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PARA Gate Judge Education
& Incentive Program
Gate Judges
Thank you for your interest in becoming a more educated
and confident gate judge. The success and fairness of PARA racing depends on
volunteers like you. Recognizing that the fairness of ski racing is often
determined by the quality of the gate judging, PARA and its member clubs
have created this program to give gate judges an opportunity to increase
their knowledge. Volunteers will become eligible for additional incentives
at some races if they choose the option of becoming a certified
Gate Judge or certified Chief Gate Judge. At some point in your
child’s racing career, you WILL be asked to be a Gate Judge. Whether you are
interested in certification or not, we strongly encourage all PARA members
to attend a Gate Judge educational clinic or watch the USSA video and review
the self-study materials available on the links below. Clubs that do not
fulfill their responsibility of providing an adequate number of willing,
qualified Gate Judges may jeopardize their ability to host PARA races. By
learning this material, you are helping to ensure that your club will
continue hosting races in the future, that races are conducted fairly for
your child and all others, and that you can help your child learn some of
the basic rules of ski racing.
Click to view the USSA Gate Judge educational video
Click for more
information about Gate Judge certification and incentives
Click to
download the Gate Judge self-study materials
Click to
download the Gate Judge certification exam. Mac users: if the Submit Form
button is not visible on your computer, save the file and send as an email
attachment to
gatejudge@paracing.org
Click to download
the outline for clubs to conduct a Gate Judge clinic
Contact
PARA Gate Judge Coordinator
Please encourage
your club to offer an educational clinic for gate judges. The materials necessary for a clinic
are available for download above. Thank you
for your interest.
Chief Gate Judges
PARA is recommending to all member clubs that they use only certified Chief
Gate Judges for USSA races. To become certified,
you must first pass the gate judge certification exam available on the links
above. One of the duties of a Chief Gate Judge is to conduct the gate
judge meeting prior to the race. PARA has put together an outline for you to
follow in this meeting that mirrors the gate judge educational materials
available in the links above. Even if you have the knowledge to pass the gate
judge exam, you should study the online gate judge educational materials so that
we are all conducting the gate judge meetings in a uniform manner. After
studying these materials, and submitting your gate judge exam, you should
review the additional educational materials for chief gate judges available
by clicking the link below.
Click to
download the Chief Gate Judge self-study materials
Click to download the Chief Gate Judge certification exam. Mac users: if
the Submit Form button is not visible on your computer, save the file and
send as an email attachment to
gatejudge@paracing.org
Click to download the Chief Gate
Judge Race Report
Please encourage your club to offer an educational
clinic for gate judges. The materials necessary for a clinic are available
for download above. Thank you for your interest.
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