Judges Panel Selection - CBTF, WBTF & IBTF Events
1985 FEM | MOTION #12 |
Joyce Ormshaw moved that there be a minimum of five and a maximum of seven judges per event on Canadian Team Trial judging panels, effective Jan 1, 1986. |
1985 FTM | MOTION #6 |
Deardra Leslie moved that it be mandatory to take the WBTF Judges Symposium and successfully pass it to judge the Canadian Championships beginning in 1987. |
1985 FTM | MOTION #7 **RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Sandra Watt moved that the National Technical Committee select the judging panel for the Canadian Team Trials to begin in 1986. CLARIFICATION: National Technical Committee to be made up of Tech, Rep from each province, Judges Rep, Coaches Rep, Athletes Rep and National Technical Chairman). |
1985 FTM | MOTION #9 |
Wendy Harmen moved that at the Canadian Team Trials the Judges Panel be set from those people holding CBTF Judges certification. |
1985 FTM | MOTION #11 **RESCINDED - 1995 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Tim King moved that the National Technical Committee give first consideration, when selecting CBTF Judges, from among those who have passed the WBTF exam. |
1985 FTM | MOTION #18 |
Debbie Nikolai moved that each Provincial Technical Chairperson will contact each CBTF certified judge on the Judges Directory within their province asking or stating that:
The Prov Technical Committee will then screen all submissions and send names to the National Technical Chairperson who will then put together a master slate of names of all available judges and return this master slate to the Prov Technical Committees. They will then choose and submit a minimum of 5 names in order of priority and return to the National Tech Chairperson. Final selection will be done through tabulation by the National Tech Chairperson and the Judges Rep. The timeline on the first selection is April 1st. All provinces must adhere to the above procedures. |
1986 STM | MOTION #19 (Ratified - 86 AGM - Motion #14) |
Jane Niles moved that the topic of judges selection for Canadian Team Trials be included on the agenda of the Fall Technical Meeting. |
1986 FTM | MOTION #11 **RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
(Re: Canadian Team Trials Judges) Ellen Cook moved that each province submit a list of ten (10) names selected from Judges' Directory in order of preference, taking into consideration credibility and experience, which will be outlined in a letter from Ron Kopas, National Tech Chair. This must be submitted to the National Technical Chair by Feb 1, 1997. |
1986 FTM | MOTION #12 **RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Sandra Watt moved that, upon receipt of the prioritized list from each of the provinces, the National Tech Chair, in conjunction with the Past President of the CBTF, will tabulate the results and formally contact judges advising them of their selection and inviting their participation on the judging panel for the Canadian Team Trials. |
1989 STM | MOTION #4 **RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Lynda Feingold moved that for Canadian Team Trial Judges selections, this general format be followed:
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1989 FTM | MOTION #14 (Ratified - 89 FBM - Motion #16) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Sharon Hansen moved that, in order to judge the 1991 Canadian Team Trials, a judge will have had to attend the Official CBTF Coaches and Judges Seminar on WBTF Freestyle and Team events. |
1989 FTM | MOTION #15 (Ratified - 89 FBM - Motion #16) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Betty Infilise moved that, in order to judge the 1992 Canadian Team Trials, a judge will have had to have successfully completed the Official CBTF exam for WBTF Freestyle and Team events. |
1991 STM | MOTION #4 (Ratified - 91 FBM - Motion #24) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Debbie Nikolai moved that in order to be eligible to judge the 1992 Canadian Team Trials, a judge must have attended one of the East/West Seminars or written the 1991 CBTF exam. |
1991 STM | MOTION #5 (Ratified - 91 SBM - Motion #24) **RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Debbie Nikolai moved that in order to judge at the 1993 Canadian Team Trials, a judge must have successfully completed the CBTF/WBTF Freestyle/Compulsory exam Module 3. |
1991 STM | MOTION #8 (Ratified - 91 SBM - Motion #24) ** RESCINDED - 94 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Debbie Nikolai moved that the Officials Association prepare a list of judges in the same manner as freestyle judges are selected to be used by the National Contest Director as a guide in hiring judges for the National Competition, effective 1992. |
