KOA SPORTS LEAGUE RULES AND guide ​

WELCOME TO THE KOA SPORTS LEAGUE GUIDE, DESIGNED TO HELP THE ATHLETES UNDERSTAND VARIOUS RULES, EXPECTATIONS AND SERVICE DELIVERY.​  PLEASE UNDERSTAND THESE ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BEST POSSIBLE EVENT EXPERIENCE.  
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ZWIFT ACCOUNT
  • YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE ACCOUNT SETTINGS IN YOUR ZWIFT ACCOUNT
    • HEIGHT AND WEIGHT MUST BE REFLECTIVE OF YOUR ACTUAL CURRENT STATE, THESE METRICS WILL INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF RACES AND SPEED OF YOUR AVATAR
    • THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON IN GAME EQUIPMENT, YOU EARNED IT​
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VERIFIED RACES VS NON VERIFIED RACES
  • VERIFIED RACES ARE FOR THOSE KOA SPORTS LEAGUE ATHLETE WITH A PERFORMANCE PASSPORT (TRAININGPEAKS ACCOUNT) CONNECTED TO KOA SPORTS
  • VERIFIED RACES OFFER A GREATER DEGREE OF CERTAINTY IN RESULTS WITH VISIBILITY OVER NOT ONLY RACE DATA BUT ALSO TRAINING DATA
  • VERIFIED RACE ATHLETES ARE SUBJECT TO SPOT WEIGHT CHECKS
  • VERIFIED ATHLETES ARE SUBJECT TO SPOT FIRMWARE AND CALIBRATION CHECKS
  • EACH VERIFIED ATHLETE REQUIRES A SINGLE TRAININGPEAKS ACCOUNT, NO GROUPING OF DATA ALLOWED

SPOT WEIGHT CHECKS
  • AN ATHLETE MAY BE ADVISED TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS VIDEO FOOTAGE AND EVIDENCE OF THERE CURRENT CURRENT WEIGHT, THIS MUST BE WITHIN 5% OF THE ZWIFT RACE WEIGHT
  • ATHLETES ARE GIVEN 48 HOURS TO PROVIDE THIS 

SPOT FIRMWARE AND CALIBRATION CHECKS
  • AN ATHLETE MAY BE ADVISED TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS VIDEO FOOTAGE AND EVIDENCE OF THERE TRAINER FIRMWARE AND CALIBRATION / SPIN DOWN.
  • ATHLETES ARE GIVEN 48 HOURS TO PROVIDE THIS 

PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION (NON VERIFIED RACES)
  • THE KOA SPORTS LEAGUE USES ZWIFT POWER FOR OFFICIAL RESULTS ON NON VERIFIED RACES

PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION (VERIFIED RACES)
  • MUCH LIKE THE BIOLOGICAL PASSPORT, OUR PERFORMANCE PASSPORT IS A FREE TRAININGPEAKS ACCOUNT CONNECTED TO THE KOA SPORTS LEAGUE
  • IT MUST INCLUDE ALL TRAINING AND RACING DATA
  • WE MAY REQUEST VIDEO WEIGHT VERIFICATION OR EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION
  • THE TRAININGPEAKS ACCOUNT MUST BE ACTIVE AND VISIBLE
  • SPOT WEIGHT CHECKS AND SPOT CALIBRATION TESTS PER ABOVE

FEMALE RESULTS AND ELIGIBILITY
  • ALL FEMALE ATHLETES MUST BE REGISTERED WITH ZWIFT POWER
    • ​SEE WWW.ZWIFTPOWER.COM
  • WHY? WE ARE AWAITING RESULTS FILTERING (BASED ON SEX) VIA THE ZWIFT COMPANION APP

ATHLETES​
  • MUST BE 16 YEARS OR OLDER

RACING CATEGORIES AND TOLERANCES
  • ​A GRADE @ 4W/KG +
  • B GRADE @ 3.2W/KG - 3.9W/KG
  • C GRADE @ 2.5W/KG - 3.1W/KG
  • D GRADE @ 1W/KG - 2.4W/KG

TOLERANCES (SHORT RACES)
  • SHOULD THE FIRST PLACED OFFICIAL FINISHER IN A CATEGORY COMPLETE IN UNDER 30:00 (RACE TIME) THE FOLLOWING CATS APPLY.
    • ​A GRADE - NA
    • B GRADE - 3.2 W/KG - 4.4 W/KG
    • C GRADE - 2.5 W/KG - 3.6 W/KG
    • D GRADE - 1W/KG - 2.9 W/KG

EXCEEDING W/KG THRESHOLDS (VERIFIED RACES)
  • ATHLETES WILL RECEIVE A DQ IF THE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURS IN EACH CATEGORY
    • ​A GRADE​
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 15W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 60 SECS
      • ​AN ATHLETE HOLDS 6W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 20 MINS
    • B GRADE
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 4.5W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 20 MINS
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 13 W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 60 SECS
    • C GRADE
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 3.6W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 20 MINS
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 10 W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 60 SECS
    • D GRADE
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 2.8W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 20 MINS
      • AN ATHLETE HOLDS 8W/KG FOR GREATER THAN 60 SECS

