How judges become judges?
At the lower levels (6.0) , a skating background is helpful but not required. To the best of my understanding, you study a book (understatement here), watch some videos, and they you apply. Once you are "accepted" then you do several (not sure how many) trail judging events where you score an individual (test session and competitions) and then those trial judge scores are compared to an official judge's score. Once you "pass" and become an official judge then you slowly make your say up the ranks and my impression is there are additional tests along the way.
To judge higher levels (IJS), a skating background (I believe Intermediate) is required. Eventually you work your way up the ranks and then you can be selected an International level judge. I think it takes a minimum of 20 years of judging to reach that level (US judge). I believe each country is only allowed a certain number of international judges.
I have pieced this together based on what I have seen and what I have been told.
By the end of March there was a course announcement here, in Italy, by the italian FED in order to become a regional judge. I applied and I'm waiting for their reply, but I don't have high hopes because they are giving precedence to those who are from cities who doesn't have many judges and I live in Milan. :no:
Oh please??? Do update us from time to time on how this goes?!!
OMG! Just got the reply from them and I've been admitted for the first test.
Oh please??? Do update us from time to time on how this goes?!!
I'm interested to know too.
Does Italy have separate judging appointments for dance vs. freestyle?
Good luck!
Learning to judge step sequences for singles has to be some help in appreciating dance step sequences. Take heart!
We could try it. It would be better to start after July, though, when all the ISU changes and clarifications on the most recent ISU communications are typically complete. Perhaps we could assemble some questions and see whether we can get them answered in an interview with a tech panel person...a dream, maybe, but I would love to see it.
We could try it. It would be better to start after July, though, when all the ISU changes and clarifications on the most recent ISU communications are typically complete. Perhaps we could assemble some questions and see whether we can get them answered in an interview with a tech panel person...a dream, maybe, but I would love to see it.
could be pretty interesting... not for dance only maybe (i get lost at singles step sequences for example and would love some teaching of that)
could be pretty interesting... not for dance only maybe (i get lost at singles step sequences for example and would love some teaching of that)
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