judging

Hello! My daughter is a new Level 4 this season. She is having a mental block after falling at practice and has "lost" her round off back handspring. So in competition this week she did a round off , stopped and then did 2 separate standing back handsprings with no connection. (For what it's...

I was hoping to get some opinions from judges (and coaches too) who are familiar with the requirements for USAIGC Silver level floor routines. Recently, my daughter was given a new Silver floor routine. She’s very happy with the music and the choreography. However, I do have a question. Of...

I've been told there is a place where you can upload a gymnast's routine and have an online judge tell you their deductions. However, I've looked and see no such thing. My gym owners refuse to do mock meets and won't send us to seminars. It's frustrating when you're coaching to the best of your...

I'm planning on testing to become a judge either in late fall or early spring....possibly. I'm just wondering any advice on studying for the test? Several people mentioned they made flash cards, what specifically did you make the flash cards for? How did you go about studying? You need to know...

Any judges out there? I'm interested in doing a Women's Artistic Club Judging course- I thought it may be really useful for preparing for club grades next year? Anyone been on the club judging course? If so how hard is it? Do you need much judging experience to have a chance of passing?

I have a specific question about something in a compulsory routine (L3 floor) that I'm curious if it would have been a deduction. I posted here as "Question for judges" and didn't get any takers, so I'm wondering, does anyone know if there is a site or anything where you can email, and...

I've been watching some you tube videos and noticed that sometimes gymnasts go stand at the judges table after they perform. I never noticed anyone doing that in my daughter's competitions last year (our first year)…they would do their final salute and then just walk back to join their team...

In another thread, it was said that there is a deduction if they don't stick with the same side throughout floor and beam routines. So, if she is going to split left, she has to leap left, cartwheel left, and back kickover/walkover left. My DD does cartwheels and roundoffs lefty, but BWO...

In a thread in the parent forum about videotaping meets, someone mentioned that they videotape the whole team in case the judge misses something in their routine. Will judges actually watch a video of a routine if the judge says the gymnast didn't do xyz and the coach says they did? I'm...

Should you judge a gym by the number of injured athletes it has? What is considered average? When should a red flag be raised?

There is some debate about what kind of floor music is good for little girls, say 10 and under. Do the judges 'like' very young sounding music like sparkles and stuff? Is 11 and up considered to be ok for a more mature piece? Picking the right music is so important, what should go into it...

Dd was in Xcel as of last season and will now be on the JO side of the house. I really didn't know what Xcel was and kinda had to learn along the way (we came from R5 and dd's old gym doesn't do Xcel). She competed Silver this season. And I found out Wednesday that she'll be scoring out of 4...

I know it's only level 3, and it doesn't matter in the long run, but I'm just curious. A week ago DD had a meet and scored 9.5 on this floor routine: Then this weekend she had States, and got 8.6: I know she was nervous, because it's States. And she was upset, because they started on beam...

Hey there, looking for some tips for judging level 2-4. We coach in Canada. Our scores are 8.2-8.9 and we are looking for higher scores. Any judges available to check out some routines?

Hey there. I coach gymnastics in Canada. I'm interested in some tips for judging especially on floor and beam. Our scores seems to be in the 8.2-8.9 range and we are looking for a higher score. Any judges available to look at routines. Level 2-4

exactly what is the deduction on L2 vault for crossing the white line when landing? My DD had a perfect vault this past weekend, but they deducted hard just for that! she got a 8.1 vault score! there was an inquiry about her vault score and that was the reason. so what exactly is the deduction...

Hello people! I have recently qualified as a British Gymnastics Level 1 coach & a Club level judge! So now I'm a gymnast, a coach & a judge. I am excited to glean experience and tips from others with more experience! :) Any general tips/things I should know? I'm still learning! Is level 2 a...

Anyone have any suggestions for what to wear judging when we were told we do not need to wear our uniform, because it is just a fun meet. We were only told we can dress casual, but keep it professional (not too much skin). Any suggestions, even if your not a judge. Keep in mind that I have your...

I'm writing a parent guide and I think it would be great to include a little section on what judges want you to know . . . If you are a judge and you had an opportunity to communicate some things to parents what would you want them to know or keep in mind? Thanks

We are having a local USAG sanctioned meet, want to get as many girls to compete as possible. But, because of our gym circumstances, we only have 4 hours to do it. All are level 4s.