Elite 8 Duals · 2026

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Coaches — two minutes, and it stays between you and the event. Seven officials worked the 2026 Elite 8 Duals. Mark each one on seven things that actually decide a dual, tell us what you saw, and we’ll use it to build next year’s crew and to send every official something useful to work on.

Only rate the officials you actually watched. If a man never worked your mat, check the box on his card and skip him — a blank is far more useful to us than a guess.

7 Officials 7 Marks Each ~2 Minutes Confidential
0 of 7 rated Start below
The scale — same meaning on every line
1Poor — cost somebody a match
2Below — noticeably shaky
3Solid — no complaints
4Strong — you want him again
5Elite — put him on the finals

Who’s filling this out

Official 1 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 01 / 07

Official 01

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 2 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 02 / 07

Official 02

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 3 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 03 / 07

Official 03

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 4 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 04 / 07

Official 04

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 5 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 05 / 07

Official 05

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 6 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 06 / 07

Official 06

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 7 working the 2026 Elite 8 Duals
Official 07 / 07 · Head official

Official 07

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Rules Knowledge Knows the book. Right on locked hands, technical violations, illegal holds, criteria.
Mat Control & Positioning In position to see it. Hustles, quick whistle, manages the edge and out-of-bounds.
Consistency & Impartiality Calls it the same way for both benches, first period to last, first dual to last.
Stalling Enforcement Rewards action. Doesn’t let a leg rider or an edge-staller sit on a lead.
Scramble & Near-Fall Judgment Right on control, takedowns out of scrambles, and back-exposure counts.
Communication & Approachability Will hear a coach out, explains the call, de-escalates instead of digging in.
Composure & Professionalism Even-keeled under pressure. On time, in shape, handles a hot gym.
Assign him again? Your honest answer if you were building the crew.
Official 07, head official
Head official · Official 07

Running the Crew

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Same man as Official 07 above. His card covers his whistle; this section is only about how he ran the crew — don’t mark him twice for the same thing.

Crew Assignments and Mat Coverage Right official on the right dual. Workload spread, best men on the biggest matches.
Crew Consistency Gets all seven calling stalling and scrambles the same way — and makes it stick between rounds.
Handling Disputes Comes when called, gets the call right, decides and moves on. Backs his guy when he’s right, fixes it when he isn’t.
Availability and Presence Findable when you need him, visible at the tables, not scarce when it gets hot.
Table and Staff Coordination Scorers, timers, video review, bout sheets — crew and table working off the same page.
Schedule and Mat Flow Duals start on time, mats keep moving, breaks and injury time handled without drift.

The crew as a whole

Overall officiating at the 2026 Elite 8 Duals Forget any one man — how did the event get officiated?

Individual responses go to event staff only. Officials receive a summary of their scores and an anonymized digest of the comments — never your name attached to a remark.