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TDI JUDGE CERTIFICATION
TDI currently boosts over 75 members of the TDI Judiciary Association and is looking forward to growing its program even larger during the 2008-2009 season. With close to TDI offering almost 30 Regional Sites this year, TDI Judges and Officials have a tremendous opportunity to contribute and work. The competition season will run from November through early March. We are looking for those individuals with artistic and/or technical background in competitive and non-competitive dance, poms, flag and guard teams.
It is our commitment and goal to provide professional, educated and well prepared judges at ALL of our TDI competitions. Our judging system has been designed to educate and support the teams through specific feedback that is detailed on the judging sheets. We have, and will continue to train well prepared judges through our TDI Academy Class Offerings and offer a FULL SCHEDULE of courses at the Fall Conference in September.
The class schedule that is designed for our judge and official certification/ recertification program is now available. It has been developed with the large majority of classes being offered during the TDI Fall Conference weekend of September 5th-7th. Potential judges may choose to certify in Dance and/or Flag, Artistic and/or Technical. They also may choose to train as an Official (4 types…see below). At every competition, TDI will hire a judging “team” which includes the following:
If you are interested in receiving additional information about becoming a judge or official, click here to complete the judge/official interest form.
2008-2009 Judge Certification Process
To prepare individuals as judges/officials we have developed a program that includes classroom, practicum, and internship opportunities. In addition, once certified, we offer opportunities for continuing education and professional development. Click on the links below for mores specifics about the certification process for each category:
(Judges who completed training and were hired to judge
at a minimum of 2 competitions during the 2007-2008 season)
(Officials who completed training and were hired to officiate
at a minimum of 2 competitions during the 2007-2008 season)
(Officials who completed training and were hired to officiate
at a minimum of 2 competitions during the 2007-2008 season)
Click here for a printable version of the Judge Certification requirements
Double Panel of Judges
- Artistic Judge (2)
- Technical Judge (2)
- (The judge’s scores will be averaged)
4 Officials
- Head Contest Official (HCO)
- Time and Penalty Official (TPO)
- Ready Line Official (RLO)
- Tabulation Official (TAB)
Judges
To complete the certification process an individual needs to complete 12 credit hours. These hours are broken down by classroom, practicum, and internship as listed below:
Classroom: (6 credit hours)
J-200 Course: 3 credit hoursA-300 Course: 3 credit hours (Each course is 1 credit hour)There are 5 offered for Technical and 5 offered for Artistic. Judges need to complete 3 of the 5 courses in your expertise area.Practicum: (4 credit hours)
Mentoring with a certified judge = 1 credit hour.On-Site Training with a Judge Trainer = 3 credit hours(For Practicum hours: 1 HALF day = 1 credit hour.)Internship: (2 credit hour)
Internship involves being a paid judge (at partial pay base) for partof a contest day. Judge Association Re-Certification program
(Certified Judges during the 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 season)
Individuals who completed training and were hired to judge during the 2006-2008 TDI Seasons have already completed the basic certification requirements. To complete the 2008-2009 RE-CERTIFICATION process an individual needs to complete 6 credit classroom hours. These courses are new and updated. They are designed to enrich and strengthen the current TDI Judges. The hours for the re-certification are listed below:
Classroom: (6 credit hours)
NEW! J-208 Course: 2 credit hours
A-300 Course: 2 credit hours (Each course is 1 credit hour)There are 5 offered for Technical and 5 offered for Artistic. Judges need to complete 2 of the 5 courses in your expertise area. These should be different courses from the 2007 Fall Conference.NEW! A-400 Course: 2 credit hours (Each course is 1 credit hour) This year there are (4) 400 Level Courses. Judges need to
complete 2 of these newly offered, category based classes.
Click here for the Class schedule
Practicum: The Practicum and Internships are WAIVED for all certified judges from 2006-2008....however may be suggested to individuals still perfecting skills both
through taping and scoring.
New Officials Certification
To complete the Officials certification process an individual needs to complete 5 credit hours. Second year TDI Officials are welcome and encouraged to take the classroom portion listed below. These hours are broken down by classroom, practicum, and internship as listed below:
Classroom: (2 credit hours)
O-200 Course: 2 credit hoursIHSA Spirit Rule Meeting: 1 credit hourShadowing: (1 credit hours)
Shadowing requires following a certified official at a contest. One HALF day equals one credit hour.Practicum: (1 credit hours)
Practicum requires practicing each position WITH a certified official at a contest.
One HALF day equals 1 credit hour.
Officials Re-Certification Program
(Officials during the 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 season)
Individuals who completed training and were hired to officiate during the 2006-2008 TDI Seasons have already completed the basic certification requirements. To complete the 2008-2009 RE-CERTIFICATION process an individual needs to complete 3 credit classroom hours. These courses are new and updated. They are designed to enrich and strengthen the current TDI Judges. The hours for the re-certification are listed below:
Classroom: (3 credit hours)
O-208 Course: 2 credit hoursIHSA Spirit Rule Meeting: 1 credit hourShadowing: The Shadowing experience is WAIVED for all officials who certified from 2006-2008…however may be suggested to individuals still perfecting
communication skills and training specific to the job (HCO, TPO, and RLO).
Tabulation Officials
To complete the Tabulation Officials certification process an individual needs to complete 4 credit hours. These hours are listed below:
Classroom: (3 credit hours)
TO-200 Course: 2 credit hoursFOR NEW Tab Officials ONLY!...(Waived for 2007 Certified Tab Officials)
Practicum: (2 credit hours)
For Practicum hours one HALF day equals 1 credit hour.
One must be an AM Shift (Open the Day) One must be a PM Shift (End the Day) One FULL DAY is the preferred method of earning Practicum Credit! Tabulation Officials Re-Certfication Program
(Certified Officials during the 2007-2008 season)
To complete the Tabulation Officials for the re-certification process an individual needs to complete 1 classroom credit hour that reloads the updated information for the 08-09 Season. These hours are listed below:
Classroom: (1 credit hours)
TO-208 Course: 1 credit hours