Officials

Would you like to be a part of exciting events in Victoria with further opportunities to work abroad?

Swimming Victoria provides training for those interested in becoming an official and being a part of the team that brings the major swimming events in Victoria to our members. Swimming Victoria is very appreciative of the work all the officials do to assist on deck and behind the scenes at our competitions.

Follow the Link to The Technical Officials Manual

Upcoming Meets - Roster Calls

Swimming Australia MC Information - MCPS Calculator

Upcoming Meets - Final Roster

2010 Victorian Age SC Championships (Please note there are several positions that still need to be filled. If you are available please notify chief.referee@vic.swimming.org.au)

2010 Winter Interclub

Sourcing Officials for Upcoming Swim Meets

Schools - please navigate to the 'Schools' page under the Events Heading for more information

Clubs/Districts

If you require officials at your upcoming Club or District swim meet please don't hesitate to contact any of the officials on the below link. All of the officials listed have provided Swimming Victoria with permission for their contact details to be promoted to Clubs and Districts seeking officials. Technical Officials Contact List

Officials who would like to be added to this listing are requested to contact SV Club Development Officer or (03) 9686 5222.

Swimming Victoria Official Training and Development:

Swimming Victoria can help you become an official by organising a variety of training packages for clubs.

For more information please contact SV Club Development Officer

Upcoming Training Opportunity: Attend the 2010 Officials Seminar - Click Here

FREE ASC Online Introductory Level Officiating General Principles Course

NOP Technical Officials Progression

When completing your NOP Accreditations, please note the following:

· The General Principle Course can be completed online. If you complete this online it is essential that you notify the Chief Referee so this can be forwarded to SAL.

· All TO positions require the complete of a workshop and workbook before practical assessments can be done. The list of workshops held with the date, name of attendees, presenter and positions presented must be forwarded to the Chief Referee so that practical assessments can be completed.

· Generally Timekeeping is the first position that people complete. This can be assessed very quickly. For Officials wishing to become an Inspector of Turns (IT), Judge of Stroke (JoS) and/or Referee, Timekeeping is essential.

· Timekeepers can now be qualified without doing their General Principles.

· Before an Official can progress to IT / JoS they must be assessed as competent in:

- Timekeeping
- Marshalling
- Check Starting
- Operator of Automatic Officiating Equipment (AOE) / Recording
- Completed IT / JoS workshop (in most circumstances)

· In some circumstances due to the timing of workshops an Official will start their practical training in a position before completing the workshop.

· Note that Marshalling sometimes requires “deck seeding”. It is important that Marshals have experience in this type of event so they know what to do in this circumstance.

· Generally more than one assessment is required for JoS. The level of the meet that the assessment is completed at is taken into account. Progressive assessments can be completed to give the Official feedback as to what areas they need to work on.

· Before progressing to a Referee, an Official must be assessed as competent as an IT and JoS. These 3 workshops are often presented together. Referees are also required to have knowledge of Starting.

· Referee assessments can only be completed by a member of the Technical Committee. This role is complex and generally several assessments are completed before all areas are assessed. The Protest Area may be presented as a hypothetical situation.

· It is important that once an Official is assessed as Competent in a position that they are still active in that area. Qualifications should not be viewed as “I have completed that position so I will now move on to the next.”

· Starting, Announcing and AOE are positions that can be completed without any other positions.

Progression through Level 1, 2 and 3 Starter and Referee

Starter and Referee are the only two positions that have Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Level 1 is the first level of qualification

Level 2 is State Level

Level 3 is National Level

For an Official to progress from Level 1 to 2:

· They must complete Unit 11 of NOP – Self Management for Advanced Technical Officials – as well as practical assessments.

· The Official will have experience at Level 1 before being assessed for Level 2. The time this takes depends on the number of meets the person attends and the experience they obtain from these meets. Progressive assessments can be completed to give the Official feedback.

· At least 2 assessments as Competent must be completed. Both of these assessments must be at State Championships (including Long and Short Course and Country) and at least one at MSAC.

· If an Official wishes to have a progressive or Level 2 assessments completed they can request this from the Chief Referee.

For an Official to Progress from Level 2 to 3:

· The Official must be assessed by a National Assessor at a State meet.

· The Official needs to notify the Chief Referee of this request so that SAL can be contacted to arrange an assessor.

· If the National Assessor passes the Official as Competent to be appointed to a National meet, he/she will notify the National Appointment Panel.

· A Competent assessment by a National Assessor does not guarantee an appointment in that position at Nationals.

· An Official must receive 3 Competent assessments at National Level to be given Level 3. This is notified by the Chair of the Australian Technical Committee.

From the Chief Referee

Australian Sports Commission: Participating in Sport Officiating

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has developed a fantastic resource for all officials in the sport of Swimming. From completing your General Principles of Officiating online to interesting facts and figures. The ASC have continually updated the site under the following topics:

News - Tools & Tips - Education and Accreditation - High Performance - More Information