Where it Starts
The Competition Library stores reusable competition class setups that you can include in any event you create.
In the left menu, you'll see the Class Library, Judged Elements and Freestyle Library menu items.
The Class Library area lets you create an unlimited number of competition classes. The Judged Elements library area lets you create reusable judged elements that can be assigned to any class. The Freestyle Library allows you to create a catalog of "tricks" or "maneuvers" that a contestant can choose from when entering a class that allows for freestyle elements. For best practices around judged elements, review the judged elements article or the nuances article.
How Classes Work
When spectators and judges interact with the mobile view of your event, they can see the classes you create. Spectators see competitors/entries within a class and accompanying scores. Judges, see the judged elements and controls to grade these elements. In both cases, everything revolves around the classes you set up in the admin area.
Class Setup
We will start you out with a sample class (or more) when you first create your organization. After that, you are free to create and modify your own classes. These classes will remain available for your use across different events you host.
Class Attributes
Each class contains multiple attributes that let you tailor everything to the methods you use to judge your competitions. The screen below illustrates the basic information for my EMS Flight class. You can see the weighting of each element. An "M" means the element is a mandatory element of the class. The "F" means that the element is a freestyle or optional element. For freestyle/optional elements, the contestant will be able to complete a brief description of their element within the app and save it so the judges can see what to expect during the competition.
Sample class from a flying event
Clicking the "Additional Attributes" link at the bottom of the class tile will reveal additional details about that class' setup.
What Attributes Can You Set?
Setting up your class is easy. From one pop-up, you can handle everything.
Entry Type. For events that host both individual and entry-based events, you must choose the type of class. For individual-based events (like a dance contest), this selection is fixed (to individual).
Name & Description. The name is required and the description is useful for fans and for your reference.
Time Limit. This is a reference number only for judges.
Default Attributes. The default round attributes may be changed on an event-by-event basis. Setting the defaults for your most typical events will save you time setting up each event that includes the class you are working on.
Sample class setup "Basics" tab
Judged Elements. In the Judged Elements tab, you can add or remove judged elements for this class and set their relative weights. The simple left-to-right design also allows you to easily add elements. You can set the order of the elements by dragging the selected elements shown on the right side.
Sample judged element screen showing mandatory and freestyle elements added to a class
Mobile View - Judging Layout. This control allows you to specify the default view for judges from their mobile devices. In most cases, the criterion view is best. For events that require the judge to be "heads up" during the competition, the "Heads-Up Tap" option gives judges a no-look way to decrement scores with a game controller styled screen.
Mobile View - Scoring Display Layout. This control appears in entry-based events only (e.g. car shows, science fairs, and any other event where the contestant can have one or more entries that are judged). The options on this screen allow you to give primacy to either the contestant or the entry in the mobile view. You can also hide the contestant's name if you wish to maintain strict privacy. This control is hidden for individual events (like dance, cheer, etc.).
Contestant-Centric View
The Scoring Display Layout controls shown above, result in different views, based on your chose to focus on the contestant or the entry. In classes where the contestant's performance is being judged, use the contestant-centric display. Notice that the contestant's name is prominent on the score tile. (In individual-based event types, like dance, cheer, snowboarding, etc., all views will be automatically set to contestant-centric).
Entry-Centric View
In classes where the entry is being judged (like a car show), use the entry-centric view. In classes that permit more than one entry by the same individual, use this view because it treats the entry as the contestant and the individual's name is subordinate.
Contestant-Centric View
Entry-Centric View
Scoring Protocol. For a deep dive on scoring protocols, read this article. The scoring protocol tab lets you set normalization, scaling and slider/tap ranges as shown in the screens below.
Normalization smooths out judge variances and bias
Scaling allows you to fit your final scores into a recognized range.
Your sliders will give judges a consistent range for EVERY judging criterion
Assigning Classes to Your Event
Your class library will be available across all of your organization's events! To learn more about assigning a class to an event, read this quick article.