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SENIOR TEAM ROPERS ASSOCIATION

RULES

THESE RULES ARE THE GUIDELINES WE WILL FOLLOW TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRA.

  • ELIGIBILITY
    • MEN MINIMUM AGE IS 45 AND WOMEN IS AGE 40. 
    • YOU CAN JOIN AND ROPE ANYTIME DURING THE YEAR IF YOU MEET THE MINIMUM AGE BY DECEMBER 31, 2009. 
    • HUSBAND AND WIFE CAN JOINED ON ONE MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERSHIP FEE IS $50.00 ANNUAL.  
    • AGE 70 AND ABOVE - MEMBERSHIP FEE IS COMPLIMENTARY APPLICATION REQUIRED.
    • A CURRENT NEGATIVE COGGINS PAPERS ON EACH HORSE USED MUST BE ON FILE WITH THE STRA OFFICE.  
  • CLASSIFICATION
    •   STRA HAS ITS OWN NUMBERING PROGRAM.
    •  EACH ROPER WILL BE ASSIGNED A NUMBER RANGING FROM 1 THROUGH 13 DEPENDING ON ROPERS ABILITY 
    • AS WELL AS THE WINNING PERCENTAGE FACTOR IN THE STRA ROPINGS.
    • NO DUAL NUMBERS.  EACH ROPER WILL BE CLASSED ON THE HIGHEST NUMBER.
    • THE STRA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECLASSIFY ROPERS ANYTIME.
    • THE STRA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ROPING CATEGORY OR ADD CATEGORIES.
    • THE STRA RETAINS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY APPLICANT.
  • ROPING LOCATIONS
    • ROPING WILL BE HELD AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
    • ROPERS MUST ROPE IN THREE AREA ROPINGS TO QUALIFY FOR THE YEAR END ROPING.
  • ROPING FORMAT
    • ROPING CATEGORIES WILL VARY. BASIC CATEGORIES-#8 capped at #4 and a #10
    • FINALS Basic Categories plus #3 or #4 drawpot, womens, mixed, #12, Super Senior
    • DRAWPOT OPTION ON EACH CATEGORY TO BE DETERMINED BY THE PRODUCER.
    • ROPING PARTNERS COMBINED NUMBERS CANNOT EXCEED CATEGORY NUMBER.
    • THE YEAR END EVENT MAY INCLUDE DIFFERENT CATEGORY ROPINGS.
    • ROPING FORMATS MAY VARY FROM YEAR END EVENTS.
  • PRODUCER ROPING OPTIONS----MUST ROPE AS ADVERTISED
    • $60.00 PER TEAM-----------------50% PRODUCTION CHARGE
    • $50 PER TEAM---------------------50% PRODUCTION CHARGE 
    • $40.00 PER TEAM------------------50% PRODUCTION CHARGE
    • $30.00 PER TEAM------------------50% PRODUCTION CHARGE
  • ROPING ENTRIES
    ALL ROPERS CAN ENTER UP TO 7 TIMES.  IF YOU ARE ROPING WITH A ROPER CLASSED A 1, 2, OR 3, 
  • YOU CAN ENTER AN ADDITIONAL 3 TIMES.  ALL ROPERS CAN ENTER UP TO 10 TIMES BASED ON THE 
  • COMBINATION OF NUMBERS.  IF A ROPER ENTERS MORE THAN 10 TIMES THEY FORFEIT THEIR ENTRY
  •  FEES AND WINNING AND ARE DISQUALIFIED FOR THAT ROPING.  THEIR PARTNER CAN COLLECT
  •  HIS/HER WINNINGS PROVIDED THEY ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE.

