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Judges

Welcome to the section of U.S. Figure Skating Online set aside just for judges. This will hopefully provide a centralized location for all the news and notes for U.S. Figure Skating judges, as well as notices regarding new forms to be downloaded, etc.

In-Person Schools

The Mile High Figure Skating Association will be holding a singles/pairs and dance judges school in Denver, Colo., May 31-June 2, 2013. For more information, click here.

The Coyotes Skating Club of Arizona will be holding a singles/pairs judges school in Scottsdale, Ariz., June 1, 2013. For more information, click here.

U.S. Figure Skating will be holding a singles/pairs judges seminar in Warwick, R.I., July 26-28, 2013. In addition to offering school credit for singles/pairs test and competition judges, this school will also offer bronze, silver, gold, nonqualifying, regional and sectional singles/pairs appointments and promotions for current and new judges. For more information, click here.

Spokane Figure Skating Club will be holding a dance judges school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, July 27, 2013. The school will focus on ice dance tests (preliminary through gold, and free dance tests). Some basic IJS information may be covered briefly. For more information, click here.

U.S. Figure Skating will be holding a singles/pairs judges seminar in Bloomington, Minn., Sept. 6-8, 2013. In addition to offering school credit for singles/pairs test and competition judges, this school will also offer bronze, silver, gold, nonqualifying, regional and sectional singles/pairs appointments and promotions for current and new judges. For more information, click here.

Online Courses

Moves in the Field Recertification Course: please click here (PDF) for more information.

Hosting a Judges School

U.S. Figure Skating member clubs are welcome to host judges' schools. This is a great way to keep your local judges up-to-date with the rules. Judges schools can also be open to coaches, skaters and/or parents, allowing all groups to get the same information at the same time. There are no specific requirements as to length or content; however, per rule JR 18.01, a club must obtain written permission of the national vice chair of the Judges Education and Training Subcommittee before hosting a school. If your club would like to host a sanctioned judges' school, please complete the Judges School Host Application and submit it to the vice chair for schools on the Judges Education and Training Subcommittee. Questions, please contact judgescommittee@usfigureskating.org.

If you're interested in becoming a judge, please click here for information on the steps you need to take and answers to frequently asked questions.

• Guidelines for Singles/Pairs Test Judges (PDF)
  
• Guidelines for Singles/Pairs Competition Judges (PDF)
  
• Guidelines for Dance Test Judges (PDF)
  
• Guidelines for Dance Competition Judges (PDF)
  
• Guidelines for Synchronized Skating Judges (PDF)
• Guidelines for Theatre On Ice Judges (PDF)
  
  
• Competition Appointment Tracking Sheet (XLS)
• Example of Completed Competition Appointment Tracking Sheet (PDF)
  

For a list of non-qualifying competitions approved for trial judging, please click here (PDF).

Holding a Competition with Trial Judges

If you are running a competition (qualifying or nonqualifying) that is going to have trial judges, it's very important that you have the proper volunteers, materials, equipment, meeting space and forms. For a detailed description of what is needed to have trial judges at a competition, please see the Competition Trial Judge Management Kit.

Competition Forms for Trial Judges (to be provided by club organizers)

• TJ Form 1 - LOC Information (4/09)
  
• TJ Form 2 - Trial Judge Sign In (5/09)
  
• TJ Form 3 - Practice Judge Sign In (4/09)
  
• TJ Form 4 SPD - Singles, Pairs, Dance Registration (2/11)
  
• TJ Form 4 SYS - Synchronized Registration (5/09)
  
• TJ Form 5 - IJS Chits (8/09)
  
• TJ Form 6 - Personal Data Sheet (8/09)
  
• TJ Form 7 - Element ID Sheet (8/09)
  
• TJ Form 8 - Data Comparison Sheet (4/09)
  
• TJ Form 9 - Evaluation (7/12, DOC)
  
  

Judges Committee Monitor Guidelines (PDF)
Competition Appointment Evaluation Process (PDF)
Test Summary and Accuracy Tracking Sheets (Excel)

For the latest officials selections for qualifying and international competitions, please click here.

The current U.S. Figure Skating Directory, which lists all officials' names, appointment types, appointment levels and contact information, can be found on the Members Only site in the "Member" box on the left side of the page. Any appointments and resignations that have been processed since the directory was printed are also included in the same section of the Members Only site and will be updated at the end of each month. To visit the site, click here.