1991 SBM | MOTION #13 |
Sally Ford moved that we accept the panel of judges distributed for the 1991 Team Trials. |
1991 FTM | MOTION #3-4 (Ratified - 91 FBM - Motion #38) |
Betty Infilise moved that we include the 2-day Judges Meetings held at the WBTF World Championships as one of the acceptable workshops/seminar for judging freestyle and teams. |
1991 FTM | MOTION #3-5 (Ratified - 92 FBM - Motion #38) |
Ron Kopas moved that we accept the WBTF Frankfurt Seminar/85, Houston, Texas Seminar/86, Toronto, Ontario Seminar/86 as an equivalent to our East/West WBTF Seminar. |
1991 FTM | MOTION #3-6 (Ratified - 91 FBM - Motion #38) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Betty Infilise moved that it is mandatory for a judge to have taken either: 1. East/West Seminar 2. Attended 2-day Judges Meeting at WBTF World Championships within the last 3 years. 3. Written the CBTF Module 3 Exam 4. or Taken the WBTF exams as per Motion #3-5. in order to judge at provincial, regional or national championships effective 1992 year. |
1991 FTM | MOTION #3-7 (Ratified - 91 FBM - Motion #38) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Myra Kirk moved that judges who have successfully met the criteria to judge at the Canadians will be asked to submit a prioritized list of judges who they feel should be judging the CBTF Canadian Freestyle/Team Trials. |
1991 FTM | MOTION #3-8 (Ratified - 91 FBM - Motion #38) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Marjorie Graham moved that if the judges submitting the list want to be a judge at the Canadians, they must put their name as number one on the list. |
1991 FTM | MOTION #3-10 (Ratified - 91 FBM - Motion #38) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Ron Kopas moved that only CBTF judges with Canadian Citizenship may judge Canadian Trials. |
1992 FTM | MOTION #13 (Ratified - 92 FBM - Motion #8) ** RESCINDED - 94 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Jennifer Meron moved that for the 1993 competition season, a judge must have attended the entire CBTF/WBTF exam in order to be eligible to judge freestyle, compulsories and WBTF Teams (Module 3). |
1992 FTM | MOTION #14 (Ratified - 92 FBM - Motion #8) ** RESCINDED - 94 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Jennifer Meron moved that for the 1994 competition season, a judge must have passed the CBTF/WBTF exam in order to be eligible to judge compulsories, freestyle and WBTF Teams (Module 3). |
1992 FTM | MOTION #86 (Amended & Ratified - 92 FBM - Motion #14) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Brenda Cooper moved that selection process for CBTF Officials/Judges Panel at the CBTF National and Grand National Championships, be formulated in the same manner as currently being used for the Freestyle Team Trial Officials/Judges selection. Officials/judges would only vote on the events that they themselves are certified in. A recommended list of judges would be compiled consisting of 5 names per event from the responses. This list would be given to the host province's officials/judges rep by January 15th of each year. |
1993 SBM | MOTION #8 |
Brenda Cooper moved that we accept the 1993 Canadian Team Trial Judges Panel as per attached schedule. |
1993 FTM | MOTION #40 (Amended - 93 FBM - Motion #30) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Nancy Beachin moved that the Selection Process for Judges to the Canadian Championships and the Selection Process for Judges to the 1994 WBTF Championships (held in Canada) be accepted as presented. To be reviewed at the 1994 Fall Technical Meeting. |
1993 FTM | MOTION #42 (Ratified - 93 FBM) |
Susan Irwin moved that the phrase "freestyle and compulsories with at least 15 competitors in those divisions" be deleted from 4(a) of the Criteria for the selection of Judges for Worlds. |
1993 FTM | MOTION #43 (Amended & Ratified - 93 FBM) |
Nancy Beachin moved that paragraph 4 on page 61 of the Technical Manual be revised as follows:
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1993 FTM | MOTION #46 (Ratified - 93 FBM) ** RESCINDED - 95 FBM - MOTION #19 |
Tina Larson moved that the Judging Selection Committee choose judges for the Canadian Championships on the basis of experience and modules passed. |
1993 FTM | MOTION #47 (Ratified - 93 FBM) |
Linda Boyd moved that page 61 from Technical Rules and Regulations to delete "For judging Eastern/Western Regional Competition (1 point for each trial judged)". |
1993 FTM | MOTION #48 (Ratified - 93 FBM) | ||||
Tina Larson moved that on page 61 of the Technical Manual the following line will be modified:
