Officials Certification

Proper attire for a USCDKA official is

Athletes must be a USCDKA member in good standing to participate in all USCDKA sanctioned events?

The role of every tournament official is?

There are 4 levels of judge/referee classifications?

All athletes must wear an approved USCDKA uniform.

Each ring must have at least _________ ring officials to operate.

The officials are a key in developing the culture of the USCDKA Sanctioned Tournament -“to provide a safe, secure, family friendly environment.”

It is helpful for officials to give competition advice to competitors after they compete.

Exceptions to the good sportsmanship rule are:

Judges may change rings at any time if they are needed somewhere else.

Under Black Belt students must compete with their required form for their belt level or one below.

Under Black Belt Students scores start at

Starting a form over results in disqualification.

All forms must be a traditional Chung Do Kwan Form approved by the U.S. Chung Do Kwan Association, Inc.

In the case of a tie, the center referee re-checks the scorekeeper’s calculations, adds back in the two scores that were eliminated, and compares the new totals to break the tie.

If the tie is still not broken, the contestants that are tied repeat their forms side by side. The judges do not award a new score but indicate the winner by clapping loudest for the competitor who they believe won.

A judge or referee should never give two competitors in the same division the same score.

If your score is constantly higher than the other officials in your ring, lower the scores so you match the range they are in.

If you feel overwhelmed or are not confident in scoring, ask the center referee to be assigned to a different position.

What are the most common mistakes that lower a score?

Stances are not as important as technique in extremes.

Creative divisions allow the use of inversions and as many releases as the athlete deems necessary.

The Creative Divisions allow the use of spin kicks up to 360 degrees

In the Xtreme division athletes are allowed to create his/her forms or weapons forms incorporating USCDKA techniques as well as other skills, manipulations, releases, and tumbling. There are no requirements nor restrictions with respect to the techniques utilized.

Which of the following weapons are allowed for Creative under black belt.

If an athlete scuffs the bo staff it is considered a loss of control and will be deducted ___ points.

If an under black belt student drops their weapon it is a

If an black belt drops their weapon it is a

The focus on extreme weapons is to score the movement of the weapon.

If a competitor includes an inversion or technique not allowed in creative forms, the officials will disqualify the competitor at the direction of the center referee.

There are ___ Sync Form events and ___ Sync Form Divisions

Black Belts should NOT compete with lower ranked students.

If a black belt athlete competes in Mixed Sync Traditional Forms division, the black belt CANNOT compete in the Black Belt Sync Traditional Forms division.

Team Sync Traditional forms may have up to ____ athletes.

Team Sync Xtreme Forms and Weapons may have up to _____ athletes.

In Team Sync Mixed Traditional Forms the athletes must perform one of the top two forms of the lowest-ranked athlete on the team.

In Team Sync Xtreme Forms and Weapons athletes are allowed to mirror, and/or have a domino effect.

If timing on such competitors is off, but their tricks or techniques are impressive there should not be a deduction in the score.

The same grading criteria for forms (poomse), plus precise timing of the competitors (synchronized moves) is applied in grading Synchronized forms.

Sync Weapon Competitors must all compete with the same weapon.

Each athlete will have _____ to execute as many round kicks as possible.

Athletes may alternate legs if their regular kicking leg gets tired.

Each kick must make contact with the paddle or bag to count.

Kicks must be executed at the athletes belt level or above.

Athletes can hold kicking foot in the air to execute as many kicks as possible, if they have the balance to do so.

The competitor may choose to be kick with either a front kick or a round kick.

The judges count includes only the round kick with the top of the foot.

The positioning of the paddle is a not key factor in the competitor being able to apply the kick properly.

The number of kicks is based solely on how many times the competitor hits the target.

The Center Referee should not allow the other competitors and audience to cheer on the competitor during competition.

The length of a match will be

Time is stopped to confirm each point.

If a competitor falls due to a lack of body control while executing a scoring technique, the points should be awarded and then a warning given.

A tie breaker round will be held in the event of a tie. The first contestant to score a point wins.

____ points is awarded when a kick is placed in the frontal portion of the body or flank.

____ points when a kick is placed to the head or face.

Both the back and the back of the head are legal scoring areas.

If an official clearly hears contact being made on the chest protector they should call the point.

As long as the foot or hand touches the scoring area, the technique is considered a point.

If you are not sure that a point was scored, wait to see what the other judges call and then determine your call.