JudoScotland Contest Recorder Award Online Course – 3 Part Course – 2026

JudoScotland is pleased to announce that we are holding a Technical Official Contest Recorders Course which is the second level of officiating, applicants must hold a Timekeeper/Scorer qualification to attend this course.

The training programme for Contest Recorders is normally done over different levels of competitions, building on the elements learned as a Timekeeper/Scorer and focuses in on how to run an officiating table at a competition.

On successful completion of the training programme candidates will be able to run pools and knockout sections of a competition and run an officiating table.

This workshop will be held over three consecutive Mondays in June, which will last between 60-90 minutes.

• 10th June 2026 Part 1
• 17th June 2026 Part 2
• 24th June 2026 Part 3

At the end of each workshop, an assessment will be held.

You must complete all three workshops and pass the assessment to gain the Contest Recorder Award.

To be eligible you should be:

• at least 13 years of age
• Hold a Timekeeper/Scorer qualification and have been active at a minimum of 3 events since qualification
• Good communication and ‘people skills’

What’s involved?

• Awareness of legends and scores.
• Awareness of usual contest times, osaekomi times and rest times.
• How to run a table in general.
• How to run pools or compound knockout.
• Understand the procedure when a player fails to appear or withdraws (including calling for a player).
• Awareness of basic safeguarding.

If you are a non JudoScotland member please email events@judoscotland.com  to secure your place.