1999-2000 OFFICIAL’S CLINIC

JUDGING DUAL MEETS

 Presenter

Wayne Oras

Judging statement:

 The score for a dive should accurately reflect the performance of a dive, and all divers should be judged by the same criteria.

Items for discussion:

         -- Know the rules and apply them.

         -- Assess penalties.

         -- Who assesses penalties?

          --Judge

          --Referee

       Judging:

         -- Set a standard for your judging and maintain that standard for every diver.

         -- Recognize and understand by sight.

         --Failed dives

         --Form breaks

         --Complete

         --Partial

         --Twisting

         --Over

         --Under

         --When is a twist failed?

         --What is free position?

         --Which twisting dives can be tuck?

         --Which twisting dives can not be tuck?

         --Ruling .... Fwd 1 1/2ss 1 twist.

         --Poor boardwork and take off.

         --Finishing height of the dive.

         --The position of the dive.

 Scores:

         --Range for Failed dive?

         --Range for unsatisfactory dives?

         --Range for satisfactory dives?

         --Range for good dives?

         --Range for excellent dives?

         --Range for outstanding dives?

 Criteria for scores: (This is just another way of dividing points for scoring a dive. Use with charts in “ Most Common Errors Seen in Dives”.)

                  1.  --Boardwork   2pts.

                  2.  --Height

                  3.  --Initial    2 pts

                  4.  --Finishing

                  5.  --Flight /Grace   2pts

                  6.  --Form    2pts

                  7.  --Entry    2pts

See document “A New Judging Angle” by Wayne Oras for more Judging Criteria.

     Suggestions:

        --Do not let outside influences affect the score you give.

        --Coaches that try to intimidate officials.

        --The crowd watching the contest.

        --The level that you are being asked to judge.

        --Friendships that may have been developed over the years.

        --Being afraid that you won’t get a good evaluation.

        --Once you have set your standard, keep all of the divers on it. Don’t change the standard

           in the middle of a contest for any reason.

        --Do not even give a hint that you are looking at anyone else’s score before you show

          yours.

        --Judge what you see, not what you hope to see or have seen the diver do in the past.

        --Keep your score within the ranges described above.

        --Give a bad score to a bad dive and a good one to a good dive.

        --As a member of a judging panel, you are being asked for your opinion of the dive. Give it!

        --Everyone makes mistakes, but no one makes the same mistake all the time.

        --If you are weak at seeing form breaks, work on that before you get on any panel. The

          same holds true for hitting the board, over/under-twisting etc.

        --If you are unsure of what you are doing, don’t judge. You will only feel more intimidated.

        --You don’t have to be a coach to be a good judge.