MICHIGAN SPORT KARATE CIRCUIT

MICHIGAN SPORT KARATE CIRCUIT/REFEREES AND OFFICIALS

Class “A” (must be 18 years of age minimally) - Class “A” officials with the Michigan Sport Karate Association have been certified to referee or officiate at all levels in a sport karate event. Center officials in all Black Belt divisions should be Class “A” officials. When possible, all center officials should be Class “A” status. Class “A” officials should attend a minimum of 8 MSKC events during the competition year (passports will be validated at the event). A Class “A” official must demonstrate at all times the highest levels of professional decorum in and outside of the ring at MSKC events realizing that they are a positive representation of the entire sport.

Class “B” (must be 16 years of age minimally) - A Class “B” official will have the ability to serve as a side official in any division and perform as a center official in the absence of a Class “A” official. These occurrences should be documented. Limited performances as a center official is one of the requirements for advancement to the Class “A “level. Class “B” officials must attend a minimum of 8 MSKC events in order to qualify for the Class “A’ certification exam.

Class “C” (must be of junior black belt rank if youth) - A Class “C” official will have the ability to serve as side judges for under belt youth divisions.

MSKC Judges Certification Program

When you have completed the test please return it to Dan Cousineau. He will review it and issue you a MSKC officials badge that will have your picture and level of certification on it. This Badge will allow you to judge at all MSKC events. 

Judgeing tips for kids

- For kids that are 10 and under we should make sure we call them all up as finalists and then the top 4.

- Try to enshur the kids have fun - talk with them - high five them - encourage them. Kids are the life blood of our Tournament Circuit, with out them we do not have a circuit.

- Please make sure to keep the rings and divisions going, Kids and parents do not want to sit around all day. When you have completed all of your division, ask the arbitrator to give you another division.

1. What are the key points to look form when judging open hand forms? Please put a # buy each.

- Balance/Stances

- Focus/Eye contact

- Speed - with Technique

- Power / Intensity

- Gymnastic/Jumping Ability

- Flexibility

- Presentation / Announcements

- Difficulty  

2. What is the rule when it comes to flips or gymnastic techniques? 1 2 3 4 5 flips

3. How much of a points deductions should a stumble/balance cost a competitor? ½ point or Full Point

4. Dose a competitor Introduction reflect in there score? YES NO

5. Dose a competitors chose of music matter when scoring them? YES NO

6. What is the score range for under belts?

7. What is the score range for Black Belts?

8. Is a uniform required to compete and if so way? YES NO

9. What are the center officials responsibility?

10. Can an judge be removed? YES NO

11. Can a competitor enter a division that is already started? YES NO

12. If a competitor drops there weapon what do we do? DQ them or Let them go again

13. What if the competitors weapon breaks? Let them get another weapon or DQ them

14. What are the main things we look for in a weapons division? Please put a # by each.

- Use of the weapon

- Stances and Balance

- Power with control

- Speed with Technique

- Level of difficulty

- Focus and eye contact -

- Weight of the weapon

- Professional appearance and announcements

- Use of music with form

What would you consider to be improper for and official to do when judging?

- Talk on cell phone

- Looking at other ring at there students

- Giving positive feed back to competitors after the competition.

- Cheering for a competitor.

- Talking to other judges about scores you should give.

- Be influenced by parents and spectators around you.

POINT SPARRING

1. What is the required safety equipment? (circle the correct ones)

- Hand Pads

- Foot Pads

- Head Gear

- Face Mask

- Mouth Piece

- Cup

- Shin Pads

- Chest Gear

2. Is a side official able to stop a match ? YES NO

3. What are the 4 calls that official can make?

Points 1 or 2

Contact Penalty Point

Disqualification

No Point/Clash

3 point jump kick

Warnings

4. What is the main responsibilities of a center sparring official.

5. What do we do when we have 2 officials that call 1 point and one calls 2 points?      1 or 2 points

6. What are some of the step a center official can take when a parent or couch is interfering with the ring?

- Issue a warning / Then a penalty point if it happens again. 

- Call an Arbitrator

- Get into a verbile argument with them  

7. What do we do when an official make a late call?

8. How many judges are required to run a ring? 3 or 5

9. Kick to the head is worth? 1 or 2 points

10. Are there kick to the face in the under belt division? YES NO

11. Is there a blood rule? YES NO

12. What are the out of bounce rules?

13. Can a competitor do a take down and follow up on the ground. YES NO

14 kicks to the groin allowed? YES NO

15. Punches to the head worth. 1 or 2 points

16. Is there contact to the face in the black belt divisions? YES NO

17. Circle the correct rules

- One foot out you are out of bounce.

- Two point head kick.

- Two point kick to the body.

- Two point punch to the head.

- One point punch to the body.

- Blood is an automatic DQ

- Blood if caused by contact is a DQ

- Officials can make only one call.

- Officials can make two calls Contact an Point

18. Two judges call contact one judge calls point? Point or Contact point

19. Can a judge make a call for excessive contact to the body? YES NO

20. What is the proper attire for the MSKC JUDGES?

21. What should we do if there is an injury in your ring.

- Do not touch them, ask them to stay down and asses the situation.

- Call the medic

- Stand the kid up and tell them to gut it out.