by MC | Jun 12, 2024 | Judge's Corner, judging, men's gymnastics, Olympics, Parents, scoring
This meetcritique blog is a biggie. One of our MAG senior judges summarizes the rule changes coming in the 2024-25 Men’s Gymnastics season. Please note – these rules can and most likely will evolve as we get closer to the start of the season. And also,...
by MC | Feb 7, 2024 | Judge's Corner, judging, scoring, T&T
Welcome to the latest JUDGE’S CORNER post, in which our T&T judge breaks down the one deduction that rules them all: Hold Your Landings! As an athlete myself, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to make corrections on skills when the utmost thing on your mind...
by MC | Jan 3, 2024 | Judge's Corner, judging, Parents, scoring, Uncategorized
Welcome to the latest JUDGE’S CORNER post, in which one of our awesome Judges answers the second-most* asked question we receive at meetcritique HQ: Why don’t you give a score? This answer to this question is “we do – kinda.” meetcritique...
by MC | Dec 19, 2023 | Judge's Corner, judging, Parents, scoring, tips
Behold, the latest JUDGE’S CORNER post, in which one of our awesome Judges discusses the how video judging has evolved since the pandemic to become a valuable teaching tool. Before COVID judging over video or zoom was not even a thing. Prior to the pandemic,...
by MC | Nov 30, 2023 | Judge's Corner, judging, Parents, scoring
Behold, the latest JUDGE’S CORNER post, in which one of our awesome Judges discusses the difference a viewing angle can make. Hint: a lot. Have you ever noticed where the judges sit during a meet? We try to place ourselves in the best position to see as much...
by MC | Nov 11, 2023 | Judge's Corner, judging
Can’t believe #meetseason is here! In the first in a (hopefully) ongoing series, a meetcritique judge is offering their 5 Pre-season reminders. 1. Scores are not everything Gymnastics is a sport of perfection and as a result, it is heavily score-driven. It is...
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