Clinics, Trial Judging, Judges' Exams, Skate Canada Report Forms
Evaluators & Judges Clinics
Updated April 20, 2012
The following seminars/clinics have been planned by the Western Ontario Officials Committee. Please contact Virginia Gillham ASAP (virginiagillham@aol.com) if you are interested in attending any of these clinics. Deadlines are fast approaching (as noted) and space may be limited.
1. Technical Controller/Technical Specialist Seminars in June - WO Section has been granted approval to run a technical seminar to train potential new Technical Specialists & Technical Controllers. Note that Skate Canada is no longer responsible for the recruitment and training of new Technical Panel members; effective immediately this is now the responsibility of the Sections. Current and former skaters, coaches and officials may apply. All applications will be considered. Successful candidates will be notified. Locations for seminars to be determined shortly, however both will be held in Western Ontario. Email Virginia Gillham prior to April 30th, 2012 if you are interested in attending either of these seminars and being trained for one of these positions.
- Dance - June 7-10, 2012
- Singles and Pairs - June 21-24
2. Pair Clinic - Pre-Novice, Novice, Junior, Senior - Saturday, June 2nd 2012, a pair clinic will be held at RIM in Waterloo from 10am-6pm. Any judge interested in attending must notify Virginia Gillham asap. This clinic will cover all levels from Pre-Novice to Senior and is open to those officials who require a clinic for promotion purposes AS WELL AS those officials who are interested in updating their training. Further details will be forwarded to those who express interest in attending.
3. Primary/Juvenile Judge and Senior Bronze Evaluator Clinic
Dates: June 9, 10, 2012
Location: Hamilton - Hamilton Skating Club Board Room
Clinic Leaders: Charlene Jordan and Trevor Crowe
4. Gold Evaluator Clinic
Date: Thursday, August 9th (evening before Summer Sizzle)
Location: RIM, Waterloo - KWSC Board Room
5. Senior Singles Judging Clinic
6. Interpretive Evaluator Clinic
7. Novice Synchro and Junior/Senior Synchro Judging Clinic
Please contact Andrew Bosco if you are interested in either of these clinics. Novice and Junior Synchro Clinics are being planned and will be communicated once the dates have been set.
Information for Trial Judges
Skate Canada Registration - Please ensure that you're registered with a Skate Canada club prior to the September 1st deadline! From Members Services at Skate Canada: "Skate Canada’s membership year runs from September 1 to August 31. Every Official must be registered for the current membership year before taking part in Skate Canada’s programs, officiating tests or updating qualification."
Promotion Information - To determine what is required for your next promotion, go to the Skate Canada website, log in to Members Only and follow the path:
Members Only> Members> Officials> Officials Definitions Application and Qualifications Policy.
This is a 30 page document so make sure to go to the next page by clicking on the arrow at the top of the document itself.
Timelines for Submitting for Promotion
- Sr. Bronze Evaluator and/or Juvenile Judge submissions may be made at any time to Charlene Jordan
- Gold Evaluator and/or Novice Judge submissions may be made at any time to Melissa Stevenson.
- Junior & Senior Judge submissions may be made at any time to Sabrina. Submissions to Skate Canada are in spring and fall. .
Officials' Deportment - Please read Andrew Bosco's article. It's excellent food for thought!
We're Becoming More GREEN! Bring a Flash Drive! -
If you are requesting trial judging and/or judging reports at a competition, there is now a new format to save your JPRs. A new copier/scanner/printer has been purchased for the officials room at competitions with a USB flash drive port to scan your sheets and save them onto a flash drive (only need a 1 mg drive). After saving your JPRs onto your flash drive, give your original JPRs to the referee along with a copy of the assessment form. Many thanks for considering this request to help us cut down on the amount of paper we consume at competitions.
Please remember - under NO circumstances may
you ever evaluate or judge above your qualification level.
Western Ontario Section Trial Judge Expense & Reimbursement Policy
This policy is being initiated by the Western Ontario Section Officials Committee (the Committee) to ensure that a portion of the Committee’s funds are available to provide support in the form of an Education and Development Stipend to assist our Trial Judges, while ensuring that all aspects of the Committee’s mandate to provide education and resources to all our officials can be funded. This includes trial judging at events up to and including Western Ontario Sectionals. This is an annual stipend from April 1st of one year until March 31st of the following year.
- Due to limited resources, this stipend is geared toward supporting NEW trial judges AND judges currently qualified at the Novice level or above, who are contributing to the judging panel and actively pursuing trial judging.
- If the trial judge has remained at the same level of appointment for 2 years while actively judging and pursuing promotion, and chooses to pursue further appointment, he/she must do so at their own expense.
- Trial judges may submit their mileage expenses for this Stipend to a total of $150.00 per season. These are to be submitted to the Officials Committee Chair by April 1st and must include details of competitions attended to trial judge ONLY, with dates, locations, mileage and reports requested/received.
- Mileage expenses already submitted to the Officials Committee Chair since March 31, 2011 are included in this amount for this fiscal year.
- Judges who have completed their official assignment at a competition and wish to return on another day to trial judge, may not submit any expenses for that day (hotel, mileage, meals) to the competition committee for reimbursement. Rather, such expenses may form part of the annual stipend application or must be supported personally.
- Judging and Evaluating Clinics: Candidates attending judging and/or evaluating clinics must attend at their own expense. Expenses may not be submitted for mileage, meals, or hotels. Lunches and light snacks are provided at the clinics.
- Special Assignments: The Committee reserves the right to make special assignments beyond this Stipend.
This policy will be subject to regular review by the WO Officials' Committee.
Western Ontario Section Officials Committee [Printer friendly - 1p, PDF], October 5, 2011
Instructions for Trial Judging at Competitions
- Behave as if you are on the judging panel. Don’t converse
with the other trial judges during warmups, etc.
- If there is a Trial Judge Coordinator (TJC) present at the event,
please return all paperwork through her, instead of directly
to the referee. This will provide reduced opportunity for lost
paperwork.
- Remember that the TJC is also a volunteer
at these events. Her role is to assist with the paperwork of
the event and to interface with the referees. You are expected
to arrive with a clipboard, pencils, and any other supplies
you might need. She is there to help you, but please don’t
expect to be waited on.
- Hand in your original judging sheets to the TJC, if there is one, or the event referee if there
is not, immediately after the event, BEFORE the result
is posted. Keep a photocopy (or scanned image on a flash drive) for yourself. Only by following
this procedure can we maintain the integrity of the system.
- If you need more time to prepare the rest of the documentation
(report forms, self-assessment form, etc.) please make arrangements
directly with the referee. Most times the referee will not be able to complete your
report at the event, therefore provide him/her
with a stamped, self-addressed envelope in which the completed report and your judging sheets
can be returned to you.
- Note to those completing workbooks: Do not request a written
report until you believe that you are ready for promotion. If
you want to trial judge an event for experience only, please
arrange to discuss the event with the Referee. If you do receive
an unsatisfactory report, you should include that report with
your workbook when you submit it. The WO Officials Committee
will review your reports and, if your promotion cannot be approved,
will recommend a course of action specific to your needs.
- If the completed report is on an event with fewer than 6 skaters/teams, consult the Officials Committee for further directions re: additional reports.
- Once you have the prescribed number of satisfactory reports, do NOT request additional reports.
Updated September 2010
2011 Skate Canada Judges' Exams
Skate Canada Judges' Report Forms
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