Sanctioned Competitions

1. In order to be considered an SCA sanctioned competition, the competition must use only SCA certified judges, use only SCA score sheets and rules, offer only SCA approved competitive divisions, require that all competing Saskatchewan teams have a current SCA membership, and have the approval of the SCA Judging Director and President. For more information about hosting an SCA sanctioned competition, please contact the Judging Director.
2. The SCA will provide an arbitrator who will be in attendance at all SCA sanctioned competitions and will act as an ombudsperson in cases of controversy. This position will alleviate the host from handling difficult decisions and will provide credibility to the competition. The arbitrator will sit in on the judges and coaches meeting, and will sit with the judging panel during competition.
3. The SCA Competition & Events Director will inform competition hosts of the SCA' role and requirements as well as ensure that all teams competing are current SCA Members. They will work with the SCA Judging Directors to help select the best judging panel options based on the numbers in each division and help the host develop a competition order that makes the most efficient use of those panels.
4. The SCA Judging Directors will secure SCA Certified Judges for each competition. The SCA now requires competition hosts to provide a small honorarium for individuals involved with the judging process. The honorarium rate is based on the number of routines judged. Please see page 8 of the SCA Rule Book for more information.
5. The SCA will organize and supply all score sheets (2-part forms). The host will be charged $35 to help cover the cost associated with this service.
6. The SCA will provide division summary sheets for each team in the division as well as the host so that they may announce the results at the end of the competition.
7. Competition order for all SCA sanctioned competitions will be determined by a draw prior to the event. The host will conduct the draw for their own competition. The SCA Executive conducts the draw for the Provincial Championships.
8. The draw must be conducted at the close of deadline for entry. Late entries are placed at the beginning of the performance order in their respective divisions.
9. Special requests for changes in competition order must be for valid reasons, which would be explained at the coaches’ meeting prior to the event start time and accepted by a consensus of the coaches and the SCA appointed arbitrator. Any other change in order will occur as a result of injuries or technical difficulties as defined by event coordinators and/or the arbitrator.
10. The SCA Executive will deal with all matters not covered in this rule book on an individual basis.

Judging Duties

• Ensure at least 1 medical personnel is in attendance.
• Ensure judges have a private area.
• Locate a photocopier that can be used to copy the sheets after the competition (and before the awards presentation).
• Ensure the judging area is prepared with enough table space, seating space/chairs, pens, pencils, calculators, and scrap paper.
• Confirm the performance order and communicate to the judging panel.
• Hold the judges meeting to clarify any questions.
• Deal with anyone that confronts the judging table during competition.
• Gather the judging panel after the competition ends.
• Ensure that all the judging sheets are double checked for accuracy immediately after the competition.
• Ensure 2 copies of the judging sheets are made after the competition. Give 1 set to the host school and the other set to the SCA Executive.
• Ensure that all the original score sheets are bundled together and ready to be give to the teams.
• Double check the final ranking on the division score sheets (from the tabulator) and ensure that a copy is given to the MC so that they can announce the results.
• Hand out score sheets to the coach for each team during the awards presentation.

• Fill out your score sheets and put them in the order of performance prior to the competition start. Include your initials only, not your full name.
• Check your judging station for the necessary supplies prior to the start of the competition.
• Ensure that you know what you will be evaluating:
• Difficulty – You will be evaluating the difficulty of stunts and jumps according to the SCA Degree of Difficulty Scales.
• Execution – You will be evaluating the execution of stunts and jumps according to the SCA Degree of Execution Scales.
• Routine Skills – You will be evaluating the various routine skills as defined on the score sheets.
• Take notes as needed during the performances – this will help in an accurate evaluation.
• Meet in the judging area after the competition ends to help double check the tabulation of all score sheets.
• The only deductions that Panel Judges make are on the score sheet – inappropriate actions, music, etc.

• Fill out your sheets and put them in the order of performance prior to the competition start
• Check your judging station for the necessary supplies prior to the start of the competition.
• Time each team’s performance.
• Ensure routine requirements are met (Rule 4).
• Record any deduction infractions (Rule 5).
• Record any limitation infractions (Rule 6).
• Meet in the judging area after the competition ends to help double check the tabulation of all score sheets.
• The Safety Judge cannot be a Panel Judge as well.

• Fill out your sheets and put them in the order of performance prior to the competition start
• Check your station for the necessary supplies prior to the start of the competition.
• Record any non-technical comments. Ensure they are frames in a positive manner.
• Do not comment on what the team could have done – comment on what they brought to the competition floor.
• Meet in the judging area after the competition ends to help double check the tabulation of all score sheets.

• Fill out the team and division summary sheets prior to the competition start and put them in the correct order.
• Check your judging station for the necessary supplies prior to the start of the competition.
• When the score sheets are passed to at the judging table, complete the tabulation of each sheet, record the results on the division summary sheet, and fill out the team summary sheet (this sheet will be the ‘cover page’ of the score sheet package handed back to the team).
• If a score is missing, immediately pass it back to the judge to fill it in.
• Ensure you include deductions in the final score of each team.
• Organize the score sheets in the following order: team summary sheet, score sheets, deductions sheet, and comments sheet. Do not staple these together yet as they need to be photocopied.
• At the end of a division’s performance, record the rank of each team on their summary sheet as well as on the division summary sheets. These division summary sheets are the sheets handed to the MC to announce the results from.
• Meet in the judging area after the competition ends to help double check the tabulation and photocopying of all score sheets. After sheets have been photocopied, ensure they are in the proper order and staple them together. If envelopes are available, put each team’s package into an envelope.

• Sit at the judging table during the competition
• Stay after the competition in the competition area so that anybody can approach you freely.
• Handle any questions in a professional manner.
• Report any questions to the Judging Director and President.
• The arbitrator is usually the Safety Judge as well.

Compensation