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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Not wanting to come acrossed as
being critical of the passionate discussion but practice judging is good as long
as it is done from the proper position. Doing it from the pits at far end of box
is going to throw your visual perception out of whack and not being able to
judge the box violations isn't going to be of any value to anyone. So if you are
going to practice judge I would see it as being truly beneficial is you sit in
the proper position. Course I do try to do everything correctly and watch
closely. To do less is a dis-service to the pilots being
judged.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<A title=billglaze@triad.rr.com href="mailto:billglaze@triad.rr.com">Bill
Glaze</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 17, 2004 10:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Judge Training /Contest
Scoring</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dave came up with something here that really tweaked my
conscience. I do believe that I'm going to download some score sheets
and use them at practice sessions. I'm fortunate enough to live where
some really good flyers practice FAI and Masters. I could sit back while
having a cold drink and actually get used to scoring them. They wouldn't
have to know it was going on, but, guess what? I'll bet that, if they
knew, they'd come over and ask how the flight looked, and probably want to see
the scores for their own knowledge. And, as a judge, I wouldn't be under
the gun, as at a contest. We'd all be more relaxed, and could work out
the bugs. Does it sound practical? I'm giving it a try.
It'll be a few weeks before I can manage it, (contests and things going on)
but it seems as if it could be beneficial. Has it been done
before? Comments?<BR><BR>Bill Glaze<BR><BR>Tony Stillman wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Dave:<BR><BR>Well stated.... GOOD judging is something you have
to work at! I know from my work on the judging statistics that I am
not as good as some others.....Time to put more effort into it!</DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, FL
32505<BR>1-800-962-7802<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></DIV>
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<A title=DaveL322@comcast.net href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net">David
Lockhart</A> </DIV>
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<A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none"><B>Sent:</B>
Friday, April 16, 2004 10:14 AM</DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none"><B>Subject:</B>
Re: Judge Training /Contest Scoring</DIV>
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<DIV>Whether flashcards, fingers, scoring paddles (with or without
clothespins), verbal communication, writing on a piece of paper, or an
electronic assistant are used - I think an issue that still remains
is that no one will be proficient with a system they have not practiced
with. It is a very rare judge that is capable of communicating a
score to a scribe or documenting a score by other means without missing a
single second of the flight - especially with no practice to develop
proficiency. Just watch the judges at the next contest - no matter
what system is being used.</DIV>
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<DIV>Judging is a very complex task requiring -</DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Baltic" size=2 ptsize="10"
family="SANSSERIF"><B><I>Steve
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