 

  • PAYOFF 20 % TO GO / 80 % TO AVG GO ROUND PAID ON PROGRESSION OF THE ROPING
    1 - 20 TEAMS 1/GO - 1/AVG                    

    21 - 40 TEAMS 1/GO - 2 AVG                                60/40

    41 - 60 TEAMS 2/GO - 3/AVG  60/40                     50/30/20

    61 - 100 TEAMS 3/GO - 4/AVG 50/30/20               40/30/20/10

    101 - 150 TEAMS 3/GO - 5/AVG 50/30/20              30/25/20/15/10

    151 - 200 TEAMS 4/GO - 6/AVG 40/30/20/10          29/24/19/14/9/5

    201 - PLUS TEAMS 4/GO - 7/AVG 40/30/20/10        26/22/18/14/10/6/4

  • EACH AREA ROPING WILL BE FOR MONEY. ADDITIONAL PRIZES MAY BE AWARDED AT THE YEAR END EVENT. 
  • ROPING CATEGORIES MAY BE COMBINED FOR PRIZES.
    THE YEAR END AWARDS WILL BE FOR EACH ROPER CLASS GROUP #1 THROUGH #8. 
  • IF A ROPER COMPETES IN A ROPING OUTSIDE THE CAP LIMIT OR AS AN INELIGIBLE
  • TEAM NO POINTS WILL BE AWARDED.
    THE STRA OFFICE CALCULATES ALL POINTS FOR EACH ROPER BASED ON THE PRODUCER REPORTS OF THE WINNERS.
  • THE FINALS WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE POINT CALCULATIONS.  
  • THE STRA OFFICE DETERMINES ALL POINTS AND STANDINGS.  
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  • ROPING RULES
    • A BARRIER WILL BE USED. THE PRODUCER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO HAVE A ALTERNATE ROPING DEPENDENT 
    • ON AVAILABLE SERVICE AT ANY ARENA. THE BARRIER WILL BE AN ELECTRIC EYE. 
    • A BROKEN BARRIER RESULTS IN A 5 SECOND PENALTY.
    • A FIVE SECOND PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED IF A HEELER FAILS TO ROPE BOTH BACK LEGS.
    • THE THREE LEGAL HEAD CATCHES ARE: AROUND BOTH HORNS, 
    • AROUND THE NECK OR "HALF HEAD" AROUND ONE HORN AND THE NECK
    • WHEN A STEER'S HEAD ENTERS THE STRIPPING CHUTE THE TEAM WILL RECEIVE A "NO TIME". STEERS
    •  MAY NOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE STRIPPING CHUTE.
    • NO CROSSFIRE'S. 
    • A "NO TIME" WILL BE ASSESSED IF A ROPER REMOVES HIS ROPE WITHOUT THE PERMISSION FROM THE FLAGMAN 
    • WHILE THE STEER IS STILL IN THE ARENA. ROPERS REQUIRED TO TAKE STEER OUT OF THE ARENA.
    • IF THE BARRIER MALFUNCTIONS OR A ROPER FEELS HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FAIR CHANCE HE MUST
    •  IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE FLAGMAN. THE FLAGMAN'S DECISION IS FINAL.
    • RERUNS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END ON THE GO ROUND.
    • BOOKS WILL CLOSE AT PRODUCERS OPTION.
    • ALL TIES WILL BE DECIDED IN A MANNER BY THE TEAMS WHICH TIE. 
  • CATTLE CHANGES
    • THE FLAG JUDGE OR PRODUCER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY STEER FROM THE HERD AT
    •  ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES THE STEER HAS RUN. IF YOU TAKE A STEER AND COMPLETE THE RUN, 
    • YOU OWN THAT RUN. BECAUSE A STEER RUNS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR GOES IN VARIOUS ROUTES IN THE ARENA DOES 
    • NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THE JUDGE WILL AWARD A RERUN. FLAGMAN DECISION IS FINAL
    • ROPER HORSEMANSHIP AND CATTLE HANDLING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ROPER.
    • HORSE, CATTLE OR ANY OTHER ANIMAL ABUSE BY ANY ROPER IN COMPETITIVE OR NON-COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY 
    • SHALL RESULT IN THE ROPER BEING DISQUALIFIED AND FORFEIT ALL ENTRY FEES.  THIS ACTION SHALL BE DETERMINED 
    • BY THE FLAG JUDGE OR THE PRODUCER.
    • A ROPER MAY BE DISQUALIFIED DUE TO UNSPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT AND FORFEITS ALL FEES.
  • THE STRA RESERVES ALL RIGHTS TO RULES, ROPING FORMATS, PRODUCERS AND MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION REGARDING CHANGE HEREIN.