Directs the Announcer and Beach Marshal to inform competitors on various situations
during a heat
Acts as the sole representative for all judges with respect to communicating with other
contest officials, competitors and the press
Discusses official protests made by competitors at the end of the round or at the end
of the day
Handles any complaints and disciplinary action in relation to the panel
Assesses the performance of the scoring panel by collating and analysing information
and statistics in regards to individual judging performances
The Role of the Scoring Judge
The role of the judge is to compare and evaluate each surfer’s performances against
one another by applying the basic judging criteria consistently, accurately and fairly.
The duties of a scoring judge are as follows:
Judge heats assigned to them by the roster
from the beginning of the day to the end
Score each wave ridden in a heat using a scale of 0.1 to 10.0 and record scores on the
score sheets provided (computers may also be used)
Correctly fill in the details on the judging score sheets
Rule on any interference situation
Call competitive riders’ singlet colours as they are “up and riding”
Provide wave counts and other information when required by the Head Judge or other
judges
Undertake various duties assigned by the Head Judge (e.g. acting as the Head Judge
when the Head Judge is forced to leave the judging podium for any reason)
Provide input to pre and post contest briefings under direction of the Head Judge
Have a thorough knowledge of the SA Rule Book as it applies to judging
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