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IHF – Global Referee Trainings ProgramIHF-GRTP

the concept

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IHF – GRTPConcept

• Initiated by IHF to bring young talented referees to International level by participating in some of these courses – led by experienced instructors like IHF-PRC-members and IHF-lecturers.

• It’s important to have instructors in these courses of high quality who have a common line in interpretation.

• It’s in first priority a training/education course – and in second priority also an examination course.

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IHF – GRTPConcept

• The courses should also help to share experiences between the continents – therefore in these courses referees from Europe, Asia, Africa, Pan America take part together if possible.

• In Europe the referees are very well known – but in some other continents we have to establish GRTP-courses more for selection and teaching purposes.

• For examination courses a certain level of games is needed. Therefore there is a tendency that most of examinations are in Europe

Intercontinental Exchange of experienceOpava/Valek CZE; Achifon CMR

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1-2 xGRTP examination courses (IHF-level)St. Gallen Granollers exceptionally others

usually 2-3 x

GRTP education and trainings courses

Granollers Veszprem St. GallenOther Continents(dep.on level of

games)

usually 1x

Selection of GRTP-CandidatesContinental GRTP

(could be combined with continental course)Continental Suggestion / Challenge Trophy /

any Championships with a PRC-member

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IHF – GRTP

Note

• “GRTP course” is NOT the same as the 'old type' of IHF- examination course – it’s a program

• In the past nobody came to an IHF course unless it was ready for the purpose of being tested for the IHF level

• GRTP “EETE”: ”Evaluation” .......do we see enough talent ?

(1) “Education” ........about IHF’s way to do it (1-4) “Training” ..........try it – train, train, ....improve (1-4) “Examination” ...test in good matches (2-4)

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IHF – GRTPwho can participate ?

• Talented referees, who are foreseen for a future international career

• Usually through application by national federation – very often coordinated through continental federation

• When starting normally below 32 years

• Referees who are able to communicate in English

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Participants from CRO and CMR – GRTP St.Gallen 06

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IHF – GRTPWhat status do these referees already have ?

• National referees – most of them are already foreseen/ planned to get continental status or are successful in continental young referee projects (of course the mid term

target for the National Federation of these referees should

be to bring them to IHF-level)

• Continental referees – foreseen for International career

• Younger International referees (IHF) – to prepare for WCh

• International referee who has a new partner – who has to be tested in GRTP

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IHF – GRTPHow often such courses take place ?

• IHF is organizing such courses 2-5 times a year, depending on the available tournaments and resources but also on the need of new IHF referees.

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IHF – GRTPWomen power in Granollers 09

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• Talented women referees are welcome in GRTP – also from outside Europe

• Good performances on the field

• Remarkable improvements in the GRTP-course(s)

• Realistic self-assessment of performance

• Appropriate English knowledge

• 75% - quote in rule test

• Shuttle run – men: level 9.5, women: level 8.5

• Continental badge – especially in continents with clear referee structure

• Open space in the national contingent for IHF-Referees

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IHF – GRTPWhat are the conditions to get the IHF-badge ?

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• Newest teaching tendencies in IHF

• Expectations to a Top Referee

• Video Training

• Moving Paths and Positioning

• Rule tests – video tests – rule book knowledge

• Shuttle run – other fitness trainings

• praxis work – analysis - evaluations

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IHF – GRTPContent of such a course

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Algier (ALG) 2007 – African Games

Hammamet (TUN) 2008 – GRTP

Yaoundé (CMR) 2009 – GRTP

St. Gallen (SUI) 2010 - GRTP

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Thank you for your attention

IHF-PRC / Roland Bürgi

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