Entry Shapes Judge Panel
Swimmers take turns as a three-person judging panel scoring jumps on shape, control and entry – learning what good looks like.
- Stages
- Diving – Stage 9, Diving – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Developing
- Skills
- Jump Entry, Body Control, Take-Off
- Equipment
- None
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 4–14 swimmers
- Time
- About 8 minutes
- In a lesson
- Game / Consolidation
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Feet-first only into water deep enough for jumping; one at a time; teacher controls the go signal.
What it develops
- Pike and turning jumps with control
- Jumps with clear shapes and turns
How to run it
- Three judges sit back from the edge with score cards (1–5).
- Each jumper performs a chosen feet-first jump (pencil, star, tuck or pike).
- Judges score: one judges the take-off, one the shape, one the entry.
- Rotate so everyone jumps and judges.
Teaching cues
- Control beats height.
- Clear shape.
- Straight entry.
Make it easier
- Thumbs up/down instead of scores.
Make it harder
- Jumpers announce their jump and are scored on matching it.
Common faults
- Going for big height and losing control.
Corrections
- 'Judges score control, not height.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Supervise the judging panel, keeping them seated well back from the edge.