Judging Aids:
Shorthand Helps

“NAWGJ offers educational and study materials as a courtesy to our members to help them wit the process of judging. In cases of conflict, the official documents of the gymnastics organization are the final authority. If users find an error, they should contact the developer via email to notify them of the potential mistake so it can be corrected.”

Charts and Manuals

• Good is Easy To Judge: Methods to Judge Routines That Are Hard to Judge, View  Video Presentation by Windee Weiss at NAWGJ National Symposium 2023 Email:
• Notation Examples for Execution Errors December 2021 Provided by Jan Atkins Email:
  • Shorthand Ideas for Execution Errors
  • Additional Notation Examples
• All You Need Shorthand Booklet, View  Updated 8.2023 Provided by Jan Adkins Email:
  • Advanced Shorthand Video – Updated 6/2023
• Shorthand for Judges Booklet, View  Updated 8.2023 Provided by Cookie Batsche Email:
  • Advanced Shorthand Video – Updated 6/2023
• Symbol Sheets Enlarged 2022-2026, View  Updated 8.2023 - Provided by Brenda Eberhardt - Email:
• Levels 9/10 Shorthand Quiz 2022, View  Provided by Briana Hetrick Email:

Scripting Challenges

• Improving your Shorthand with Visualization, View  Updated July 2023 Provided by Jim Burton Email:
  • Jim Bits…..Helpful hints on recording execution errors while scripting a routine.
• Bar Shorthand Practice Worksheet , View  Provided by Laurie Moore email:
  • Bar Symbols & Words
  • Level 10 Bars Worksheet
  • Level 10 Fill in the Symbol Answer Key
  • Level 9 Worksheet
  • Level 9 Fill in the Symbol Answer Key
• Optional Uneven Bar Challenge Created by NAWGJ Region 6
  • Bar Symbols & Words
  • Level 10 Bars Worksheet
  • Level 10 Fill in the Symbol Answer Key
  • Level 9 Worksheet
  • Level 9 Fill in the Symbol Answer Key

Practice Videos

• Balance Beam Presented by Cookie Batsche 2014, View 
• Tricky Tricks on Bars, View  Presented by Cookie Batsche in 2012 featuring elements that are tricky to see or tricky to notate.
• Bar Combos, View  Presented by Cookie Batsche in 2010 featuring combinations with shorthand included. An Oldie but Goodie!
• Skills on Video with Shorthand from Mr. Gymnastics Judge Created by Dana Kling

  Handstands and Pirouettes

  Straight Jumps and Turns

  Tuck Jumps

  Straddle Jumps

  Back Saltos – Various Events