Saturday 14th March UK Athletics Level 1 Track Judging Officials Qualification @ Swansea

Swansea Harriers is run entirely by volunteers and we are looking to grow our team of track & field officials before the outdoor season gets underway please. To enable Swansea Harriers to retain the number of indoor and outdoor, Championships, league, open and schools fixtures, we are looking for volunteers to attend the UK Athletics Level 1 Track Judge Course on Saturday 14th March 9.30am to 12pm, face to face at Swansea University. If you are interested please get in touch with [email protected] or book online here
Minimum age of candidates to attend allowed is 16. The course is £25pp and we will refund any volunteers who attend as it helps us fulfil our officiating obligations at home and away matches.

This course will introduce candidates to the key roles, responsibilities and duties of a Track Official, including recording and reporting infringements, knowledge of track markings and judging lane lines and the finish.
Who should go on this course?
Anyone who is interested in officiating the track events, including sprints, relays and distance events.
What will I learn?
To work as part of a team of track officials at an athletics meeting and carry out the basic duties of a track judge/umpire.
To understand what equipment, you need to have with you at an athletics meeting to enable you to carry out your duties throughout the meeting.
To understand that a track judge/umpire should record what is seen without being influenced by anyone else.
To have a basic knowledge of track markings particularly the finishing line (how to judge the finish) and lane lines.
To carry out the basic duties such as judging, lap board and bell, break line, take over judge, hurdle observation, umpiring for observing running out of lane or impeding other athletes and what these involve.
You are required to complete the online Health and Safety module as part of Level 1 Award for Technical Officials (Track and Field). You can take the module at your own pace and leave to return later if required. The module has multiple-choice quizzes after each section; the first section covers generic health and safety and the second focuses on Health and Safety within each of the disciplines. You will need to score 70% across all sections to pass.
To book onto the free online Health and Safety module click this link.