Flow is WNL's traditional single-miss course style. Athletes move through the obstacles in order from the starting platform toward the final buzzer.

The run is scored by obstacle progress first. Athletes receive one point for each obstacle they complete before the first failed obstacle or before time expires.

When two athletes complete the same number of obstacles, elapsed time through the last completed obstacle is the tiebreaker, so moving efficiently still matters even before a full clear.

At Regionals, the Flow Course is one of the two required courses and is designed to reward clean movement, quick decisions, and controlled obstacle completion.

Challenge is a longer, more technical WNL course format that tests grip, endurance, strategy, and recovery after a mistake.

Athletes may retry up to two failed obstacles during the course, but each failed obstacle can only be retried one time.

To continue after a miss, the athlete must complete the failed obstacle on the retry. If the retry is failed, or both available retries have already been used, the scored run ends.

At Regionals, Challenge pairs with Flow for the overall result. The format gives athletes a chance to recover from limited mistakes while still making every failed obstacle costly.

Full Course is WNL's format for rewarding the full body of work an athlete completes within the time limit instead of stopping the scoring at the first failed obstacle.

Completed obstacles earn difficulty points, and harder obstacles can be worth more than easier obstacles.

Athletes can also earn time points based on how quickly completed obstacles are cleared compared with the field.

Because every completed obstacle can matter, Full Course emphasizes efficient attempts, smart pacing, and collecting as much course value as possible before time expires.