According to the NAWGJ (2007), the JAS aims to eliminate the intimidation factor and bias, develop cross-country officiating consistency, control costs, remove the selection of meets by judges and judges by coaches, create a system for impartial assignments for meets and events, and begin to develop an educational component in the future (NAWGJ, 2007).
However, in assessing JAS, scores obtained during 2005 were excluded from the analysis due to the optional status of JAS during that season (NAWGJ, 2007).