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UNUSUAL JUDGING SITUATIONS

Paul Padron

Brevet Judge

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FORGET THE BLEEDING HEART, HOW ABOUT A BLEEDING BAR.

  • During the middle of the a bar routine the judges realized that there is blood on the bars. What does the Chief Judge or Meet Referee do?

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44.999 SECONDS

  • In the middle of a bar routine, level 10 gymnast falls on a release move. The timer starts the fall clock and the gymnast is given a warning at 30, 20 and 10 seconds. Right before time is called she jumps up to a front support on the low bar.

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  • What would you do?

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OH OH - I MISSED IT!

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You are the Chief Judge on a 4 judge panel at level 8 State Meet. A gymnast just completed her bar routine and you input a 8.5 score, two other scores come in 9.0 and 8.9 however the 4th judge comes to you and states that she missed the entire routine.

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What would you do?

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What would it look like if it was a 2 judge panel?

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ITS BEEN A LONG DAY!

  • You have been judging 7 squads of level 9 gymnasts. You just finished your 8th squad and realized that the last two gymnasts were level 10, however you judged them based on level 9 rules.

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  • What would you do?

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A BLOODY MESS

  • A gymnast is mid routine on a beam and her nose begins to bleed substantially, coach tells her to jump down.
  • What would you do?

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SICK JUDGE

  • You are in the middle of competition and a judge gets very sick and cannot stay on the floor.

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  • What would you do?

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YOU MAKE ME SICK

  • In a floor routine, a gymnast begins her routine with a roundoff, back handspring, double twist and under-rotates and falls to her face. Then she turns and looks at you to do a one of those winking poses but instead does a projection vomit. Totally embarrassed she runs off the floor. Floor timer stops the clock and it shows 22 seconds.

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  • What would you do?

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WHO IS DOING THE FLOOR ROUTINE COACH OR GYMNAST?

  • During a level 9 floor routine a coach walks onto the floor During each of her three tumbling passes like he was going to spot however he does not touch the athlete.

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  • What would you do?

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THE FLASH – NOT THE ONE ON NETFLIX

  • You are in the middle of judging a beam routine when suddenly a photo flash goes off right in the line of the gymnast. Immediately afterwards the gymnast takes a fall. Upon competition of the routine the coach comes over and asks for his gymnast to be given a chance to redo her routine due to the “camera flash”.

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  • What would you do?

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SOMETIMES I MIX UP MY INSTRUMENTS.

  • During a level 4 floor routine a flute version of the music was played instead of the piano version. The coach requests that his/her gymnast be allowed to repeat the routine with the right music version.

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  • What would you do?

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TOUGH ON THE EYES ROUTINE

  • You and your judging partner just finished judging a XCEL Silver Floor You both calculate your scores and come up with 2.5 and 3.9

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  • What do you do?

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SHE/HE LOOKS DRUNK

  • Your judging partner all of a sudden starts to look like they are drunk, you suspect that they may be having a stroke
  • What would you do?