Judging Fundamentals: What it takes to be a Freestyle Skiing Judge Open translation – Luc Boucher Copyright: Annie Pretin and Real Robichaud

His role is to make a judgement on the quality of the athletes aptitudes in performing in a given discipline, without prejudice, while assessing each performances with the same level of responsibility, for each competitor...is an individual who possesses all required qualifications and skill set, in all disciplines, to act as a qualified judging official during an event A Judge...

You only judge what you SEE! You only judge what you SEE! A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...in his logical decision making process and in keeping with the panel’s score range consistency… A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill by developing:

...in his/her judgement call such that it is always justified A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

…in his judgement A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...where discussion on the judging stand [panel] will not be tolerated, except when addressing the Head Judge on judging matters A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...wherever, whenever he/she is required for judging related duties A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...for prolonged and consistent concentration level A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...as a judge…and towards all athletes A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...towards his/her responsibilities A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

...in accepting constructive criticism A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level by developing:

this completes the list! A competent judge must possess certain qualities and work at improving his/her judging skill level against:

Impartial Knowledge Consistency Confidence Discretion Persevere On time Objective Attentive