Required Officials

Superior Judges & Judges

A judging panel, including a Superior Judge, will assess each performance and submit a completed score sheet.  Additional training is required for Superior Judges.

For all meets, at least one judge must serve as the Superior Judge.  For dual-sided meets with two panels of officials, one of the Superior Judges will also serve as the Meet Referee.

Tabulators

These officials are used to tabulate the results from the score sheets.  Trained officials are essential to correctly assess any violations and use the correct method of tabulation as outlined in the MSHSL rules book. As such, is strongly recommended that schools use a JAM tabulator. If schools choose to use a non-JAM tabulator, Superior Judges will not be training them.

The MSHSL requires use of the electronic Microsoft Excel tabulation program. A computer must be made available to tabulators, as well as a printer or copier as needed.

For non-JAM Tabulators, please review and follow these items:

1. Instruction manual

2. How and where to send final results

Kick Counter/Timers (KCTs)

All single-sided meets regardless of dance style (jazz or kick) require two kick counter/timers.  All dual-sided meets regardless of dance style (jazz or kick) require four kick counter/timers. KCTs must time each routine, check for rules violations and count the number of performers for each routine.

Host schools may also provide their own KCTs, however they must have been trained prior to the meet.