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| MACC
Point System |
| Purpose |
The
purpose of this point system is to provide a uniform method of determining
award winners at Mid-America Conference of Clubs (MACC) leather
run weekends.
The focus is on participation by individuals and by extension participation
by clubs. Participation is any act whereby an individual performs
or is involved in an activity designed to earn points for awards
for him-self or herself and for his or her club where primary membership
is maintained.
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| Definitions |
Attendance
– any member of any leather club or a GDI who has completed
a registra-tion form from the host club, paid the regis-tration fee
for the leather run, and has checked in with the host club as being
pre-sent for a leather run.
Attendee
– any member of any leather club or a GDI who is in attendance
at a leather run.
Full
Member – any member of any club who has total voting
rights on all issues brought before the membership and especially
has the voting right to elect officers of that club and usually
pays the highest amount of membership fees.
GDI
– any individual who is not a member of any MACC club or non-MACC
club.
Host
club – any club that has a minimum of five (5) Full Members
and belongs to Mid-America Conference of Clubs and is spon-soring
the leather run.
Leather
run – a weekend of camaraderie and friendship which contains
time for games, net working, socializing, entertainment, din-ing,
and rest. All aspects are to be planned by a host club.
MACC
– Mid-America Conference of Clubs whose membership is comprised
of clubs located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Omaha, and St. Petersburg. Each club
must maintain a minimum of five (5) Full Members to main-tain its
voting rights.
Non-Attendee
– any member of any leather club who is not in attendance
at a leather run.
Pledge
– any member of any leather club who is working towards fulfilling
require-ments of that leather club to be classified by that club
as a Full Member; usually, this is a stage between Associate Member
and Full Member.
Primary
membership – the club to which each club member gives
his or her main re-sources and support; usually but not always a
club that is located closest to a club mem-ber’s home.
Tally
Master – a Full Member of a host club who is responsible
for tallying scores, re-cording scores, and reporting the scores
to the Full Members of a host club.
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| Basic
Rules |
1.
A host club and all its members whose primary membership is the host
club will not participate in point accumulation nor receive any award
based on any activity contained within this point system.
2. No host club is required
to use this point system. However, according to MACC By-laws, the
use of this point system or the use of an alternate point system
must be stated in all its leather run publicity.
3. Full Members of a host
club are the sole judges of all events and scoring. Final scoring
of points should be available for inspection after awards are presented.
4. There are four (4) sources
of earned points (attendance; distance; games; club participation)
and three (3) award groups (distance; games; club participation).
5. If the MACC Point System
is used by a host club, all four (4) awards mentioned in basic rule
number 4 above and detailed later in this Point System must be awarded.
6. Each host club will play
each game numerous times to be sure that safety is not in doubt.
7. Each host club will endeavor
to create games which are inclusive for all attendees.
8.
Above all, each host club will endeavor to create games which are
fun and inviting so as to encourage participation.
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| Points
and Awards |
Attendance
Points |
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Full Members and Pledges can earn points for attendance.
Each
Full Member earns two (2) points for attendance.
Each
Pledge earns one (1) point for attendance.
The
Tally Master will determine the final Attendance Points for each
Full Member and Pledge. These attendance points are a part of determining
the Club Participation Award. |
| Distance
Points and Award |
The
Distance Award is for the Full Member attendee or Pledge attendee
who travels the furthest distance to attend a leather run. No other
attendees of a club are eligible for the Distance Award. However,
the points earned by Full Member attendees, Pledge attendees and
all other attendees of a pri-mary membership club are counted by
the host club toward club participation points which determines
the Club Participation Award.
Travel
is based on mileage between the city in which the host club is holding
a leather run and the city in which an attendee resides.
Points
are earned by each attendee based on a percentage of the total miles
traveled by an attendee from his or her residence to the leather
run site.
Points
earned for each mile traveled by each Full Member attendee or Pledge
attendee is doubled if he or she rides a motorcycle to a leather
run.
The
Tally Master will use a reputable and reliable source for determining
the mileage and points for each attendee. Such reputable and reliable
sources include but are not limited to mileage charts from Automobile
Association of America (AAA), Map Quest or a current printed atlas.
The
same source of mileage will be used for all distance determinations.
The
Tally Master will determine the final Distance Points for each Full
Member attendee, Pledge attendee, and all other members of a primary
membership club who are attendees.
This
award will go to the Full Member at-tendee or Pledge attendee who
has the high-est distance points earned. In case of a tie, the host
club will devise a fair method of breaking the tie or opt to present
duplicate awards for as many attendees who are tied for the distance
award.
To
calculate the Distance Points, the Tally Master using a reputable
and reliable source of mileage for each leather run attendee will
multiply the mileage determined to be the distance for each attendee
by .01 and carry the multiplication to two (2) decimal places rounding
to two (2) decimal places where needed. This is the Distance Points
for each leather run attendee. |
| Games
Points and Awards |
All
attendees of a leather run may earn points for games.
Each
attendee earns one (1) point for each game he or she plays for the
primary mem-bership club for which he or she had registered.
Each
attendee earns additional points for each first place, second place,
and third place which he or she receives for an indi-vidual game.
Each
first place winner of a game earns an additional 10 points. Each
second place winner of a game earns an additional 7 points. Each
third place winner of a game earns an additional 5 points.
If
a game requires pairs, the additional points earned for first, second,
and third places are split evenly between the pairs participating.
In
case of a tie in a game, the host club will devise a fair method
of breaking the tie.
The
Tally Master will determine the final Games Points for each attendee
who participates in games. |
| Club
Participation Points and Awards |
Only
MACC clubs or non-MACC clubs with at least five (5) Full Members
can earn points for the club participation award. This paragraph
applies to every calculation and determination of points in this
section of the MACC Point System.
To
determine the points earned for the Club Participation Award, use
the following mathematical calculations for each club at-tending
the leather weekend providing that there are at least five (5) Full
Members for a club:
Step
1: Add together the number of Full Member attendees and the number
of Pledge attendees for a club (Answer A)
Step
2: Add together the number of Full Members (attendees and non-attendees)
and the number of Pledges (attendees and non-attendees) for a club
(Answer B)
Step
3: Divide Answer A (Step 1) by Answer B (Step 2) and carry to eight
(8) decimal places. (Answer C)
Step
4: Multiply Answer C by 100 leaving six (6) decimal numbers. (Answer
D)
Step
5: For each MACC and non-MACC club participating in a leather run,
add to Answer D the Attendance Points earned for each attendee for
a respective club, the Distance Points earned for each attendee
for a respective club, and the Game Points earned for each attendee
for a respective club. (Answer E)
The
resulting number from Step 5 (Answer E) is the points earned by
a MACC or a non-MACC club for club participation.
The
Tally Master will determine the final points for each MACC or non-MACC
club and rank in descending order all clubs.
The
club with the highest number of points will receive the first place
Club Participation Award. The club with the second highest number
of points will receive the second place Club Participation Award.
The club with the third highest number of points will receive the
third place Club Participation Award.
In
case of a tie, the host club will devise a fair method of breaking
the tie based on participation. |
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