How do I become a high school gymnnastics judge?

To become a high school gymnastics judge, you must register with both the Minnesota State High School League and a local gymnastics association.  These are annual registrations.   Please read below on how to get started.  

Minnesota State High School League​
  1. Go to the MSHSL website:  www.mshsl.org 
  2. Select the Officials/Judges tab
  3. Select Become an   Official
  4. On the bottom of this page,  click on the "more information" link.  This will take you to the 2017- 2018   registration page.  There is a lot of very helpful information on the steps to get registered with the Minnesota State High School League.
  5. At the bottom on this page, please click on the  link 'TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE'.  
  6. Once you are registered,   you will complete the background check, concussion module, online meeting, test and mentorship on the Officials' Corner.  The online meeting and test for gymnastics will open in November.   Materials and rule books will arrive in October.
  7. By registering with MSHSL, you will also be assigned an MSHSL ID number.  Please make note of this number.  It is used by the high school league to track  trainings, tests, rating scores, etc.  This number is also your user name for logging into the Officials' Corner on the MSHSL website.
  8. The first year official fee is $50.00 for the season.  Your payment can be made online when you register. 

Gymnastics Association
In order to be assigned to officiate meets, you also must be registered with a local gymnastics officials association.  There are five associations in Minnesota (St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Mankato and Rochester).  

To register with the MGGOA team, please reach out to Ann Suits (mggoa.suits@comcast.net).  Additional information can be found on the CONTACT tab.  

As a new judge, the association registration fee is $45.00 for the season.  If the fee isn't possible at the beginning of the season, please don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the board.  We would be happy to discuss an alternate payment schedule that works for you.  Our association is not able to waive or move the registration payment to the MSHSL.  If you are only observing or practice judging for the season, the association fee is waived.  Prior to the beginning of each season, Ann Suits sends out an email to the team informing them of the upcoming season with important dates, reminders and association dues.