Singapore Gymnastics will be hosting a series of Judging courses between February and March and in between registrations, we received enquiries about the differences between coaching and judging accreditations that we thought we would share with the rest of the community.
Q: How do I pick between a coaching course or a judging course? Which one should I pick?
A: It depends on what you want out of either courses. Coaching courses focus on the technical, instructional and communicative competencies of helping athletes achieve skills while the judging courses are meant for technical members who want to be able to judge during competitions. All of these courses do not necessarily gaurantee job opportunities but are tools to better equip yourself with.
Q: If I attend the any of the SG courses, does this mean I will automatically become accredited?
A: Participants are only accredited upon successful completion of the course, including all assessment and required document submissions.
For coaching courses, participants will receive a certificate of completion while participants in judges courses will receive their results on the spot to let them know if they have been successful in completing the course. Successful judges will also be featured on the SG website.
It is important to note that coaches and judges are only allowed to coach and/or judge at their accredited level or lower, but not higher.
Q: Is there expiry to the accreditations?
A: There is no expiry for coaching accreditations but for judging accreditations, it needs to be maintained. For more information on maintaining judging accreditations, please refer to [P011] National Judging Accreditation policy
Q: I am currently an athlete, can i also attend the judging and coaching courses?
A: Absolutely and when an athlete member successfully completes the course, they will be upgraded to Athlete & Technical Membership.
Q: Is a coaching accreditation and judging accreditation interchangable?
A: No. Judging accreditation is only applicable to judging and is not equivalent to a coaching accreditation, vice versa. Judging accreditation does not give technical members the technical competency to coach, nor does it allow access to field of play in a coach's capacity. Likewise, coaching accreditation does not give technical members eligibility to judge at competitions.
We hope these give better clarifcation and distinction between coaches and judges courses. Registration for judges courses across MAG, WAG, RG and TRA are still open so interested parties, register early to avoid disappointment!
