Who can be assigned to a panel at an Alberta Gymnastics sanctioned competition, and when am I restricted from judging?

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Sanctioned events include Trials to Western Canadian Championships (Levels 8-10), the Alberta Xcel Championships (Xcel Silver and up), the Alberta Compulsory Championships (Levels 3-5), Provincial Championships (Levels 6-10) and Trials to Canadian Championships (Levels 9-10), plus the Alberta, Arctic and Canada Winter Games trials and Games in their cycles. Eligibility: All active, registered Provincial, National and Brevet judges are considered for panel assignments. For Provincials, the Compulsory Championships, the Xcel Championships, Levels 8-10 Provincials and Trials to Canadians, only judges in their 2nd year of judging who have judged at least 2 competitions before the event are eligible (exceptions may be made if necessary). To be an Apparatus Head Judge at a sanctioned event, you must be a National level judge or have taken the Apparatus Head Judge course. Restrictions: Parents, grandparents, siblings and guardians should not judge sessions in which their child, grandchild or sibling is competing. A judge with a club affiliation (owner, coach, administrator, parent or athlete) cannot be Apparatus Head Judge for a session in which their club is competing. Source: Alberta Gymnastics Women's Judges Handbook 2025-2026.