Re: Competitions calendar

Hi Andy,

Just finished the call [1]. Brief and no much to discuss.

> Suggestion: a unique URL (IRI) for each event. (I think it is 'url' in DB
> > fields)
>
> If you mean "where do we find this competition's home page on the
> web", link to the organiser's
>
>
No, different. I mean a place where I can find your metadata, once the
organizer's page dissapears or change. I suppose it is already included as
url: https://data.opentrack.run/x/<year>/<country></slug>

In this case, I miss another URL, which is the official competition
homepage.


> >> performance_level:   yes/no for each that is expected.  Some meetings
> >> go all the way up/down
> >>     - world class   (age grade 90% +)
> >>     - national class   (age grade 80% +)
> >>     - club class   (age grade 70% +)
> >>     - active  (60%)
> >>     - couch potato (50%)
> >>
> >
> > I like this ^. The problem I see is the age grade. For instance, this is
> not
> > popular in Spain, so it's difficult to measure.
>
> No problem.  Just ask them to self-rate.  We can easily provide
> calculators as a side tool - we have one already.   An explanatory
> page to link to...
>
>
Yes, some explanatory examples would be really useful for those who doesn't
know it.


> >> events:   list of athlib event_codes offered.  May not be known
> >>     # could be add two levels:
> >>     # high level:  each event offered, comma-separated results
> >>     # detailed:  events in each category, more detailed structure.
> >>     #    could only be provided through some human effort or by
> >>     #     entry systems.
> >>
> >
> > Is this similar to disciplines? :
> Terminology I am using is in this email at least is:
>
> Discipline: Tracj and Field, Road, XC, RaceWalking
> Event Codes:   100, 200, 400, HJ
>
> Is the W3C spec 100% clear on which of these is a "discipline"?
> because I am not ;-)  The sport tends to use discipline
> interchangeably.
>
>
Me neither :-)

I'll try. For me, 'discipline' (a strict set of rules that controls an
activity) is both RaceWalking and 50-Km-RaceWalking. It depends on the
level of abstraction of the rules. If a competition is classified as
<50K_RW> race, the system may understand that it is a <RW> competition.

[ X ] RW
 |- [  ] 5K RW
 |- [  ] 20K RW
 |- [ X ] 50K RW
...

EAA considers 100m, 400m and Race Walk as disciplines at the same level.
http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/disciplines/

It's just my opinion, I see no agreement anywhere. :-)


All the best,

Martin