido skate park on Jan 7th, the RFCC will host THE Game “US vs The World”: The best skaters from all over the world will battle the best skaters from the US for the title of the world champion. The goal of the game is to score points by matching the tricks of the other team. The team with the most points after 8 rounds wins. Rules such as a skater can only skate once per round or can only do the same trick once per game require strategy and create drama and excitement among skaters and viewers. The new skate park at the Escondido Sports Center which features some of the world's biggest obstacles is the perfect location for such an event: 13' tall ledges, 8-10' tall quarter pipes, an oversized bauer box and a 35' long curved ledge guarantee unlimited action and excitement as never seen in rolling before.In case both teams have the same amount of points after 8 rounds the game continues until 1 team leads by 2 points.

Optional (to be determined):

Each team is allowed to have 2 backup riders which can be exchanged if another skater gets hurt. Each of the backup riders can also be used 2 times during the game as a wild card.

THE Game

The goal of the game is to score points by landing and matching tricks. One rider of the first team has to call and land a trick and the other team has to appoint a rider to match it. Then the second rider of the first team does a trick and the second team sends in another rider. The round is over when all skaters have skated. In the second round the second team calls the trick and the first team has to match it. The team with the most points after 8 rounds wins.

There are no limitations to the location or obstacles of the game. Park or street -- anything goes (no vert). The goal is to make it as hard as possible for the other team to match the trick.

What makes this game exciting for skaters and viewers is the strategy that comes into play: Since each rider is only allowed to skate once per round, the team has to carefully pick the rider to match a trick. In case of an extremely hard trick it might be smarter to send a weaker rider and save the better one for later. Similar to a chess game the teams have to carefully consider the strength and abilities of the riders of the opposing team and anticipate any tricks they might do.

Rules:

5 skaters per team.
8 rounds per game.
Each rider can only skate once per round.
The rider that goes first has to call the trick.
Established and named tricks only. Judges have the right to object inappropriate tricks.
Riders score 2 points if they land the trick at the first try, 1 point for 2 tries and 0 thereafter.
The rider of the second team has to exactly match the trick.
1 trick per game, a rider cannot do the same trick twice.
Switch or regular does not matter.
The flip of a coin decides which team goes first.

Tie break:
In case both teams have the same amount of points after 8 rounds the game continues until 1 team leads by 2 points.

Optional (to be determined):
Each team is allowed to have 2 backup riders which can be exchanged if another skater gets hurt. Each of the backup riders can also be used 2 times during the game as a wild card.