8/14 Drew Horner: Uncoiled. Circuit and All-American rodeos

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Something people don’t really understand within the sport of rodeo is what exactly does it mean for someone to “Circuit Rodeo” or “All-American Rodeo”? These two systems, the Circuit Rodeo system and the All-American Rodeo system, are the bottom to tiers of Pro Rodeo. They are designed to bring people into pro rodeo and introduce them to the better level of competition, while also accommodating the “Weekend Warrior” for someone who cannot rodeo full-time for one reason or another but still wants to compete at a high level.

2The lowest level of Pro Rodeo is the Circuit System. The Circuit System is a system that divides the country into 12 different sections, for example: circuits, that allow people to travel within a certain region of their home and compete on a more local level. The competition is not usually as tough, but you still have the opportunity to compete against some of the tougher guys if you are able to enter the bigger rodeos. Each circuit has its own circuit finals. For example, in order to qualify for the Texas Circuit Finals, you have to be inside the top 12 contestants at the end of the year in your event. It is a great opportunity for guys to set goals and reach them, and understand how to win and lose in rodeo. The circuit system also has a National Finals after all of the circuit finals are over. They take the top 2 contestants from each event at the end of each circuits finals and they get to compete against each of the other top 2 contestants from the different circuits. This gives you a little national recognition inside of rodeo.

The All-American system is essentially the minor leagues of rodeo. This is the next step up after you circuit rodeo. All-American is a national level of circuit rodeoing. It is every rodeo that only adds a certain amount of money and under. It is a great way to travel around and rodeo out of your local circuit. You can gain some experience as to what rodeos are like all over the country and also learn what it’s like being in different weather conditions, different arena set ups, and what the different types of competition are like out there inside of team roping. The All-American Tour is set up like this. You must compete at 30 All-American Rodeos, and you must be inside the top 30 contestants at the year-end to qualify for the All-American Finals. It’s awesome! I love this tier. I think this is a great way for people to move up the ranks of rodeo. It’s another way to get better at roping and progress your game to the next level. The All-American finals are a fun rodeo to compete at, too! It’s set up like some of the major rodeos are. It’s in the Heart of Texas Fair Complex so you feel like you’re in a coliseum atmosphere. The format is my favorite, it’s like a tournament. You compete against a certain amount of teams in your set each night, and the top certain amount of teams in that set move onto the next set, progressing forward to the semi-finals and then onto the finals! It’s my favorite because it’s a heads up, one header every night almost! Tons of fun!

I hope y’all have been enjoying reading these blogs and learning about some of my experiences at these different levels. Stay in touch with me and let me know what y’all are thinking about roping and these blogs. Leave a comment here below, follow me on my twitter, or like my facebook fanpage to keep in touch! DH

 

Link to permit application and rules:

https://www.prorodeo.org/Portal/Membership/NewMembers/Default.aspx

 

Link to Circuit System:

http://prorodeo.com/RNCFRpages.aspx?xu=1

 

Link to All American System:

http://prorodeo.com/AllAmericanInfo.aspx

 

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