TKD Scotland
Yellow Belt
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- Feb 13, 2011
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I debuted as a referee at a regional tournament this morning.
As many of you know I was promoted to first dan blackbelt in late March, In my federation you don't need to be blackbelt to referee and I did my ref training when I was a red belt. The only reason I hadn't refereed before is because there was a surplus of officials at the Scottish championships in early March.
I was part of a 3 person jury for the patterns(We use red and blue flags in a knockout as opposed to scoring patters) and then the corner judge in point & stop sparring(We use a head judge, a shadow and a corner). Also, at 16 years and 3 months I was the youngest active official in the tournament.
Overall it was a very enjoyable experience and I look forward to building on it at the next tournament in August.
So do you lot do a ton of refereeing?
-Dan.
As many of you know I was promoted to first dan blackbelt in late March, In my federation you don't need to be blackbelt to referee and I did my ref training when I was a red belt. The only reason I hadn't refereed before is because there was a surplus of officials at the Scottish championships in early March.
I was part of a 3 person jury for the patterns(We use red and blue flags in a knockout as opposed to scoring patters) and then the corner judge in point & stop sparring(We use a head judge, a shadow and a corner). Also, at 16 years and 3 months I was the youngest active official in the tournament.
Overall it was a very enjoyable experience and I look forward to building on it at the next tournament in August.
So do you lot do a ton of refereeing?
-Dan.