ICU Judges' Education Course - Cheer (2 Days)

General Overview

The Cheerleading Judges Education Course (JEC) is a two (2) day in person educational program that consists of interactive classroom and practical education. Upon completion of the comprehensive multiple choice test participants will receive a Phase I Certificate and Red ICU Pin. A video judging exam will be administered to those wishing to potentially receive Phase II by demonstrating their ability to score, rank and give adequate feedback. Phase II will be determined by evaluation of the exam results.

Course Structure

• Properly defining a judge and differentiating the types of judges
• Judging Responsibilities – How to prepare and what is expected of you as a judge
• Judging Objectives – What you as a judge should strive to do along with pointers
• Scoring – How to use a score sheet, master score sheet and maintain consistency
• Critiques – How to create and verbalize constructive feedback for each performance
• Areas of the Scoresheet – What characteristics define each category (Cheer, Partner Stunts, Pyramids, Tosses, Tumbling, Flow and Overall)
• What to look for regarding technique in tumbling, stunts, pyramids, and tosses
• What to look for regarding difficulty: athlete participation, stunt groups, mounts, transitions, body positions, dismounts, number of structures, squad synchronized tumbling

This course is delivered by ICU staff should be booked through the new ICU coach education portal for FREE! Registration open December 1st, 2023.