IWWF Show Ski Council To Host Virtual Judges Clinic

In preparation for the 2022 IWWF World Show Ski Tournament, to be held Oct. 22-23, 2022, in Winter Haven, Fla., the IWWF Show Ski Council will conduct a virtual Show Ski Judging Clinic. There will be two separate clinics to attend due to the various time zones and all Federations are invited to attend either clinic.

1. One will be scheduled for the North America/Europe time zones: 
Saturday 10th  April 2021 
- 9:00 am CST (Central Standard Time - North America)
- 10:00 am EST (Eastern Standard Time - North America)
- 4:00 pm Europe CET (Central European Time)

2. One will be scheduled for Pacific/South Pacific time for Australia, China, New Zealand zones:
Saturday 17th April 2021
- 7:00 pm (Friday, 16 th April 2021) CST (Central Daylight Time - North America)
- 8:00 am for Perth, Australia & Beijing, China
- 10:00 am for Melbourne, Australia
- 12:00 (noon) for Wellington, New Zealand

Clinic Outline
* Introductions
* Overview of IWWF Show Ski Rules
* Overview of Officials Roles & Responsibilities 
* Overview of the Tournament Scoring Model (Note: Not the scoring application)

* Judging Acts
- Act Score Components (Flow, Execution, Difficulty, Spectator Appeal)
- Overview of Difficulty Charts and How to Apply
- Video Practice Judging Acts (from previous tournaments)

* Judging Box Scores
- Box Score Components & Definitions
- Video Practice Judging Box Scores (from previous tournaments)

* Summary Wrap Up with Q&A

The majority of the time will be spent applying rules and scoring definitions to actual ski show video scenarios. Interactive video training has proven to be the best method to educating judges in the past when live in-person training is unavailable.

If you wish to register your intention to attend the clinic, have any questions, or if there is anything specific you would like covered, please e-mail lieven.hardy@hardy.be.