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The Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking
Association, and the host College or University, do
not accept any responsibility for liabilities incurred before,
during or after the competition. Safety equipment must be worn
at all times when operating a power saw during the events and
during the construction or preparation of events. Steel toe
or other appropriate shin and foot protectors must be worn by
each competitor for all chopping events. All speed chopping
axes and throwing axes must have the heads pinned.
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All C.I.L.A. sanctioned events must offer
the following:
- Four Core Team Events
- Three Core Doubles Events
- Six Core Singles Events
- Host schools may only have one pool event per competition
NOTE: Each team member competes in 4 core team events,
1 core doubles event and 1 core singles event. There are
13 core events thus every team member competes equally.
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Teams earn points in each event according
to their performance. The team with the highest point total
will win its division (men, women).
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Official teams will consist of six competitors
(six men, six women) plus an optional alternate (gender for
gender) who may replace an injured teammate for the duration
of the competition. Jack & Jill teams will consist of a minimum of 2 girls. The Head Judge must approve all replacements.
All competitors must be enrolled as full time students as deemed
by their respective Registrar's Office. No competitor may compete
in C.I.L.A. sanctioned events for more than 5 years.
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Each competing school must provide its own
equipment as outlined in each of the event rules, except for
the following:
- sawing stanchions
- standing block stanchions
- chain saws in events involving power saws
- soapy water, can, matches, cedar for water boil event
- rope and spike for fell and twitch event
- weighted bags for packboard relay
- belay system for the pole climbing event
- appropriate crowd control barriers
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For competitions with round wood in an event,
the variations in diameter of the wood for an event must be
not greater than 5 centimetres (2 inches).
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Failure to comply with rules may result in
disqualification from an event and/or the competition. The decision
of the CILA Head Judge shall be final.
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The raw data from each event will be adjusted
to a 100 point maximum scale. Thus, the best score for each
event will be assigned 100 points and lesser scores will be
calculated proportionately. Where appropriate, times will be
corrected based on log diameter.
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Start times, positions and wood allocation
will be determined by drawing numbers at the captain's meeting.
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The sequence for starting all timed events
will be: Timers ready, competitors ready, 3,2,1, GO. A 10 second
penalty will be issued to any competitor starting early. Time
limits are outlined in individual event rules. Axes and saws
must be rested on the wood before the start and cannot move
until "go".
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In the event of injury or exhaustion, any
competitor could be required to withdraw from the event and
receive medical attention at the judge's discretion regardless
of the maximum time limit for each event.
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Host schools are responsible for removing
bark from all chopping and sawing wood if wood is not squared.
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Host schools may provide a list of General
Rules in order to comply with specific details regarding
their respective competition.
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It is the responsibility of the competing
teams to secure their chopping and sawing stanchions before
the start of the event.
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During an event, if an infraction occurs,
the event judge on site must allow the event to be completed
in order for an official time to be registered. Upon attaining
an official time, concerns (penalties and disqualifications)
will be addressed. All protests must be made to the Head Judge
within one hour of the infraction and made in writing. Only protests relating to ones own team will be addressed by the Head Judge. The decision
of the Head Judge shall be final and included in their C.I.L.A. filed competition
report.
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The CILA Head Judges are empowered to interpret rules (where vagueness exists) and override event judges if concrete, verified information or first hand knowledge exists during the competition.
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All times must be reported to the nearest
hundred (00:00.00). For all diameter wood measurements, diameters
must be taken to the tenth of a centimetre.
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An event has one official timer, identified
to the competitor before the start. A back-up time will be kept
and only used at the discretion of the event judge. No averages will be taken.
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If there is a dispute or discrepancy in an
event that requires discussion with either the event judge or
the Head Judge, it may only be done by the
team captain. Only the team captain may approach the official.
The judge may give one warning if this rule is not followed.
After a warning is issued, and disregarded, the judge has the
power to disqualify from that event, the offending team/competitor(s).
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Schools have until Wednesday midnight following
a competition to notify a host school regarding discrepancies
in the final scores. Official results will
be posted at www.lumberjacking.ca by the Saturday following
a competition.
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All concerns regarding a competition (judges,
competition field, rules, etc.) may be addressed in writing
to the C.I.L.A. VP of Programs to be reviewed at the Annual General Meeting
(AGM). Teams with written concerns will be contacted as to the
outcome from the AGM.
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Host schools will provide a Head Judge (representing C.I.L.A.), a Competition Field Judge (representing the host school), an announcer, and a scorekeeper.
SAFETY
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR COMPETITORS BY COLOUR CODE:
Red Events
Chain
Saw
Full
Assembly required: Hearing protection, eye protection, ballistic nylon safety pants or chaps, and steel toe work boots.
Amber Events
Underhand chop / Standing Block / Quarter
Split
Long pants must be worn and athletes must be protected
by steel from their toes to and including their shins.
Blue Events
Swede Saw / Super Swede Saw
Long pants and gloves. Leather work glove on hand holding
swede saw handle.
Water Boil
Long pants and a leather glove on the block holding hand.
Green
Events
Log Decking / Pole Climb / Axe Throw
/ Pulp Throwing / Crosscut / Single Buck
Competitors must wear long pants.
