Illinois Judge - New Judge Information

Testing

• Contact our Education Chair Christi Kearns at educationchristi@gmail.com as she will be able to give you information regarding testing process, dates and tips for studying.
• Check out the Education tab for updates, tests, handouts and clinics.
• Register for a Test online one week prior to the test.  Click here for online registration information.
• Register for a Test by mail the deadline is 2 weeks prior to the test date. Click here for registration form.

Memberships & Background Checks

• Join the NAWGJ Association through their membership website at: http://naow3gj.wildapricot.org/. Click on the Join Us tab.
• Become a Professional member of USA Gymnastics  - All of the requirements for membership can be found on their website here: https://usagym.org/pages/membership/pages/info_professional.html
• Complete the mandatory USA Gymnastics Background check.  This can take up to 1 month.  You will not be allowed to judge until this step is completed and you have a “green light”.
• Safety Certification- may be completed by attending a live course or by completing an online course.  Check out the safety certification information at USA Gymnastics Safety Certification. 
• U110 SafeSport Course must be completed prior to July 31, 2018. Click here for the course at USA Gymnastics.

Additional Information

• Visit the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges website for Steps To Becoming a Women's Gymnastic judge at http://nawgj.org/becoming_a_judge.htm.
• Visit the USA Gymnastics website for How-To Guide for Women's Artistic Gymnastics at http://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/howtoguide-judgingweb.
• Visit the USA Gymnastic website Judging Women's Artistic Gymnastics at https://usagym.org/pages/women/pages/judging.html.