CD's

[Del Rykert]

Good observations John.  In the past some have avoided pattern just because 
they will be expected to learn judging and all its responsibilities.

                             del
               NSRCA - 473

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: CD's


>I have been at this for about ten years and I will never really be a good 
>contestant.
> Here are a few of my observations:
> Some of our best judges don't fly at all.
> Many of our top flyers are poor judges, sometimes because they simply are 
> not interested in being a good judge.
> Some people who know the rules cannot apply them fairly.
> Most entry level pilots have enough to worry with their flying without 
> adding juding to the load.
> When we do a local judging seminar the raw judging scores of the two 
> judges get a lot closer together.
> The person presenting the Judging Seminar is not there to interrpret the 
> rules. His/her duty is to present the package and facilitate orderly 
> discussion.
> An overly criticized judge will avoid conflict at the expense of accuracy.
> All judges make mistakes. If judges were perfect we would only need one 
> per line.
> Poor judges miss downgrades. Their scores tend to be higher.
> A judge that downgrades items not documented in the rules is corrupt.
> Judging is getting better all the time but it will never meet contestant 
> expectations.
> Masters and FAI flyers are more comfortable judging each other.
> The most important quality of a judge is his motivation to be a good 
> judge.
> You can do a pretty good job of judging even if you don't know the 
> sequence. You will miss the call when a wrong maneuver is flown.
> A maneuver that takes longer to call than it does to fly is difficult to 
> judge fairly.
> The rules are not clearly defined and the current process is not likely to 
> improve them.
> The whole FAI game is out of our hands.
>
> John Ferrell
> My Competition is not my enemy!
> http://DixieNC.US
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff H. Snider" <jeff at snider.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:57 PM
> Subject: Re: CD's
>
>
>> Coming from outside, I'm amazed we don't have a process for ranking
>> judges in this sport.  It may be that a Sportsman has keen eyes and
>> a good understanding of the rules, and can capably judge Masters,
>> or even FAI, even though he doesn't yet have the skill to compete
>> in Intermediate.  It may also be that a Masters pilot lacks the
>> proper temperment or attention span and can't consistently judge
>> an entire round of any class.
>
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