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1993 FTM | MOTION #49 (Ratified - 93 FBM) |
Myra Kirk moved that under point #5 change the top 5 judges to read top 10 judges (page 61 Technical Rules and Regulations Manual). |
1993 FTM | MOTION #50 (Ratified - 93 FBM) |
Nancy Beachin moved that under #5 page 61 Technical Manual we add 2 points for having judged the previous Canadian Team Trials. |
1993 SPEC COMM MTG | MOTION #1 |
Sally Ford moved that we accept the judging panels for the 1994 Canadian Team Trials as determined by the Selection Committee per the approved Judges Selection Process. |
1995 FTM | MOTION #26 (Amended & Ratified - 95 FBM - Motions 35,36,37,38) ** RESCINDED - 97 SBM - MOTION #15 |
Karen Gratton moved that the following procedure be following in the selection of Judges to judge the Canadian Team Trials:
Effective Immediately |
1995 FTM | MOTION #27 (Ratified - 95 FBM) |
Karen Gratton moved that the following procedures be followed in the selection of Judges to judge the Canadian Level A & B Winner/Championships Events:
Effective Immediately |
1995 FBM | MOTION #43 |
Carol Robinson moved that we waive Part #2 (re: provincial judges list submissions) and Part #3 (re: Module 3 Judges list submissions) of Motion #26 from the 95 FTM (as amended and ratified at the 95 FBM) for this year (95-96) only. |
1995 FBM | MOTION #66 |
Laura Jean moved that the selection procedure for the Canadian Team Trial Judges to select the top ten judges will be followed as prescribed in Motion #65 of the 1995 FBM. If additional judges are needed to complete the necessary panel, the host province may use any Module 3 Judge in good standing in consultation with the CBTF Judges Rep. |
1996 STM | PROPOSAL #6 (Ratified - 96 FBM - Motion #9) |
Brenda Hall proposed that a province with a small number of team trial entries be permitted to request permission from the CBTF Technical Chairperson to hire a reduced number of judges for their Provincial Team Trials. This request must be in writing and received well in advance of the team trial date. |
1997 SBM | MOTION #16 |
Rita Eggett moved that the Selection Process for the Canadian Team Trial Judges be accepted as presented with amendments from the Technical Committee and the Judges Committee as well as the following changes:
Effective Immediately |
1997 SBM | MOTION #17 |
Sandra Vanderbyl moved to rescind all previous motions pertaining to the selection of Canadian Judges to the Worlds. Effective Immediately |
1997 SBM | MOTION #18 |
Sandy Vanderbyl moved to accept the "Canadian Judge to the Worlds Selection Process" as presented with amendments from the Technical Committee and the Judges Committee to the 1997 Summer Board of Directors Meeting. Effective Immediately |
1997 FTM | PROPOSAL #17 (Ratified - 97 FBM - Motion #22a) |
Ron Kopas proposed that we amend 1997 SBM Motion #16 (regarding Canadian Team Trial Judges Selection Process) to read:
Effective Immediately |
2004 SBM | MOTION #18 |
Karen Gratton moved that the members of the Canadian Judges Selection Committee will be revised to the following:
Effective Immediately |
2004 SBM | MOTION #19 |
Karen Gratton moved that the Canadian Judge to the World Selection Process be revised to a "Rotational System". Requirements will remain the same with the addition of "must have judged five Canadian Team Trials before applying to judge Worlds.". Effective Immediately |
2004 SBM | MOTION #20 |
Myra Kirk moved that revisions to the World Judge Selection Process be as follows:
Effective Immediately |
2005 FBM | MOTION #28 |
Karen Gratton moved that the following statement be added to the World Judge Selection Process:
CLARIFICATION: Extenuating circumstances will be considered by the CBTF Executive. |
2005 FBM | MOTION #31 |
Wendy Cruickshank moved that, in order to rank the judges for selection at the Canadian Team Trials, Canadian Individual & Group Championships and the International Cup Qualifier, the weight for the final ranking be 60% based on the point accumulation system and 40% based on the provincial ranking. The final decision for the selection of judges will be made by the CBTF Canadian Judges Selection Committee. |
2007 FBM | MOTION #28 |
Karen Gratton moved that Proposal #2 of the 2007 Summer Technical Meeting be accepted as follows:
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2008 FBM | MOTION #20 |
Sandra Watt moved that CBTF adopt the "Revision to the Canadian Judges' Selection Committee" and replacement procedures as presented at the 2008 Fall Board Meeting. |
2008 FBM | MOTION #21 |
Joanne Moser moved that the Canadian Judges Selection Committee be enabled to secure the necessary number of qualified judges to judge at Canadians. |
2008 FBM | MOTION #22 |
