| On volunteering. What'd ya get out of it? Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:16 PM PST Way, way, back in 2000 and 2001, when I was showing Harv extensively, I started volunteering for the ESDCTA. At first I volunteered so I could qualify for a year end award. Well, THAT never happened, but in donating my time to ESDCTA I met volunteer coordinator Elaine L and her husband. The two of them were so appreciative, and so fun, and so willing to show me the ropes, that I started volunteering every chance I got. What did I like most? Scoring. I know, I know, scoring sounds boring. But it's not! You learn a great deal, like... - The basics, such as how scores are calculated
- You get a better understanding of how co-efficients affect the bottom line score
- You see how one bad score doesn't wreck an otherwise good test
- You learn how freestyles are scored, how ties are handled, how errors are calculated, and lots of othe useful stuff.
- At the NJ Horse Park, I could watch the professional rides I wanted to see from the announcer's glassed in room. Then, I could ask to score the ride. Looking at the judges comments was fascinating, educational, and yes, probably a little nosy. I never spoke to anyone about what I read.
I stopped volunteering at some point -- not sure why. So this year, one of my resolutions is to volunteer more. Yeah me!  |
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