Accuscore (Also called “score check”):

  1. This is where you’ll see what deductions your team received if any. You’ll also see what ranges you were in for difficulty and quantities. This doesn’t tell you if you win, but it tells you what skills were counted. I recommend auditing your routine long before the competition so you know what to expect here. If you got a legality or warning, you’ll also learn that here.
  2. It can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 45 minutes after you compete to get your initial scoresheet. For 2-day events you’ll usually get the whole scoresheet here on day one. For 1-day, they usually do not give you technique scores here (though some do so there’s no hard, fast rule on this.) 
  3. If anything on that sheet surprises you or you don’t know what it means, ask for clarification. Most events will have you fill out a form requesting a review. Accuscore judges are usually super nice and educational. They’re great people to tell you what your team may have done wrong, but note – they’re not there to tell you how to fix it. That will be between you and your choreographer.
  4. Don’t be intimidated by Accuscore. For many years I assumed they were right and I was wrong. I didn’t have a lot of confidence. These days, I realize there are a fair amount of errors that come out of Accuscore, and it’s important that you fully understand why you may have lost points so you can fix it in the future.Â