Judges
Judge classes
IJRU certifies two classes of judges: Human Judges, and AI Judges. For both classes there are three levels of certification that allows for judging in different constellations and on different event levels. The policies for achieving a certification level is defined in the policies below, that may change more often than the rulebook comes out, as new training material or information develops:
Judge panel configurations
The Event Organiser must publish information about the judge panel configurations used in the competition, including required minimum certification levels for Human Judges.
Single Rope freestyle events
Only human judges are accepted.
| Min. | Judge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DP | Difficulty - Power and Gymnastics |
| 2 | DM | Difficulty - Multiples |
| 2 | DR | Difficulty - Rope Manipulation |
| 2 | P | Presentation |
| 1 | T | Technical Judge |
For definitions and roles of judges see JM - Judging Single Rope freestyle.
Double Dutch freestyle events
Only human judges are accepted.
| Min. | Judge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DJ | Difficulty - Jumpers |
| 2 | DT | Difficulty - Turners |
| 2 | P | Presentation |
| 1 | T | Technical Judge |
For definitions and roles of judges see JM - Judging Double Dutch freestyle.
Wheel freestyle events
Only human judges are accepted.
| Min. | Judge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DA | Difficulty - Athlete A |
| 2 | DB | Difficulty - Athlete B |
| 2 | P | Presentation |
| 1 | T | Technical Judge |
For definitions and roles of judges see JM - Judging Wheel freestyle.
Show freestyle events
Only human judges are accepted.
| Min. | Judge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | D | Difficulty |
| 5 | P | Presentation |
| 3 | T | Technical Judge |
For definitions and roles of judges see JM - Judging show freestyle.
DDC performance events
Only human judges are accepted.
| Amount | Judge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | J | Jumper Judge |
| 2 | T | Turner Judge |
| 3 | E | Expression Judge |
| 3 | S | Staging Judge |
For definitions and roles of judges see JM - Judging DDC freestyle and DDC freestyle battle events.
Speed and multiples events
Human or AI Judges are accepted.
When only human judges are used, the following number of judges are required:
| Min. | Judge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H | Head Judge |
| 2 | S | Speed Judge |
Video Replay panels are always exclusively staffed by Human Judges.
AI judges can be introduced to the panel as follows:
- AI at least Level 1
The AI judge can be used for data collection, and will score all entries. But the scores produced by the AI judge will not be used in the normal scoring calculation. However, if Video Replay would otherwise be needed for the entry, the AI Judge's score can be used to try avoid doing a full Video Replay: If the AI Judge's score has reached the confidence threshold required by its certification, this score is involved as an additional judge for the entry, if that new extended panel results in a valid score, that score is used. - AI at least Level 2
The AI Judge can replace one or more Speed Judges. At least 1 Human Head Judge and 1 Human Speed Judge are still required per panel. the AI judge's score is included as an additional speed judge when calculating the score. If Video Replay is needed for the entry, it will be sent to the replay panel as normal. - AI Level 3
The AI judge can replace all Human Judges, and the AI judge is the only judge at the station. If Video Replay is needed for the entry, it will be sent to the replay panel as normal.
For definitions and roles of judges see JM - Judging speed and multiples events.
Judge nominations
The event organiser must publish any requirements for delegations to nominate judges qualifying under the specified minimum certification levels, along with any penalties for not nominating enough qualified judges.
Judges must be at least 15 years of age as of the date of their judge assignment.
The event organiser may change the age requirement for judges. Except for the World Championships.
Assignment of judges
Each judge will be assigned by the Event Organiser. Judge assignments will be provided to each delegation prior to the tournament. An NGB may request changes to the assignment, this must be made in communication with the Event Organiser and the NGB should make all efforts to offer suitable replacements from their own delegation.
For international competitions, there should never be more than 2 judges from the same country on a judging panel. There can only be one judge from a country in each judge type (i.e. Presentation, Difficulty etc.) (If insufficient number of judges from different countries are available to achieve this, the Tournament Director can make an exception.)
The same judge types (I.e. difficulty or presentation) should never sit next to each other on a panel.