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Subject: Re: stupid acronyms


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Robin
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Date Posted: 18:16:00 10/14/03 Tue
In reply to: Caroline 's message, "stupid acronyms" on 17:50:13 10/14/03 Tue
 I have no idea who coined these, but i think they are menat to stand for:

IMTM: Individually Marked Team Match, ie what we had up to now. A team match is just 4 individual competitions. -> your A QS can go out 1st round while your A Waltz makes the final.

TMTM: Team Marked Team Match, ie the new system. Marks for the 4 dancers in a team are treated like one dancer doing a 4-dance (see skating system for details). -> the entire team advances to the 2nd round/QF/SF/F, the final contains the 6 best teams in all 4 dances.


Seperately the issue of "all-in" vs. "streamed" vs. "divisions" exists:

"all-in": like Sheffield 2003: all teams A-D (or E/F) compete in the same event

"streamed": like IVDA 2003, a seperate team match for all A-teams, all B-teams etc. regardless of level of ability

"divisions": The teams are grouped by ability, irrespective of A/B/C/D. So while Oxford or Cambridge A, B C or even D might be in division 1, Hull* A might be in division 2, teams compete against teams of similar ability.


All combinations of the above are possible. Last years IVDA was IMTM-streamed. The new proposal is TMTM-divisions, Sheffield was IMTM-all-in, Oxford was IMTM-division.

Any questions?!? (Even i'm confused now)

Robin

* Hull was chosen as a convenient example, i am not saying they won't be extremely good and win ivda this year...
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