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Nordiq Canada Competition Officials Manual Nordiq Canada Competition Officials Manual A Technical Manual for the Organization of Cross Country Ski Events Version 4.016, August 2020 Alan White, Editor Nordiq Canada Competition Officials Manual August 2020 | i Preface This publication has been prepared for the Events Committee of Nordiq Canada. It is designed to facilitate the development of a “Canadian Standard” for the officiating of Cross Country Ski competitions. Preparation of this material has involved officials from across the country - people who have a great deal of experience in race and event organization, from club to international events. This version of the Manual tries to reflect the changes that have occurred over the past decade since the last edition. These changes include the use of sophisticated equipment and technology for highly-precise timing and very fast results production, as well as new formats of races. As a result, officials in this sport must also be kept up to date in order to be able to officiate in all levels of events. The Manual has been kept as ‘technology neutral’ as possible because we never know what advances in technology may bring before the Manual is updated. It is assumed that officials will develop expertise outside the contents of this Manual when it comes to handling technology. This Manual has evolved with the premise that the way to run and officiate a cross country ski race at any level is best reflected in the way to run a national championship. World Cups, World Championships and Olympics involve processes and resources of the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) which do not apply to domestic events. Treating domestic FIS races similarly to Nationals gives consistency of event delivery. Division Cups should present a sub-set of that level of organization with local events reflecting a further sub-set. By training all officials to the same high standard, the processes and equipment will be very familiar to everyone, so hosting such an event should be quite routine. It may not be necessary for a local one-day event to use all the processes and resources described here, but intelligent study of this Manual should provide you with the appropriate resource knowledge to be able to determine what to omit. Competitions in Canada are governed by the Canadian Competition Rules which incorporate the FIS International Competition Rules (ICR). While reference is made in the Manual to certain rules by number it is important to be guided by a check on the latest version of the Rules before making decisions. I would like to acknowledge the contributions of those who so kindly gave of their time and extensive knowledge: Valuable contributions were made in their respective areas of expertise by Al Maddox, Len Apedaile, Ken Hewitt, Mike Norton, Debra Friendly, Stephanie Marler, Dirk Van Wijk and Frances Norlen. Finally Lisa Marr-Laing has been tireless in proofing to make sure terminology and grammar is consistent throughout the document. The result of these efforts is this up-to-date Manual. I thank everyone for their very diligent, timely, and graciously- given expertise, experience and time. It has been a great deal of work for everyone. It is expected that this Manual will be kept up to date. New versions with the updated sections will be made available to all through the Nordiq Canada web site. A list of changes will also be provided so that you will need to save only those pages that have changed to maintain a current manual. I trust that this Manual will help all officials in Canada upgrade their skills in order that all competitors can enjoy the pleasure of well-run and fairly-officiated events. Alan White May 2020 Nordiq Canada Competition Officials Manual August 2020| ii Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................................. i Preface .................................................................................................................................................. ii SECTION 1: EVENT ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................................... 1 The Event Organizing Committee (EOC) ............................................................................................ 1 Chairperson/Manager ................................................................................................................... 1 Chairperson, Venue Planning and Services .................................................................................... 2 Chairperson, Athlete Services ....................................................................................................... 2 Chairperson, Protocol and Hospitality ........................................................................................... 3 Chairperson, Finance .................................................................................................................... 3 Chairperson, Marketing and Communications .............................................................................. 3 Volunteer Co-ordinator ................................................................................................................. 4 Event Organization Chart .................................................................................................................. 6 SECTION 2: THE COMPETITION COMMITTEE ......................................................................................... 7 Responsibilities of the Competition Committee ................................................................................ 7 Competition Committee Organizational Chart .................................................................................. 8 Chief of Competition ......................................................................................................................... 8 Technical Delegate ........................................................................................................................... 12 The Jury ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Protests ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Protests during Sprint Competitions ............................................................................................ 16 SECTION 3: COMPETITION OFFICIALS PROGRAM ................................................................................. 18 Officials Development ..................................................................................................................... 18 Classification of Officiating Roles ..................................................................................................... 18 Major Role ................................................................................................................................... 19 Secondary Role ............................................................................................................................ 19 Officials Certification ................................................................................................................... 20 Level 1 Official ................................................................................................................................. 20 Level 2 Official ................................................................................................................................. 22 Nordiq Canada Competition Officials Manual August 2020| iii Level 3 Official - Event Organizer .................................................................................................... 22 Level 3 Official - Technical Delegate – Nordiq Canada Divisional TD .............................................. 23 Level 4 Technical Delegate - National TD ........................................................................................ 24 Level 5 Technical Delegate - FIS TD ................................................................................................. 25 FIS Popular or Roller-Ski Qualification ............................................................................................. 26 FIS World Cup TDs ........................................................................................................................... 26 WPNS Technical Delegate ............................................................................................................... 27 Role of the Official ........................................................................................................................... 27 Sport Governing Bodies ................................................................................................................... 28 SECTION 4: SKI TECHNIQUES AND RACE FORMATS .............................................................................. 30 Ski Techniques ................................................................................................................................. 30 Classical Technique ...................................................................................................................... 30 Free Technique ............................................................................................................................ 30 Individual Competitions ..................................................................................................................
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