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WAG Beginner Judges Course/Exam

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BEGINNER JUDGES COURSE/EXAM (BJC) FOR ENTRY INTO JUDGING WOMEN'S ARTISTIC	Study Session: Levels 1-5 optional but strongly recommended	2 sessions: Monday, May 18, 2026 Wednesday, May 20, 2026	5:00-7:00pm EST LIVE Online (Google Classroom MEET)
	Online LIVE EXAM Compulsory Level 1-5	Saturday, May 23, 2026	10:00am-3:00pm LIVE Online (Google Classroom MEET) Cameras on Written portion & Practical portion (via video)
	Study Sessions: Levels 6-9 optional but strongly recommended	4 sessions: Monday, June 8, 2026 Thursday, June 11, 2026 Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Thursday, June 18, 2026	5:00-7:00pm EST LIVE Online (Google Classroom MEET)
	In-Person EXAM Optional Level 6-9	Saturday, June 20, 2026	10:00am-3:00pm KW Gymnastics 805 Victoria St S, Kitchener, ON N2M 2E2
Google Classroom requires every participant to have a @gmail.com email account. Please ensure that you are using this email account to register for and complete the course in Google Classroom. Access to Google Classroom will be sent via email on May 1 to invite registered individuals to create an account and complete online course content prior to the exam. Please remember to check your junk mail if you don't receive an email invite the two weeks prior to the course. Please contact Julie, the Women's Program Judging Assistant (wpja@gymnastiscontario.ca) if you do not receive the invite via gmail account.

Registration will be open starting March 13 in the 2025-2026 season with a course/exam capacity of up to 25 registrations.

***DEADLINE to register is end of day Monday, April 13, 2026***

More information will be emailed to registered participants after the registration deadline. Study material/sessions will be provided through Google Classroom.

Exam results will determine the level of the Judge for 2026-2027 season.

80% on the compulsory written and practical exam = Compulsory Level Judge

70%- 79% on the optional both written and practical exam = Xcel Level Judge

80%‐100% on both written and practical exams = Level 9 Judge

* Exam weighting is 60% practical and 40%written

**must pass Compulsory exam in order to attend in-person Level 6-9 Exam. Result on in-person Level 6-9 Exam is decisive for Xcel or Level 9 designation. There are NO exam rewrites for the Beginner Judges Course.

Candidates will receive the Google SLIDEs presentation of the BJC and will rely on educational tools (i.e. USAG Junior Compulsory Program 2021-2029 (green binder)/Development Optional Program 2022-2026 (blue binder) which can be purchased through USAG website (if wanted to purchase prior to the course or not able to be borrowed from a club or judge). YouTube web-site for sample routines and materials found on the GO web-site at: http://www.gymnasticsontario.ca/wag-judging-forms/ (i.e Level 1-5 Quick Reference Chart etc.).

COST:

$150 +HST
HST # 12212 5131 RT0001
No refunds will be given after the registration deadline.

ELIGIBILITY:

Pre-Requisite:

Must be registered as a Gymnastics Ontario member (club affiliated or unattached).
Must be at least 16 years of age
NCCP Level 1 Technical OR Foundations Program OR Active athlete or coach within the last 3 years (must complete NCCP Foundations courses within 3 months of taking the Beginner Judges Course. Candidates are not permitted to sign up for competitions or be in attendance at a mock meet in the role of a judge until certification is received.

NCCP Foundations Information Page/ Pathway Document

HOW TO REGISTER (both membership and course registration are required):

1) MEMBERSHIP - must be a registered member (judge) of Gymnastics Ontario for the 2025-2026 season.

Brevet = Brevet Judge Membership

Level 10-National Judge = National Judge Membership

Level 6-9 Judge = Provincial Judge Membership

ODP Assessor, Level 1-5 Compulsory Judge, Xcel Judge = Invitational Judge Membership

There are two ways to register for membership, which must be completed prior to or at the same time as the clinic registration:

If you are Affiliated with a Club - you will need to request your club to register you as a judge based on your level (Invitational (Compulsory/Xcel), Provincial (Optional), National, Brevet)

For those who are Unaffiliated/Unattached (NEW)- this process was updated and Unattached Judges and all 2023-2024 unattached judges will register themselves for the upcoming season. You can use your existing administrator account to do so. Please see the instructions on the new Unattached Judge Page.

Any unattached judges not registered as unattached for the 2023-2024 season will need to complete the unattached member form found on the Unattached Judge Page.

Any questions about registering should be directed to the Membership Services Manager, Beth Bowers - membership@gymnasticsontario.ca.

2) BEGINNER JUDGES COURSE --> yellow "REGISTER" button below and logging into your account.

Affiliated/Club Account (Club Administrator Account): affiliated judges can be registered for courses/clinics from their club's account. Please contact your club's administrator to register you for these events.

Unattached (Individual Account): If you are an unattached judge your unattached participant profile has been created through GO using the information you inputted on your Unattached Membership form. To register for a course/clinic, you will first need to create an account then add your member profile to your account. Please note that the information inputted in search requirement fields must match exactly with the information listed in your existing unattached profile, otherwise you will not be able to find your existing profile.

Here is the help page for finding an existing profile once you create an account so you can link that account to your unattached member profile already in the system: https://gymnasticsont.uplifterinc.com/pages/help/participants/#ExistingProfile