A. Prior to
Event
1. Make sure
sheets are at table at least 10 minutes prior to event start.
2. Have
paperweights and extra pencils/erasers ready.
3. If
running two-sheet paper table, make sure both lists have the same order of
divers.
4. Make sure
you have all positions for the table filled and seated at least 5 minutes
prior to the event start.
5. Announcer
reads the diving order aloud and asks competitors to come correct any
mispronunciations of names.
B. Starting
the Event
1. Announcer
a. Closes
the boards and announces that the event will begin.
b. Asks
divers to be up and ready as soon as possible after the previous diver hits
the water.
c. States
that, during the first round only, he will read the on-deck diver, alerting
everyone to who will dive next, as well as the current diver.
1. During
this time, the first diver has a chance to get to the board and prepare to
dive.
d. Announces
first diver, on deck diver, and reads the dive.
1. “Beginning
the first round of diving, Susie Govinda, with Tracy Turnblad on deck.
Susie, 101B [forward dive pike, degree of difficulty], 1.5.”
a. The
words in square brackets are included when the competitors are beginning
level, when there are so few divers in a contest that time is not an
issue, in championship meets when TV might be covering the event, or
when there is a significant audience that doesn’t know the number
system.
b. It
is a good idea to have an announcer who is familiar with the
number/letter system and who can instantly translate to words if needed.
2. Inputter/Recorders
a. Check
to see that the Diver who has been announced is the diver whose sheet is in
front of you.
b. Same
with the on-deck diver!
c. Check
to see that the dive announced matches the dive on your sheet.
C. During the
Event
1. Announcer
asks for the judges’ awards after each dive is completed
a. “And
the Judges’ Awards: Five,
Six, Five and One-Half, Six, Six.”
2. Recorder
writes down “5, 6, 5’, 6, 6” in the Judges’ Scores area of the Diving
Sheet and passes sheet to Adder. When nearly all the sheets are being
processed and only a few are left in front of you, ask the Totalers to pass
the finished sheets back to you.
a. Notations
for “one-half” typically involve a hash mark to the upper right of the
whole number or on top of the whole number.
3. Adder
strikes the high and low (two high and two low, if there are seven judges,
none if there are only three judges or fewer!) and adds the three middle
scores, noting it in the “Judges’ Total/Net Total” Field on the Diving
Sheet and passes sheet past the Calculator to the Totaler.
a. In the
above example, 5, 6, 5’, 6, 6
= 17
(5.5 + 6 + 6 = 17.5)
4. Calculator
takes the Degree of Difficulty and multiplies it by the Judges’ Total/Net
Total to come up with the Award for the Dive and tells the Totaler this
number.
a. There
is often a slide calculator with Judges’ Scores and DDs already on it, or
an electronic calculator can be used.
b. For the example above, a 101B with a DD of 1.5 and a
Judges’ Total of 17’, the Award for the Dive would be 17.5 * 1.5 or
26.25
c. Calculator
says this number out loud to the Totaler.
1. Typical
ways of saying numbers:
a. 26.25
= “twenty-six twenty-five”
b. 30.00
= “thirty even”
c. 45.05
= “forty-five oh five”
5. Totaler
writes down the number, and adds it to any previous numbers that have been
written, to keep a running total.
a. Totaler checks sheet with other Totaler’s
sheet to make sure they match.
1. If
they do, Totalers turn sheets over and keep them until the
Announcer/Recorder asks for the sheets to be returned.
2. If
they do not, they are given to Back-Up right away.
b. At the end of the contest, Totalers put their
own set of Dive Sheets into reverse order of finish and compare with the
other Totaler to make sure they have all the point totals and placements
correct.
6. Back-Up
stays behind the scenes, alert in case he/she is needed.
a. Takes
sheets and analyzes for discrepancies.
b. Fixes
any arithmetic errors noted.
c. Goes to
the Master Scorer for confirmation of the Judges’ Awards if they are
different on the two sheets, then recalculates the Award for the Dive and
re-totals as necessary.
d. Returns
the sheets to the proper place in order at each Recorder’s station.
7. Master
Scorer writes down the Judges’ Awards for each dive on a specially designed
sheet and confers with Back Up as necessary, making sure not to miss any
Judges’ Awards on subsequent dives while helping!
a. Back
Up: What were the scores
for Diver 13, Dive 6?
b. Master
Scorer: 6, 6’, 7, 6’,
6’
c. Back
Up: Got ‘em.
Thanks