Faqs 

Why don't I have a REGION next to my name?

You are not a Member of USA SUP.

Having you in our member database gives us residence information that allows us to 

(If you are a Member and don't have a Region listed, please contact info@usasup.org) 

Why can't I find my name when I sort by REGION? 

Only Members are ranked by Region (and eligible for overall standings, Awards, and 'Yellow jersey' status)

Why don't you have Age Groups, Board Class or Type of Race

In this first year working with Race Series & Rankings we are aiming to keep it SIMPLE. Overall rankings within an event, only separated by gender. 

How are Regular Season Ranking Points Calculated?

Click here for the updated RRS Calculation Table

We have developed a proprietary, systemic, and fair way to calculate results. This new calculation formula includes all races that have opted into our Regional Race Series. You must be a member on the date of the race and the race must have opted into the series by the date of the race. 

Where did you get all the results from? 

Other than Nationals, we gather the results from the data each of the known Race Registrars, and other Event Timing companies, has made publicly available. We continue to work toward identifying other new registrars and event timing companies which may also have results we are not currently aware of. Known registrars: PaddleGuru, Webscorer, and Run Sign Up.

Why didn’t my race result count in the overall ranking?

There are a few reasons why your result was not counted:

• The results for the race you attended were not made publicly available by one of the known Race Registrars or Event Timing companies.

• You 'did not start' (DNS), 'did not finish' (DNF) or were 'disqualified' (DQ).

• The race you participated in did not collect results. For example there were 98 events listed in Paddleguru alone that had "No Results Available" or "These results are Private", and so were not available for ranking purposes.

• We made a mistake! 
  
  

Please let us know if we made a mistake by sending an email to rankings at USA SUP or adding a comment in the Members' Rankings Forum on our website, and we'd be happy to look at where we went wrong and update results as appropriate.  We will apply our learnings to future ranking efforts.

Why do you have a ranking for USA SUP (members) and a ranking for USA SUP (members and non-members)?

We would love for everyone to be an USA SUP member! Please help us support our organization because it is a grassroots non-profit built by people who are passionate about the sport. We are providing a ranking for both members and overall of those in the community because we promised from the beginning that we would do so. 

As we announce the current results, we are looking forward to more members to join USA SUP. At some point in the future, when we have a critical mass of most paddlers as part of USA SUP, we will announce ranking for members only.

How do you break ties if I have the same overall points as someone else?

At this time, although we have a "tie-breaker" algorithm designed we have not yet implemented it as there are many edge cases which need consideration.

If you have the same overall points as another paddler, currently it is purely arbitrary whether you or they are displayed first on the web page.

As we gather more data points and evolve our algorithm, we will add more complex checks to both the initial points allocation and tie-breakers.

What do the Regions and colored flags for?

The colors reference the six USA SUP Regions. While we had originally hoped to have ALL paddlers listed by Regions, we actually dont have enough information, to be able to complete that goal.

What we do have however, is our Member and Contact database. When we analyze the results for each race, we try to 'match' the paddler name to our member database. If we find a match, we determine region and display it next to your results.

There are many reasons why we may not be able to find a match, even if you are on our member / contact list, mis-spellings or a change of name due to marriage (congratulations) for example,.

We have many checks in the algorithm looking secifically for name variations, but if you think we should have your region listed and it is not, please let us know 


Can I share the results with my community or on social media?

Absolutely! We would love for you to share your ranking with your paddling community, family and friends, the more the merrier. We look forward to building a great platform for ranked results for USA SUP!