2026 CHALLENGE SEASON LAYOUT

1. TEAMS WILL BE SELECTED BY COACH MAHONEY (BASED ON A PRE-DEFINED ALGORITHIM)

2. THE TEAMS WILL COMPETE HEAD TO HEAD EACH WEEK

3. EACH MEMBER OF THE WINNING TEAM (WHO COMPETED IN THE EVENT) WILL GET 5 POINTS

4. EACH MEMBER OF THE LOSING TEAM WILL COMPETE IN ANOTHER EVENT ... AND WILL GET POINTS ACCORDING TO HOW THEY FINISH THE EVENT

• FIRST PLACE --> 5 POINTS
• SECOND PLACE --> 4 POINTS
• THIRD PLACE --> 3 POINTS
• FOURTH PLACE --> 2 POINTS
• FIFTH PLACE --> 1 POINT
• SIXTH OR LOWER --> 0 POINTS

5. THE WINNING TEAM CAN SELECT TWO MEMBERS OF THE LOSING TEAM WHO CANNOT COMPETE 

• NOTE: A PERSON CAN ONLY BE SELECTED 2X THE ENTIRE SEASON ... SO CHOSE WHO TO EXCLUDE AND WHEN TO EXCLUDE THEM WISELY

6. AT THE END OF SEASON, THE TOP 12 ATHLETES WITH THE MOST POINTS WILL MAKE IT TO A HEAD-TO-HEAD SINGLE ELIMINATION PLAYOFF BRACKET

7. THE WINNER OF THIS HEAD TO HEAD BRACKET WILL BE NAMED THE "CHALLENGE CHAMP"

8. SOFT POINTS AND PENALTIES WILL BE AWARDED (AT COACH MAHONEY'S DISCRETION) FOR ANY ATHLETE WHO IS LATE OR WHO MISSES A SESSION WITHOUT 12 HOURS NOTICE

9. COACH MAHONEY CAN AND WILL CHANGE THESE RULES AT ANY TIME ...

TRAITORS

• EACH TEAM WILL HAVE ONE "TRAITOR"
• EACH "TRAITOR" WILL HAVE THE POWER TO "TRADE THEMSELVES" TO THE OTHER TEAM ... AND STAY THERE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
• THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE DESIGNATE THE PLAYER FROM THE OTHER TEAM THEY ARE "TRADING" THEMSELVES WITH
• WHEN THE FIRST "TRAITOR" MAKES A TRADE
  • THEY CAN COMPETE IN THE CHALLENGE (BOTH TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL) THAT DAY
  • THE PERSON THEY TRADE FOR CANNOT
• WHEN THE SECOND "TRAITOR" MAKES A TRADE
  • BOTH THE "TRAITOR" AND THE PERSON THEY TRADED FOR CANNOT COMPETE THAT DAY IN ANY CHALLENGE
• ANYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO "CALL OUT" A TRAITOR 1X OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON
  • IF YOU ARE RIGHT ... THE "TRAITOR" LOSES HIS TRADING POWER AND CANNOT COMPETE THAT DAY
  • IF YOU ARE WRONG ... YOU CANNOT COMPETE THAT DAY AND THE NEXT SESSION YOU ATTEND