swimming officials’ update. officiating the old structure timekeeper judge starter referee
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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:
[email protected]@aol.comTel: 01458 448129
Mobile: 07860 261988