Karen Gratton moved to accept the following revisions to the World Judges Selection Committee:
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2008 FBM | MOTION #37 |
Karen Gratton moved to accept Proposal #15, 2008 FTM that reads:
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2009 FEM | MOTION #5 |
Karen Gratton moved that, on an annual basis, in order to determine the two judges for the World Cup and International Cup, the Executive shall appoint Judge #1. The Selection Committee shall select Judge #2. CLARIFICATION: That, in an International Cup year, the Selection Committee shall select Judge#2 and may also select additional judges who must travel on their own expense. CLARIFICATION: Judge #1 shall represent Canada at the WBTF Winter and Summer Judges' Committee Meetings. |
2009 FEM | MOTION #6 |
Karen Gratton moved that the CBTF Executive appoint the members of the World Judges' Selection Committee each year based on the following composition:
The CBTF Technical Chair shall be responsible to contact those people the Executive wishes to invite on the Selection Committee. CLARIFICATION: This will rescind the current Rotation System. |
2009 FEM | MOTION #7 |
Karen Gratton moved that the World Judge Selection Process be revised as follows:
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EXEC E-VOTE FEB 4/10 | MOTION #E03-10 |
Karen Gratton moves that Brenda Bennett be appointed to replace the CBTF Judges Rep on the 2010 Canadian Team Trials Judges Selection Committee and that Jennifer Meron be appointed to replace the CBTF Judges Rep on the 2010 Canadian Winner/Championship Judges Selection Committee. Effective immediately |
2011 FBM | MOTION #32 |
Ron Kopas moved that CBTF change the weights used in its National Judge Selection Process (as referred to in the chart submitted). |
2011 FBM | MOTION #33 |
Elan Paluck moved to allow a judge's Technical Assignment results from the National Judges' Selection Assessment Process to remain valid for a period of 2 years, providing the judge has remained active during that period. |
Executive E-Vote | E11-01 |
Elan Paluck moved to appoint the following people to the Judges' Selection Committee for the 2012 (national) competitions:
CLARIFICATION: These are in addition to the positions that are already designated, by policy, as members of the Judge Selection Committee:
Effective immediately |
Nov 17, 2012 Executive Conference Call | MOTION #1 |
Michelle Bretherick moved to appoint the following individuals to the 2013 Judge Selection Committee:
CLARIFICATION: These four are in addition to the standard members of the Judge Selection Committee: Technical Chair (Elan Paluck), National Judges Rep (Ron Kopas), National Coaches Rep (Kim Genton), President (Jeff Johnson - non-voting) |
2013 Fall Conference | MOTION #19 (Pre-FTM Proposal 8) | ||||||||||
Karen Gratton proposed that the number of judges for the rounds at International Cup Qualifier (based on six National judges as selected through the Judges’ Selection Process and 3 local M2 or higher judges trained as penalty judges) be as follows: Individual/Artistic Pair Events
Team/Group Events
CLARIFICATION: It is acceptable for one or both Preliminary Round judges of an event/division to be a member(s) of the Final Round (and Semi-Final Round) judges’ panel of the same event/division. |
2013 Fall Conference | MOTION #20 (Pre-FTM Proposal 9) |
Karen Gratton proposed that Penalty and Content Restriction judges required for the International Cup Qualifier must hold a CBTF M2 or higher certification and shall be selected by the CBTF Technical Chairperson in consultation with Local Host Organizing Committee Chairperson. Those chosen may also be hired to judge any open competition held in conjunction with the ICQ. |
2013 Fall Conference | MOTION #26 (Technical Proposal 6) | |||||||||
Wendy Cruickshank proposed to revise the “weighting” of the National Judges Selection Components as follows:
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2013 Fall Conference | MOTION #27 (Technical Proposal 7) |
Stephanie Hewis proposed that an additional Canadian judge be hired for future International Cup Qualifier and Canadian Team Trial events; increasing the number of judges to seven (7). |
2014 FBM | MOTION #16 |
Elan moved that 2014 FTM Proposal #6 be accepted: That, at all open and provincial sanctioned competitions, International Cup Qualifier and International Cup, a judge with M5 (up until 2017) and Master’s Certification must be used to judge the Artistic Twirl and Artistic Pair events. Effective Immediately |
2014 FBM | MOTION #24 |
Elan moved that 2014 FTM Proposal #16 be accepted:
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