EQUIPMENT: 4 – THREE POUND CANS OF CRISCO; ONE 35-FOOT, 10-INCH DIAMETER FRESHLY CUT AND FRESHLY PEELED PINE POLE. THE POLE SHOULD BE SET FIVE FEET INTO THE GROUND. THE TOTAL CLIMBING DISTANCE WILL BE 30 FEET. TABLE AND CHAIR FOR REGISTRATION; FOUR TIMING WATCHES; MINIMUM OF TWO TIMERS; TWO POLE SPOTTERS AT THE BASE OF THE POLE; ONE JUDGE; AN EMCEE; ONE SOUND SYSTEM; AND A REGISTRAR TO REGISTER THE TEAMS.
- PLAYING FIELD: A CLEARED AREA 20 FEET IN RADIUS WILL BE MARKED OFF IN A CIRCLE AROUND THE POLE. ROPE WILL BE USED AS THE MARKING AGE T. THE JUDGE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO STOP COMPETITION IF SPECTATORS CROWD THE LINE.
- TEAMS: THE MINIMUM AGE OF COMPETITION IS 18 YEARS. PHOTO ID MUST BE DISPLAYED TO HEAD JUDGE UPON REGISTERING. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS!
A. TEAMS WILL BE LIMITED TO 5 PERSONS PER TEAM.
B. TEAM CAPTAIN WILL PRE-REGISTER ALL PERSONS ON HIS TEAM. PRE-REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT 5:30 PM ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND (STAGE AREA).
C. EACH TEAM CAPTAIN WILL DRAW FOR POSITION.
D. ALL COMPETITORS FROM EACH TEAM WILL BE MARKED BY A LIKE MARKING AND TEAM NUMBER.
E. EACH TEAM MUST START AND FINISH WITH THE SAME FIVE MEMBERS. 0 SUBS WILL BE ALLOWED; ANY TEAM ATTEMPTING TO SUB ANOTHER PERSON FOR A TEAM MEMBER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
F. TEAM REGISITRATION IS A FLAT FEE of $50 ($10 Per Each Member).
G. ON DECK TEAM WILL REMAIN IN A BULL PEN AREA AT LEAST 2 MINUTES PRIOR TO COMPETITION OR THE TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED
H. ONCE THE COMPETITION STARTS, NO TEAM OR TEAMS THAT ARRIVE LATE WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER AND/OR COMPETE UNLESS ALL THE TEAMS THAT ARE COMPETING AGREE TO ALLOW THE LATE REGISTERING TEAM(S) TO ENTER.
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A. WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TOTAL TIME OF EACH TEAM FOR BOTH ATTEMPTS AT THE POLE
B. IF TEAM DOES NOT REACH THE TOP OF THE POLE OR STACK, THEY WILL BE GIVEN A TIME OF 3 MINUTES.
C. SO THAT EACH TEAM WILL HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, THE TEAMS WILL REVERSE ON THE 2ND TRY; I.E. 1-25 FIRST HEAT; 25-1 SECOND HEAT; REVERSE ON THE SECOND TRY; A FIVE MINUTE BREAK BETWEEN HEATS.
D. TOTAL SHORTEST TIME WILL DETERMINE THE WINNERS. HOWEVER, IF TEAM DOES NOT REACH TOP, AN AVERAGE OF STACK TIMES WILL DETERMINE PLACEMENT.
E. A FIRST PRIZE OF $500.00 WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WINNING TEAM ALONG WITH A TROPHY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE WINNING FIRST PLACE TEAM. THE TEAM PLACING SECOND WILL BE GIVEN $300. THE TEAM PLACING THIRD WILL BE GIVEN $200.
RESTRICTIONS: NO SPURS OR POLE BELTS; NO EXTRA BELTS OVER THE SHOULDERS; NO EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHES; ONLY COMMON STREET OR WORK-TYPE CLOTHING CAN BE WORN. TWO SHIRTS MAXIMUM. COMPETITOR IS MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE SHIRT ON. IF WEARING TWO SHIRTS, A T-SHIRT AND SWEATSHIRT COMBINATION WILL BE PERMITTED. HOWEVER, TWO “BULKY OR OVERSIZED” SHIRTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. NO SHOULDER PADS ALLOWED. SUSPENDERS ARE PERMITTED. UNDERGARMENTS ARE MANDATORY. ONLY STREET BELTS WILL BE PERMITTED TO BE WORN.
NO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION WILL BE PERMITTED OR TOLERATED PRIOR TO AND/OR DURING THE COMPETITION.
THE JUDGE FOR THE GREASED POLE CLIMB AND/OR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND/OR THE EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR OF THE NYS WOODSMEN’S FIELD DAYS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY ANY TEAM AND/OR TEAM MEMBER AND/OR CANCEL THE EVENT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
THE DECISION OF THE HEAD JUDGE IS FINAL
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