Getting accreditation for Officiating by BC Athletics

 

Officials are accredited at a number on levels depending on the amount of training and the amount of practical experience at officiating they have completed.

 

LEVEL 1 – general training

 

BCAA normal program  attend a level 1 workshop and help officiate a specified number of hours at BCAA sanctioned meets. See http://www.bcathletics.org/main/officials.htm#upgrading for details. Note one credit is usually three or four hours of officiating.

Level 1 training course
6 officiating credits (24 hours work in any athletics discipline).

or

 

VIAA program (on the job training in specified areas) :  At meets sanctioned by BC Athletics (usually on Vancouver Island) officiate at least two hours in each of the following areas:

hand timing,

finish line judging,

one jump event

one throwing event

plus four or more hours at any event.

To be signed off by the appropriate VIAA official. 

 See VIAA Level 1 Officiating Program

LEVEL 2 – general training

 

BCAA normal program  attend a level 2 workshop and help officiate a specified number of hours at BCAA sanctioned meets. See http://www.bcathletics.org/main/officials.htm#upgrading for details. Note one credit is usually three or four hours of officiating.

 

Community level official certified for all events
12 credits (2 LDR, 4 Track, and 6 Field)
1 evaluation, 6 mos. Service as a Level 1 official
Level 2 workshop

 

Note: LDR stands for Road Races, XC Races or Road Walking Events.

 

VIAA program  :  Same as the BCAA normal program (given above).   To be signed off by the appropriate VIAA official.  See VIAA Level 2 Officiating Program

 

Please note:  Officials may attend a level 2 workshop at any time, even if they have not completed the level 1 requirements.  Their credit in the level 2 workshop  will be recorded and held for when they are working on level 2.

 

A LEVEL 2 OFFICIATING WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 22 AT THE NANAIMO CLUBHOUSE BY THE TRACK IN NANAIMO.  THIS IS THE ONLY ONE SCHEDULED FOR VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS YEAR SO IF YOU WANT CREDIT PLEASE SIGNUP.  DETAILS ON THE PEN TRACK WEB SITE AT www.pentrack.org .

 

LEVELS 3, 4 and 5 – specified areas -  full details given at

http://www.bcathletics.org/main/officials.htm#upgrading

 

The World Masters Indoor Championships are being held in Kamloops March 1-6, 2010 .  They are in need of many officials, level 2 or higher (click here for details or here for Microsoft Word doc). To qualify you have to be a member of BC Athletics in both 2009 and 2010 and be level 2 by the time of the championships