The first ostensive goal of a BMX racer is to become the number one amateur racer in your district. The racer's home state/province may be divided up into several Districts depending how many participants and how spread out they are over the state/province. A balance is sought. Too many people in a single district could discourage new, inexperienced riders from having a sense of accomplishment if they are doing reasonably well but not advancing his point score up the list of total points in relation to other racers. Too small a district would cheapen any sense of accomplishment due to paucity of racers, producing an artificially high ranking for the following season for the racer(s) in the points race. Points determine how well riders do in the district rankings. How high the rider goes in the rankings depends on what skill level category they are in as well as how well they do in their particular races since it affects how many points they win, which adds to their total for their district ranking. The higher the rider's skill level, the more points they can gather at any given race (providing that they qualify for the Main).