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SWIMMING SWIMMING OFFICIALS’ UPDATEOFFICIALS’ UPDATE

OFFICIATINGTHE OLD STRUCTURE

TIMEKEEPER

JUDGE

STARTER

REFEREE

OFFICIATINGTHE NEW STRUCTURE

CLUB TIMEKEEPERJUDGE 1JUDGE 2

JUDGE 2SREFEREE

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WHY CHANGE

OLD STRUCTURECLASSROOM STUDYTAKE AN EXAMCOMPLETE PRACTICAL ASSESSMENTGO ONTO POOLSIDE & OFFICIATE

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WAS THIS THE BEST APPROACH

Why not get people to do what we

actually want them to do?

WORK ON POOLSIDE AS AN OFFICIAL

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REFEREE

Now requires much more practical work to be completed and recorded by candidates, and;

Exam for underpinning knowledge

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CLUB TIMEKEEPERNew discipline

No Lower Age Limit – to get young people

involved in officiating - all will go onto the

ASA database.

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED,

COMPLETE A WORKSHOP SESSION (Workbook for underpinning knowledge), and;

UNDERTAKE POOLSIDE ASSESSMENT.

COST: £25 per course up to 10 people.

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JUDGE 1WHAT’S INVOLVED?

Club Timekeeper element (unless already achieved)

Inspector of turns element

Chief Inspector of turns element

Relay Takeover element

WORKSHOP SESSIONS (Workbook for underpinning

knowledge)

POOLSIDE PRACTICAL WORK (Poolside duty form)

FINAL ASSESSMENT

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JUDGE 2 WHAT’S INVOLVED?

Judge level 1 is a pre requisite

Judges of StrokeFinish JudgeChief Finish JudgeStarter Theory

WORKSHOP SESSIONS (Workbook for underpinningknowledge)POOLSIDE PRACTICAL WORK (Poolside duty form)FINAL ASSESSMENT

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JUDGE 2S

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

Judge level 2 is a pre requisite

POOLSIDE PRACTICAL WORK (Poolside duty form)

FINAL ASSESSMENT

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OFFICIALS PATHWAY Qualification Level of Competition

Club Timekeeper (not a pre-requisite for Judge) Club / County / Regional

Judge Level 1 as above plus National

Judge Level 2 as above

Starter as above

Referee as above

Pre-FINA Referee Pre-FINA Starter as above

FINA Referee FINA Starter International Events

TRANSFERRING TO THE NEW STRUCTURE

TIMEKEEPER retains current ASA qualification

JUDGE reclassified as Judge Level 2

STARTER reclassified as Judge Level 2 (S)

REFEREE reclassified as British Swimming Referee

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ADMINISTRATION

Done at Regional Level (Through County Officials Co-ordinator

Alan Withers)

By Volunteer tutors and mentors

New type of certificates will be issued

Database maintained by asa

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LICENSING OF OFFICIALS

Officials qualified as Judge or above may have become licensed before 31st December 2007

Future requirements to become and remain licensed will be a bit more demanding

Required for officiating at any National event

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ANYANY QUESTIONSQUESTIONS??

Contact: County Officials Co-ordinator

Alan WithersEmail:

arwithers@aol.comarwithers@aol.comTel: 01458 448129

Mobile: 07860 261988