Meet the Judges

 

A Judge...

Is a critic who examines into: decide with understanding; forms an opinion, with good sense, by considering or passing decision about something.

We are extremely proud of our judges in the IBTA. They are committed and work hard to attain IBTA judging qualifications continually striving to upgrade the standard of judging within the IBTA.

If you would like to know more about becoming a judge for the IBTA please e-mail your details to ibtawebsite@gmail.com


Maria
Judges Representative
Allison
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Andrew
Anita
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Caroline
Cecelia
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Dawn
Elaine
Elaine
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Emily
Helen
Jemma
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Karen
Karen
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Kelly
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Louise
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Pamela
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Michelle
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Rebecca
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Sally
Samantha
Sarah
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Sharon
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Tabby

Maria - IBTA Judges Representative

Home: North Tipperary Ireland.

How long have you been judging?
I wear two hats - one is the IBTA Judges Representative, a role I have fulfilled for over 7 years and two, I am a fully qualified judge with over 20 years judging experience.

Why do you judge?
I thoroughly enjoy judging for the IBTA as well as other organisations and really hope that my tapes and score sheets help individuals and teams progress.

What advice would you offer anyone wanting to be an IBTA judge?
To continually build your judging expertise! 20+ years in and I still attend seminars, open contests and other events for continuous knowledge and experience for my judging.
Any other information? I am available for guest judging and judging exams.

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Andrew

Home: Dublin

How long have you been judging?
A few years now and I am proactively taking my exams to become fully qualified.

What advice would you offer anyone wanting to be an IBTA judge?
To share experiences with other judges, attend seminars and clerk for experienced judges to learn from them and their techniques.

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Caroline

Home: Cabra, Dublin

How long have you been judging?
Just over 4 years now….

What made you become an IBTA judge?
Maria! and to benefit my team by knowing more about the rules and regulations.

Why do you Judge?
I like the variety and creativity, it is inspiring and rewarding to be able to say 'well done'.

What do you like about the IBTA?
I like the atmosphere and the help that you get from fellow judges with queries you may have without any issues

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
As I am also a teacher, I found that becoming a judge was of great benefit to my students.

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Dawn

Home: Crawley, West Sussex

How long have you been judging?
I am a qualified IBTA judge with vast experience gained through judging assignments at both IBTA and open competitions.

What do you like about the IBTA?
I enjoy learning, attending seminars with fellow judges and teachers and sharing my experiences with them.

Any other information?
I am available to judge exams and competitions upon request.

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Elaine

Home: Dublin

How long have you been judging?
I am a fully qualified IBTA judge with over 15 years experience gained through the IBTA and ABTI.

Why do you Judge?
I really enjoy judging, particularly parade strut, solo dance and team events and have great satisfaction helping other judges by passing on my knowledge and experience.

What do you like about the IBTA?
I really like hearing other judges opinions and learning more at the various seminars organised.

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Emily

Home: Sandhurst, Berkshire

How long have you been judging?
Over 10 years now.

What made you become an IBTA judge?
It felt like a natural progression from performing and teaching and I wanted to contribute something to the IBTA after all the great years I had as a competitor within the association.

Why do you judge?
I love to watch competitors improve and progress and if I can help towards their progression with my comments, then I'm happy. It's a pleasure to judge athletes of all ages and abilities and a privilege to assess and acknowledge the hard work they have put in to their routines.

What do you like about the IBTA?
Overall, the IBTA is a relaxed and friendly association and as a judge, you know that if you have a query or want to talk, there is always someone on the other end of the phone who can help. I also think it's great how we recognise the hard work that goes in to competing and setting up a contest and this is illustrated by the large prize giving we have at the end of every contest.

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
Do it! You'll have the best seat in the house! It's demanding at contest but lots of fun at the same time! The seminars are really useful too and it's a chance to meet up with other judges and share your experiences.

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Helen

Home: Yateley, Hampshire

How long have you been judging?
I began judging in 1986 when judging exams didn't exist. In 2003 I became fully qualified as an IBTA judge.

What made you become an IBTA judge?
It was a natural progression from twirling and teaching.

Why do you Judge?
I love judging and hope that my score sheets and comments are useful to individuals, teams and corps assist with their progression as well as the progression of the IBTA as a whole.

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
To attend seminars and watch other twirling events. All these years in and I continue to improve my own judging through seminars and spectating at twirling events!

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Karen

Home: Dublin

How long have you been judging?
I have been judging for over 3 years now and have been actively taking my exams.

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
To clerk with experienced judges as it's a great way to learn new techniques.

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Sally

Home: Crawley, West Sussex

How long have you been judging?
Ooh ages now….I started back in 2001 and I am now a qualified IBTA judge.

What made you become an IBTA judge?
Well, I wanted to remain involved after my competing days (everyone's competing days must come to an end at some point and I promise mine will soon!). Unfortunately, I'm not very patient when it comes to teaching (as some of my students will echo) so I decided judging would be a great way to stay involved without the commitment of teaching a corps on a regular basis.

Why do you Judge?
I like to think my feedback helps athletes progress and improve - not only their technical twirling abilities but their performance skills too. In reality, the athletes might ignore these altogether but I like giving feedback and will continue to do so!

What do you like about the IBTA?
I like the diversity of the IBTA. There are lots of different members / corps and each have their own unique style. It's fairly relaxed and competitions ooze positive sportsmanship and athletes having fun. I especially love hopping across the pond to Ireland to judge at the Irish Open Competitions where the atmosphere is electric.

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
Do it!!!.....No need to be nervous as we all had to start somewhere. If you would like advice on judging simply speak to any of the IBTA judges - we're not scary and will be happy to help. Remember. there is no such thing as a silly question - believe me, I have asked them all!

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Samantha

Home: Brighton, West Sussex

How long have you been judging?
I have been judging for over 12 years although it was initially on a part-time basis while I was still competing.

What made you become an IBTA judge?
Towards the end of my competing career I had made the choice that I wanted to be the person watching the routines instead of the person that the judges were watching. I spoke with Helen who was my teacher at the time (and also a highly qualified and experienced judge) about the path into a Judging career with the IBTA. With Helen's support and encouragement I took my initial exams and the rest is history!

Why do you Judge?
I enjoy judging as every competition is different; in fact no two divisions are the same. I enjoy watching routines and providing constructive comments to enable the twirler on the floor to improve their routine. I feel that as a Judge we assist the IBTA Teachers as they can use our comments on the score sheets to help the twirlers strive to be the best.

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
I feel that if anyone wants to become a Judge whether full-time or part-time or even limited to penalties judge or inspection judge, give it a go!

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Tabby

Home: Fleet, Hampshire

How long have you been judging?
Donkeys years!! At a guess 26 years! (Gosh that makes me feel really old!).

What made you become an IBTA judge?
In the first instance it was a natural progression from clerking duties, especially after clerking for Deardra, it really made me want to judge and learn more.

Why do you Judge?
It gives me an opportunity to see how the IBTA is progressing and the ability to give helpful and positive critique/feedback to individuals and groups at all ages and levels.

What do you like about the IBTA?
Although I enjoy the competitive side I still love the fact that there is something for all ages and abilities.

What advice would you offer to anyone wanting to become an IBTA judge?
My advice would be to start by clerking and really getting to know the score sheets and take it forward from there, chat to the current IBTA judges and see if you think it's for you? I have completed all my IBTA judges qualifications but feel it is still very important to keep up with current twirling trends, you never stop learning and there is always room for improvement.

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For more information on how to become an IBTA judge, or for general judging queries, click here to contact the Judges Representative Maria Pollard

 
 
 


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