BlueCat
Roses are red, cats are blue
- Dec 14, 2009
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Don’t you think the big name gym bias can go the other way? You expect “big name” gym to have great jumps and when they don’t they are scored more harshly than “no name” gym for doing comparable jumps?
I catch our coaches saying that from time to time. We have even seen comments on scoresheets that would reinforce that theory. However, I don't think this is any more prevalent than bias the other way. Again, I am not saying that there is zero bias - just that it is less prevalent than is assumed. I agree that more transparency would help either dispel rumors of bias OR punish any actual bias.
The downside to EPs is that transparency makes good judging more valuable and bad judging more of a liability. Neither of those are good for the EPs in the short run.