When am I affiliated, and can I still judge the meet?

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You're affiliated at a meet if you are: An immediate family member (parent, stepparent, grandparent, sibling, or anyone in your household) of a competing gymnast, a coach at a competing club (even if they aren't coaching that day), a competing club's owner or administrator, or a women's Development Program or Xcel team member of a competing club On a competing club's payroll, or critiquing or coaching at that club more than once a month on an ongoing basis A women's Development Program or Xcel team member of a competing club A coach of a competing gymnast, or owner of a competing club A paid sports science professional (e.g. athletic trainer, physical therapist, sports psychologist) for a competing athlete You're not affiliated just because a family member is in a recreational class at a competing club, or on its men's, rhythmic, acro or T&T team. If your club isn't competing, you're not affiliated. Assignments: Meet Affiliated judges Qualifying meets (2- or 4-judge panels) May be a Panel Judge or Meet Referee. Never Chief Judge. No more than one judge with the same affiliation per panel Non-qualifying open invitationals May be Chief or Panel Judge. Affiliated Chief Judges must be listed in the pre-meet information 1-judge panels Only when there aren't enough unaffiliated judges, with RTCC approval (SAC approval if the RTCC is the affiliated judge). Affiliated judges may be assigned to 1-judge panels for Levels 1 and 2 If a meet has separate awards per session, you're affiliated only in sessions where your club competes. An overall team award across the meet makes you affiliated for the whole meet.

Meet	Affiliated judges
Qualifying meets (2- or 4-judge panels)	May be a Panel Judge or Meet Referee. Never Chief Judge. No more than one judge with the same affiliation per panel
Non-qualifying open invitationals	May be Chief or Panel Judge. Affiliated Chief Judges must be listed in the pre-meet information
1-judge panels	Only when there aren't enough unaffiliated judges, with RTCC approval (SAC approval if the RTCC is the affiliated judge). Affiliated judges may be assigned to 1-judge panels for Levels 1 and 2