Tag: vertical formation skydiving
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Judging Roles
Let’s take a quick pause on rules, and discuss the various judge’s roles and who can help you with a question or a problem. For starters, take note that a judge’s rating and their role are not the same thing. Judges are rated (in the U.S.) as Regional, National or FAI Judges. This rating is…
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Recent Changes in Judging Procedures
Editor’s note: “From the Fishbowl” is a series of short articles by U.S. National Judge Randy Connell, and it is intended to educate competitors about commonly misunderstood or little-known rules of formation skydiving. References will often be made to the Skydiver’s Competition Manual (SCM). At the USPA Board Meeting in February, the USPA Competition Committee approved…