2024 JudoScotland Time Keeping Online Course

Becoming a timekeeper/scorer is the starting point of your officiating journey in judo.

If you are new to judo and/or want to help out at competitions then this is the officiating role for you.

This course will be delivered initially online and a mentor system will be put into place at competitions. This course focuses on understanding the basics of a judo contest and the role of the timekeeper and scorer plays during competition judo.

On successful completion of the training programme, candidates will be able to act as JudoScotland timekeepers and scorers at British Judo/JudoScotland events and competitions full support will be given to candidates at events.

What do you need before you can sign up?

• Be at least 10 years of age
• Good communication and ‘people skills’
• Training details

Candidates undergo ‘on the job’ training at a competition in order to become timekeepers/scorers. As part of their training candidates learn:

• An awareness of referee words and signals which require action from them as Timekeepers/Scorers
• An ability to time keep and score effectively including when to re-set at the end of the contest
• An awareness of procedure when osaekomi is on at the end of contest time
• A basic understanding of scoring and penalty systems