Judging

Florida Gymnastics Judges

The National Gymnastics Judges Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to serve the gymnastics community by performing services relating to the evaluation and judgment of gymnastics performances.

The National Gymnastics Judges Association (NGJA) was conceived and formed from a recognized national need for unifying rules interpretations, improving the quality of gymnastics judging, increasing the quantity of gymnastics judges, and maintaining high ethical standards. To serve these ends, the National Gymnastics Judges Association is dedicated to provide the gymnastics community with rules interpretations (aligned with the International Gymnastics Federation), certification clinics and recommendations of judges to the Governing Bodies for National and International Competitions.

In all other judging matters at all competitive levels, the National Gymnastics Judges Association stands ready to serve when called upon.

National judges certification courses are to be conducted by Regional Technical Directors or their designees. Judges certification is required yearly for all judges to maintain or acquire status as an active national card holder or as as an active Junior Olympic card holder. Judges certification courses shall cover all areas of gymnastics judging. An evaluation procedure will include practical and written examinations that stress the application of judging rules and procedures.

REQUIREMENT Championship Optional Compulsory Initial/Entry
Minimum Age 21 18 16 15
NGJA Course Annually Annually Annually Annually
Experience: Competitor, Coach, Instructor or Judge Five Years Three Years Zero Years Zero Years
Minimum Grade on Written Exam(s) (when given) To be determined annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents, but no lower than 80% To be determined by annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents, but no lower than 75% To be determined by annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents, but no lower than 70% To be determined by annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents, but no lower than 70%
Minimum Grade on Practical Test To be determined annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents To be determined annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents To be determined annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents To be determined annually by the NGJA Vice Presidents
Competitions Eligible to Judge Any national and below competition Any regional and below competition (or national competition if approved by the NGJA Vice Presidents) Any Development compulsory competition Any compulsory competition outside of Development (e.g., AAU, High School, Middle School, JD shadow judging)
Other Successful completion of additional requirements is necessary to become certified at the Championship level. These additional requirements will be provided annually by the NGJA Governing Board      
Required Annual Certifications Championship, Optional, and Compulsory Optional and Compulsory Compulsory Initial/Entry Level

Current Florida Judges

FIG Judges

National Judges

Compulsory Judges