1. Officials Conference 2006

2. Overview 1.Canada Games Council 2.Officials in the Games 3.Comments and/or Questions

3. Canada Games Council Private, not-for-profit: –Board of Directors –Sport Committee »2 NSO reps »2 P/T reps »2 Sport Canada reps »1 athlete rep »1 chair –Staff

4. Canada Games Council On-going responsibilities: –Hosting standards –Transfer of Knowledge –Sport selection –Promotion of Games and Movement Dreams and Champions Programs Broadcast

5. Canada Games Council 1.Sport Development  “increase the percentage of Canada Games officials going to international events” 2.Nation Building 3.Leadership to Communities 4.Innovative Management

6. Officiating & the Canada Games Before the Games… During the Games… After the Games…

7. Before the Games 1. Sport Selection Core Criteria –Member Competitors –International Sport Federation Certification Program for Officials NSO Agreement –High Calibre of Officiating

8. Before the Games 2.Recruitment Major Officials (Field of Play) Minor Officials (Support) GamesSportsMajor Officials Minor Officials 200516432172 200720517995 200917TBD

9. Before the Games

10. 3. Setting Minimum Standards –Accommodation –Transportation (air & ground) –Official Languages –Per Diems

11. Before the Games 4. Officials’ Selection –6 to 12 months from Games –NSO selection –Assignments monitored by CGC

12. During the Games –Code of Conduct –Officials’ Oath –Officials’ Lounge –Accommodation –Ground Transportation –Hospitality

13. After the Games Legacy –Sport & Officials Research 1.Improve NSO Officiating Capacity? 2.Improve NSO Officiating Quality? 3.Improve NSO Officiating Retention? 4.Improve NSO Officiating Internationally? Research to begin…

14. After the Games 1.Capacity  2007: 14%-25% Major Officials  2007: 40% Female 2.Quality  TBD 3.Retention  TBD 4.Internationally  2001: 48% Wrestling Officials  2001: 22% Softball Officials

15. Thank you for your attention! Merci pour votre attention! Yours in Sport, The Canada Games Council