JUDGE CERTIFICATION AND AWARD PROGRAM

ETS provides Judge training with the objective to provide a fair standard of scoring,
both locally, and on a national level.

CERTIFICATION AND AWARDS ARE TRACKED IN YOUR ACCOUNT (MY JUDGES PAGE).

CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Step	Activity
1	STUDY THE ETS JUDGE MATERIALS ETS Rule Book Judge Information Sheet ETS Judging Standards - view as a PowerPoint, or print the PDF version Decision Tree - The ETS Scoring Standard
2	COMPLETE THE KNOWLEDGE CHECK
3	ATTEND A JUDGING CLINIC - LIVE OR WEBINAR Check the events page for available clinics. Online registration for the clinic is mandatory and is free.
4	COMPLETE THE PRACTICAL JUDGING EXERCISE (Google Chrome works best) HINT: Print the Decision Tree before starting the Practical Judging Exercise to use as a scoring reference. This step is easiest once you've attended a Judging clinic/webinar.
5	JUDGE 2 ETS EVENTS Adhere to the ETS JUDGE PLEDGE. The host will assign you in the system to your obstacle(s) giving you credit for having judged each obstacle & event.
NOTE: Once the above steps are completed, you will receive an automated email notifying you of your certification.

AWARD PROGRAM
Level	Award**
Certification	Certification Badge
100 Riders Judged*	Lapel Pin & Lanyard
250 Riders Judged*	Lapel Pin
500 Riders Judged*	Lapel Pin
1000 Riders Judged*	Lapel Pin
1500 Riders Judged*	Lapel Pin
Maximum 2 obstacles per event are calculated into this number. *All awards are shipped to ETS events. The judge can indicate which event to ship their award to in the My Judges page.