Officials Education Programme
If you are interested in becoming and official, please contact any member of the Committee or Joanna at the Athletics Northern Ireland office or simply come along to any of the meetings. You will be made most welcome.
Knowledge/experience of athletics is not essential as full training will be provided. Full details of the qualifications pathway are available from the UKA website www.uka.org.uk and can be found in the Competitions/Officials Section.
Level 1 track and field courses can also be held by special request from clubs, schools or any other organisation. Courses were held recently for students in the Londonderry area and at Grosvenor High School in Belfast. For further information contact Joanna at the office (joanna@athleticsni.org )
If you are unsure what area you would like to specialise in (track, field, starter/marksman, timekeeper, etc), you are welcome to come along and help out at one of our events to get a feel for the roles. We also especially welcome anyone who wants to help out with general administration - please email Pam Brown (pamelabrown690@msn.com) to arrange.
UKA has recently developed a pathway for Endurance officials and we were pleased to offer a Level 2 course and Risk Assessment course on Sunday 25 March. Six people attended the whole course and a further 3 attended the Risk Assessment course only. The course was well-received and anyone interested in hosting or attending a course should contact Joanna at the office.
Details of the qualifications pathway are available from the UKA website www.uka.org.uk and can be found in the Competitions/Officials Section.
All existing Level 2 Endurance officials will have to attend a Risk Assessment Course by end December 2012 in order to maintain their Level 2 qualification. A course will be arranged to satisfy this requirement and it is planned that those attending will also be given an overview of the Level 2 course for information.
Health & Safety Courses
From April it is likely that all Level 2 officials will have to have attended a Health and Safety course. In the meantime, any official operating in the field on the long throws must have attended a course.
DOWNLOAD OFFICIALS BOOKLETS (TRACK, FIELD, PHOTOFINISH, STARTER, TIMEKEEPER)
If you wish to work in this area and have not attended a course please contact Bob bbrodie677@btinternet.com
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LEVEL 1 ASSISTANT OFFICIALS AWARD Min Age 14 This course will help you to develop skills in different areas and enable you to assist qualified officials at athletics events. You will look at preparation prior to the event and what you will need to do during and following the event. The Award will focus on the specific judging principles of the throws events, the jumping events, track judging, timekeeping and starting. A course is planned for Sunday 3 November 2012 but courses can be held on request. |
DOWNLOAD OFFICIALS BOOKLETS (TRACK, FIELD, PHOTOFINISH, STARTER, TIMEKEEPER) |
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LEVEL 2 OFFICIALS AWARD Min Age 18 Course Fee: £15 This course lets you specialise in a particular event and develop your skills so you will be able to officiate on your own at any athletics event. A course is planned for Sunday 3 March 2013. |
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LEVEL 2 OFFICIALS AWARD AND RISK ASSESSMENT COURSE (ENDURANCE) Course Fee: Free This course lets you specialise in endurance events and develop your skills so you will be able to officiate on your own at any endurance event. Dates to be arranged. |
UKA ENDURANCE OFFICIALS INFORMATION DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM |
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LEVEL 3 & 4 OFFICIALS AWARD These courses remain the responsibility of UKA. Any official who is currently Level 2 and who is considering progressing to Level 3 should read the information on the UKA website so that they are aware of the process. They should then contact Bob Brodie - bbrodie677@btinternet.com |
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TUTOR INFORMATION
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It is important that the tutors and office staff know their responsibilities in order for courses to run effectively and minimise license errors. The tutor information manual has been drawn up to provide a resource for tutors and ANI staff to refer to before each course. If you are tutoring a course outside of Athletics NI, i.e. at a college or school, please ensure that the candidates provide an email for the officials mail-out. |
