MCJA Breakout Sessions - This is a compilation of discussions held around the state by officials and members of MCJA Points of Emphasis
Professionalism – From MHSAA Feb 3, 2010
MHSAA
Competitive Cheer Updates
February 3, 2010
Some reminders for Competitive Cheer judges regarding attire and responsibilities when judging competitive cheer:
1• Judges are required to wear a white blouse or top and black, skirt, suit, dress or dress slacks. Any additional garments such as a blazer shall be black. Judges must wear the MHSAA officials emblem on the left chest pocket of the blouse or jacket/blazer or display the emblem or MHSAA ID card in a clear vinyl badge holder suspended by a black lanyard around the neck. There are no exceptions to this policy of attire. Grey is not black; pin-stripe is not black; leggings are not slacks.
2• The MHSAA emblem must be worn. It indicates to school officials, players and spectators that, as an official in the performance of your duties, you are affiliated with and have the support of the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
3• Judges are expected to wear the proper attire and it is significant that the proper attire means more than the proper shirt, pants, jacket or shoes. It means attire properly fitted and cleaned. Corduroy, denim, leggings are not acceptable uniform fabrics. Clothing that does not meet the specifications as listed above is not acceptable.
4• Clothes and behaviors do influence the perceived image of the official and help to build confidence with players, coaches and spectators because the official looks the part.
5• It is not appropriate to wear the designation of an association on any part of attire that is worn at competition. The only time this designation should be made is in outer-clothing (jacket worn to the event but not at the event). A single local, state or national official's association emblem may be worn on the right sleeve of the official uniform and may be no larger than 2 X 3 inches.
6• Judges, coaches or athletes should not be using their cell phones or texting within the performance area.
7• It is not appropriate for panel or safety judges to leave the panel or mat area to view posted round scores or to write down round scores.
8• Perception is reality. Judges should not show any expression after a team competes or they should not converse with any spectators regarding the competition. In your behaviors toward athletes and coaches, be kind and polite but firm.
9• Hold to and maintain the basic tenets of officiating which include honesty, integrity, neutrality, respect, sensitivity, professionalism, discretion and tactfulness.
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• Make no statements and offer no comments concerning the contest to members of the press or radio.
Officiating is an honorable avocation. Remember the many athletes and coaches who are watching you and remember that it is important that you look the part of a professional.
-Dress Code- Judges of Competitive Cheer are required to wear a white blouse/shirt or top and black skirt or dress slacks. Any additional garments such as a blazer shall be black –pg 13
-Choreography bonus OLE- For this bonus the One-Leg Extensions MUST originate from elevator level or below –pg 39
-Coaches Box/Area – Coaches are allowed to direct/encourage their team during its performance –pg 12
-Judge skills performed vs. as written; judge what you see in order performed or as written.
-Does the execution score have to match - or can each judge give a different one? Some under impression we were told to compare and agree on an execution, some want to have different scores. An official may score what they see….does not have to agree with other panel.
-Is a tic-toc at elevator level legal for MS? YES, but it is not worth 32 difficulty points. Since there is no extension it would be worth 29
-What are you noticing? What questions keep coming up over and over again? Panel judges not wanting to go over round 3 sheets; please remember that what you say and do as an official reflects every other official.
-What is the definition of a collapsed skill? Just as the manual states: If a skill falls on the head neck or shoulder area or is deemed unsafe by the safety judge
-When is a skill considered an attempt and what if they do the wrong skill. Ex: Tuck skill but they do a BHS. This should be a wrong skill but safety judges are considering it an attempt. A skill can count as an attempt and still be a collapsed skill.
Suggestions/Recommendations for Change
Lots of recommendations have been sent to MCJA. Many were the same. Some examples from the breakout sessions that were passed on to MHSAA :
-MS: 1st cheer: Penalty on Safety scoresheet for failure to turn in forms on time.
-MS: 2nd Cheer: list TicTock as a prohibited stunt or as an allowable stunt.
-Put the glossary of terms in the manual
-Math in R2 only go to 2 numbers beyond decimal point and no rounding.
-MS: 2nd cheer: List moving/rotating an extension as a flair, therefore illegal and penalty for it or ALLOW it.
-Braced or assisted floor skills-modify inverted entrance and exit language to allow other floor skills that are now illegal assisted tumbling to be legal: Ex. A front walkover from a sponge that returns to a sponge-not sure on the wording at this point - it would have to part of a "stunt" not a tumbling floor skill.
-Remove "attempt" from the choreography bonus-they only get it if it is completed-2 full turns on a double twist, held/hit ole- not a show-n-go
-Take the back tucks out of round 2 as an option- only have in round 3
Combine round 1 & 2- increase time to 1:45- open cheer with requirements
-When clarifications go up on the MHSAA website could a mass Alert notification go out to all CC Registered Officials.
Areas for further Review
-Mt. climbers: do you give credit if it starts from a sponge? Do they count going down instead of up? Possibly it should be called something else in order to get credit. Are they considered a flair at extension level for MS and therefore are not allowed? Do they get credit if they start at an elevator? This will need further review. Some discussion has included that it can be counted as a Mountain Climber if there are at least 4 steps in the process.
-Penalty given to any school whose paperwork is not in your folder 1 hour prior to meet. The discussion is concerning not waiting for the meet manager/athletic director to tell you to give the penalty.
-Explanation for middle school rules not real clear. This could be a concern because the middle school coaches may be thinking their section is only the last 2 pages of the book. The entire book pertains to middle school including the last two pages.
-Even though it states that no flairs besides cupie are allowed at extension level for MS, should it still be printed within the prohibited stunts "Tic-toc" since it is somewhat of a stand alone?
Questions for further discussion
-When do we give credit for the OLE- how long should it be up to count for choreography? Some look like show-n-go's - do we give credit
-Does everyone have to agree what bonus choreography is given- if one judge doesn't give credit for the 1 1/2 twists that were performed for the doubles and the other 2 judges do give credit does she have to change her score sheet when the scoring table sends it back?
-Is the hop over stunt legal-Elevator in back braces a flyer in an elevator in front to the left then the flyer is tossed to the elevator on the right (still braced by the back elevator flyer) over the heads of the bases. They say the flier is going over the heads of 2 bases as she is transferred to the new base- does language allow for that ? The bases are not another "stunt"- we can do shoot through's over the heads. One suggestion by safety officials was to have the “other” base step out/pivot (making it legal) until flyer shoots over…also being able to watch the flyer.
-What do you do with execution in round three when a team doesn't do anything? The team "fakes" through ALL of their stunts and tumbling skills and doesn't do many if any motions to look at – just walks through things with their arms at their sides. We can only score what we see. The rest of the score sheet will take care of itself. This team's difficulty and variety scores will most likely be significantly low, as well as general impression and perhaps team coordination.
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