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Understanding judges scoring
Competitors are judged on both substance and style depending on whether it it
is the Set or a Voluntary round (a 'final' is normally no more than a second
voluntary round).
- Five 'form' judges score execution. They start with a theoretically
perfect score of 10 points (1 whole point for each move) and deduct points
for faults in the routine. The highest and lowest scores are discarded, and
the middle three scores are added for a possible maximum of 30 points. It is
quite normal for scores to vary by up to 1 whole mark (highest to lowest)
occasionally although tighter marking than that is, of course, preferred.
The form judges score all rounds of competition. A guide to how the
deductions are made for form are shown in the deductions section.
- One (or two) 'tariff' or 'difficulty' judge(s) produce a single
difficulty score, based on the number of twist and somersault rotations -
they will allocate 0.1 for each quarter somersault or half twist with extra
'bonus' 0.1 marks for completed somersaults and more difficult shapes in
somersaults. This score will depend on the grade of the performer and can
vary from as low as 0.7 to as much as 15 for full international performers.
These judges only score voluntary rounds.
At most regional competitions the tariff judges are the ones whose scores
appear inexplicable to those new to competition since they are never in the same
ballpark as those of the form judges. |