INDIVIDUAL SCORING AND RESULTS (VERIFIED RACES)
  • YOUR FIRST COMPLETED KOA SPORTS LEAGUE RACE FOR THE MONTH SETS YOUR RACING CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH, YOU MUST RACE ALL REMAINING RACES FOR THE MONTH IN THAT CATEGORY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR POINTS.
    • ​FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU RACE IN B CATEGORY IN THE FIRST RACE OF THE MONTH, YOU MUST RACE IN B CATEGORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH
    • IN SIMPLE TERMS, STAY IN THE SAME CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH.
  • IF YOU RACE IN A LOWER OR HIGHER CATEGORY DIFFERENT TO THAT ABOVE, THE RESULT WILL NOT COUNT, AND POSITIONS WILL BE SHUFFLED ACCORDINGLY.
  • RACING CATEGORIES AS DEFINED ABOVE
  • 5 POINTS 1ST, 4 POINTS 2ND >> 1 POINT 5TH​
  • RACE SERIES POINTS ARE RESET TO 0 AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH CALENDAR MONTH
  • MALE AND FEMALE RESULTS ARE SPLIT

TEAM SCORING AND RESULTS (VERIFIED RACES)
  • TEAMS CAN BE EITHER MADE UP OF SINGLE SEX OR MIXED SEX
  • TEAMS COMPRISE 4 VERIFIED ATHLETES
  • TEAM CAPTAINS ARE NOMINATED AND RECEIVE DOUBLE POINTS ON RESULTS
    • ​TEAM CAPTAINS CAN ONLY BE CHANGED MONTHLY
    • DOUBLE POINTS ONLY ELIGIBLE IF 5 VERIFIED FINISHERS IN CATEGORY
  • ​ATHLETES CAN ONLY BE PART OF 1 TEAM
  • CATEGORIES TEAM MEMBERS CAN BE MIXED
    • ​YOU CAN HAVE ONE RIDER IN A GRADE AND ANOTHER IN C GRADE
  • POINTS ARE ACCRUED FROM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AND TALLIED ACCORDINGLY
    • ​FOR EXAMPLE IN ONE RACE YOU COULD HAVE
      • ​ATHLETE 1 - 2ND IN A GRADE (4 POINTS)
      • ATHLETE 2 - 3RD IN C GRADE (3 POINTS)
      • ATHLETE 3 AND 4 8TH IN D GRADE (0 POINTS)
        • ​​TEAM TALLY = 7 POINTS ​
  • IN THE EVENT OF A POINTS TIE, COUNT BACK IS BASED WITH LOADING GIVEN TO TEAM MEMBER CATEGORIES, IN ORDER OF A,B,C & D

AUTOMATIC MONTHLY CATEGORY PROMOTION (VERIFIED RACES)
  • CATEGORY PROMOTION ONLY ENFORCEABLE IF 5 RIDERS ON MONTHLY CAT LEADERBOARD IN OFFICIAL RESULTS
  • ATHLETES WHO WIN (1ST PLACE) THE MONTHLY CATEGORY LEADERBOARD ARE AUTOMATICALLY PROMOTED TO THE CATEGORY ABOVE (EXC A GRADE RESULTS)
  • IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATHLETE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE ENTERED THE CORRECT CATEGORY FOLLOWING AN AUTOMATED PROMOTION 
  • KOA SPORTS LEAGUE WILL NOT ADVISE OF CATEGORY PROMOTIONS, ATHLETES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING THE RULES
  • RACING CATEGORIES AND STATUS ARE RESET EACH MONTH
  • IF AN ATHLETE FOR ANY REASON DOES NOT RACE FOR A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS, THEY ARE FREE TO START IN WHICHEVER CATEGORY THEY DESIRE
    • ​THE "START FROM SCRATCH' APPROACH


EQUIPMENT AND POWER UPS
  • ALL EQUIPMENT ALLOWED (YOU EARNED IT)
  • ALL POWER UPS ALLOWED (YOU EARNED IT)
  • ACCURATE HRM COMPULSORY (VERIFIED EVENTS)
  • ​ROAD BIKES ONLY, NO TT BIKES (IN GAME)

RESULTS
  • INTERIM RACE RESULTS CAN BE ACCESSED IMMEDIATELY VIA THE ZWIFT COMPANION APP
  • FINAL RACE RESULTS  CAN BE ACCESSED VIA ZWIFT POWER (NON VERIFIED EVENTS) 
  • FINAL RACE RESULTS  CAN BE ACCESSED VIA KOA SPORTS LEAGUE RESULTS (VERIFIED EVENTS) (24-48 HOURS)

TECHNICAL
  • IN THE EVENT ANY ATHLETE EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES THE ATHLETE WILL BE ISSUED A DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
  • FIRMWARE AND CALIBRATION MUST TO UP TO DATE
    • ​WE RECOMMEND CALIBRATION BEFORE ANY RACE

NAUGHTY ZWIFTERS AND PENALTIES
  • EXCEEDING THE CATEGORY THRESHOLDS 2 WEEKS IN A ROW WILL RESULT IN A 1 MONTH EXCLUSION FROM VERIFIED EVENTS
  • ADVERSE WEIGHT FINDINGS OUTSIDE THE ACCEPTED 5% TOLERANCE WILL RESULT IN A 1 MONTH EXCLUSION FROM VERIFIED EVENTS
  • ADVERSE WEIGHT FINDINGS OF 10% OR ABOVE WILL RESULT IN A 6 MONTH EXCLUSION FROM VERIFIED EVENTS
  • ​ADVERSE CALIBRATION FINDINGS WILL BE ASSESSED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS​
  • ANY OFFENSIVE REMARKS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN A WARNING OR DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE LEAGUE​
  • CHEATING WITH NOT BE TOLERATED, PLEASE DON'T MAKE US GET ANGRY
  • KOA SPORTS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE MEMBERSHIPS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT REASON
  • WE ARE ZWIFTERS WITH MANY YEARS OF RACING EXPERIENCE, WE DISLIKE SANDBAGGERS AS MUCH AS ANYONE, DON'T BE ONE. PLEASE.

RIDE WITH PASSION, RIDE FAIR AND DISCOVER THE NEW THRESHOLD!