USAG Massachusetts Judge Selection Process for State Meets 

All judges considered for state meets should:

            have a positive attitude and pleasant demeanor

            be active in the JO program

            have a history of courtesy to athletes, coaches, and volunteers

            be pro-athlete

1. Request availability from NAWGJ;  this is currently supplied in chart form
    

2. Begin selection process for judges for optional state meets.  Any judge assigned to L9 & 10 regionals, Easterns, or Nationals should be assigned to the L 9 & 10 state meet.

    

3. Select chief judges and meet referee. 

   Use judges with L10 or higher rating for optional meets, and L9 or higher for compulsory meets.

   Chief judges should have:   

   • the ability to rank athlete performances

   • the ability to remain consistent throughout a competition of any length

   • the ability to guide the acting judge(s)

   Check selected judges for potential affiliation.

    

4. Select acting (second) judges

   Second judges should have the ability to remain consistent throughout a competition of any length.
    

5. Select alternate chief judges and second judges.  Alternates will listed alphabetically.
   Judges assigned as alternates will be expected to keep themselves available until the night before the competition.  Alternates may be assigned to another Massachusetts USAG meet; if they are needed on a state meet, they will be removed from the other meet.
    

6.  Repeat steps 3 through 5 for judges for compulsory state meets.
    

7. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for judges for state cups.

All judges assigned to state meets, including alternates, will be expected to make themselves available for at least one sectional at the level to which they are assigned.  Judges who accept a sectional but later remove themselves from it will be removed from that state meet.

USAG Massachusetts will attempt to balance the participation of all JO judges in the state meet system.

USAG Massachusetts Judge Selection Process for Regional Recommendations

Judges are recommended for Regional meets in three groups, for each regional meet.

For Level 10 --

            Gold -- very experienced at L10 regionals, capable of being a head judge           

            Silver -- some L10 regional experience, strong second judge

            Bronze -- no L10 regional experience 

For Level 8 --

            Gold -- very experienced at regionals, capable of being a head judge     

            Silver -- some regional experience, strong second judge

            Bronze -- no regional experience

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