Judge's Score Sheets
Once the scoring grid has been completed you can create judge's score sheets. Throughout my many years of coordinating pageants I've gone to using a single score sheet per judge for each event. The reason I do this is that it is much easier for judges to score the correct contestant with just one sheet to juggle instead of many pages. This is especially true during high-paced events.
Keep your score sheets simple. At one time I used a horsemanship sheet patterned after a pageant I had entered in which each element of the horsemanship pattern was scored. Over time I learned that it was much easier for pageant judges to do an overall score for the pattern rather than individual elements. You will notice on each score sheet there are guidelines as to what traits judges are judging.
You will also notice a sliding scale of scores, much like a grading scale. I provide this tool so judges have a guide as to what scores to give. Once I began providing this tool to judges I noticed scores across the board were much more consistent with one another.
Comments are an important part of the learning experience of a rodeo ambassador pageant. I encourage judges to keep notes and comments about each contestant directly on the main score sheet. Once the pageant is over I then take the time to compile the comments for each contestant along with a filled in score grid of all their scores. While this takes more time for me it does help the judges not have to juggle more sheets.
The sample score sheets available to download correspond to the scoring grid previously posted. I use Excel to create all of these files and add each contestant's name to the sheets for each judge. After creating your own sheets you will need to print one for each judge and I always like to have an extra copy or two in case something happens to a score sheet.
Making it easy for judges to score contestants will help ease the tension on pageant day. Utilizing a single score sheet for each judged event can cut down on the stress not only for the judges but for you, the coordinator, too.
Keep your score sheets simple. At one time I used a horsemanship sheet patterned after a pageant I had entered in which each element of the horsemanship pattern was scored. Over time I learned that it was much easier for pageant judges to do an overall score for the pattern rather than individual elements. You will notice on each score sheet there are guidelines as to what traits judges are judging.
You will also notice a sliding scale of scores, much like a grading scale. I provide this tool so judges have a guide as to what scores to give. Once I began providing this tool to judges I noticed scores across the board were much more consistent with one another.
Comments are an important part of the learning experience of a rodeo ambassador pageant. I encourage judges to keep notes and comments about each contestant directly on the main score sheet. Once the pageant is over I then take the time to compile the comments for each contestant along with a filled in score grid of all their scores. While this takes more time for me it does help the judges not have to juggle more sheets.
The sample score sheets available to download correspond to the scoring grid previously posted. I use Excel to create all of these files and add each contestant's name to the sheets for each judge. After creating your own sheets you will need to print one for each judge and I always like to have an extra copy or two in case something happens to a score sheet.
Making it easy for judges to score contestants will help ease the tension on pageant day. Utilizing a single score sheet for each judged event can cut down on the stress not only for the judges but for you, the coordinator, too.
