SWIMMING OFFICIALS’ UPDATE

OFFICIATING THE OLD STRUCTURE TIMEKEEPER JUDGE STARTER REFEREE

OFFICIATING THE NEW STRUCTURE CLUB TIMEKEEPER JUDGE 1 JUDGE 2 JUDGE 2S REFEREE

4 WHY CHANGE OLD STRUCTURE CLASSROOM STUDY TAKE AN EXAM COMPLETE PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT GO ONTO POOLSIDE & OFFICIATE

5 WAS THIS THE BEST APPROACH Why not get people to do what we actually want them to do? WORK ON POOLSIDE AS AN OFFICIAL

6 REFEREE Now requires much more practical work to be completed and recorded by candidates, and; Exam for underpinning knowledge

7 CLUB TIMEKEEPER New 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.

8 JUDGE 1 WHAT’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

9 JUDGE 2 WHAT’S INVOLVED? Judge level 1 is a pre requisite Judges of Stroke Finish Judge Chief Finish Judge Starter Theory WORKSHOP SESSIONS (Workbook for underpinning knowledge) POOLSIDE PRACTICAL WORK (Poolside duty form) FINAL ASSESSMENT

10 JUDGE 2S WHAT’S INVOLVED? Judge level 2 is a pre requisite POOLSIDE PRACTICAL WORK (Poolside duty form) FINAL ASSESSMENT

11 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 RefereePre-FINA Starter as above FINA RefereeFINA Starter International Events

TRANSFERRING TO THE NEW STRUCTURE TIMEKEEPERretains current ASA qualification JUDGEreclassified as Judge Level 2 STARTERreclassified as Judge Level 2 (S) REFEREEreclassified as British Swimming Referee

13 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

14 LICENSING OF OFFICIALS Officials qualified as Judge or above may have become licensed before 31 st December 2007 Future requirements to become and remain licensed will be a bit more demanding Required for officiating at any National event

15 ANY QUESTIONS ? Contact: County Officials Co-ordinator Alan Withers Tel: Mobile: