Calculated match average

'''Calculated match averages''' (CMAs, or averages) is a [[handicap (sports)|handicap]] calculated for every [[motorcycle speedway]] rider.

The CMA is calculated from the following:<ref name="CMA">{{cite web | title = Green Sheet Averages | publisher = Speedway FAQs | url = http://www.speedway-faq.org/british.html#gsa | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}</ref> <ref name="Speedway Regulations">{{cite web| title =SCB Speedway Regulations| publisher =Speedway Control Bureau| date =January 2007| url =http://www.acu.org.uk/uploaded/documents/The%20SPEEDWAY%20REGULATIONS%202007%20Final%20Print%20Version.doc| access-date =2008-03-12}}{{dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{{center|<math>\left ( \frac{\hbox{Total points}}{\hbox{Total rides}} \right ) \times4</math>}}

CMAs scale from 3.00 to 12.00, any rider scoring above or below these values will be awarded the maximum. These averages are used in leagues such as the British [[Elite League (speedway)|Elite League]] to identify heat-leaders for the purposes of choosing which riders to enter for each race.

At the start of a season, a rider retains their last recorded CMA (or assessed CMA if they have never previously established one) until they have competed in six home and six away matches. A new CMA is then issued that comes into effect seven days later. These are subsequently updated each 1 and 15 day of each month onwards.

These CMAs are used in most professional leagues and are altered or weighted depending on the league the rider gained the CMA in. A rider that has no recorded average will receive an indicative CMA for the start of the season that is assessed on their prior experience in the sport.

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[[Category:Motorcycle speedway]] [[Category:Handicapping]]