Lacys Taekwondo's Blog

Now that you are a black belt you are eligible to assist judging other students at testing.  Here are some guidelines to help you effectively judge testing.  First, a judge’s appearance is in important part of testing.  All judges should be in a clean, full white uniform free from holes or stains.  When at the table, judges should not appear distracted or bored.  While judges must communicate with fellow judges, keep any discussion short, quite, and focused on the testing.  At testing each judge will be assigned a “number” or station to watch.  Be sure you know your assignment before the testing begins.  Once the testing begins stay focused on your assignment.  The other judges are counting on you to do your job.  If you fail, a student may not get the fair consideration at testing he or she deserves.  When the sparring begins, be prepared to jump out there and watch two people while they’re sparring.  If you are centering a sparring match it is your job to make sure the students are not hitting each other too hard or making contact with illegal target areas.  If they are, do not be afraid to stop them and let them know what they are doing wrong.  At the end of the testing all the judges will go over the testing results for each student.  Remember, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy have the final word in all decisions regarding whether a student passes or receives a no change.  These decisions will be made based on subjective and objective elements.  An objective element is whether or not a student does everything technically correct.  Subjective elements are harder to judge, such as whether students have good technique or tried their hardest.