2020
TECHNICAL PACKAGE OFFICIALS
TECHNICAL PACKAGE 2020 ARCTIC WINTER GAMES
OFFICIALS
Host Societies are responsible for providing the proper level of certified sport officials for the Arctic Winter Games. The following is a summary of the minimum certification levels required:
Sport Type and Qualifications of Major Officials Number
1) Alpine • Technical Director • 1 • Level 2 Timers • 3 • Level 1 Gate Keepers • 3 or as per venue 2) Archery • Head Official • 1 • Officials • 4 • Certification level as determined by Head Official 3) Arctic Sports • Head Official • 1 • Judges • 11 • Master of Ceremonies • 1 • Score Keepers as required *Consult with the participating Units to select a suitable Head Officials **Consult Staging Notes from previous games re minor officials **Consult Staging Manual on Dene Games. 4) Badminton • Head Official • 1 • Officials • 11 • Certification: o Canada – Regional Level o Alaska – State Level o Greenland – National Level 5) Basketball • FIBA Head Official • 1 • FIBA Trained Officials • 9 • Certification Equivalencies : o Canada (Territorial) – minimum 80% mark on written exam administered by Territorial Sport Governing Body plus experience officiating at Territorial Basketball Championships. o Canada (Alberta) – High School officials (3A or 4A experience) o Alaska – High School / FIBA trained o Three officials per Game-Balance of Female/Male Officials 6) Biathlon • Competition Chief Level 2 • 1 • Ski • Other Chiefs Level 1 • 8 • Snowshoe
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7) Cross County • Technical Director appointed by sanctioning • 1 Skiing authority • 2 • Chief of Stadium (Level 2 with experience) • 1 • Chief of Course (Level 2 with experience) • 1 • Chief of Timing (Level 2 with experience) • 1 • Chief of Manual Results (Level 2 with • 1 experience) • Chief of Security (Level 2 with experience) • Minor officials (Level 1 with experience)
8) Curling • Head Official-1 (Level 3 recommended-Level • As per venue II Minimum) • Level II On Ice Officials 3 • Timers (as required) 9) Dene Games • Head Official (1) • 1 • Officials (7) • 7 • Master of Ceremonies (1) • 1 • Scorekeepers as required • Dependant on • Dene Games Drummers venue and draw Consult with the participating Units to select a • 8 suitable Head Official, Consult Staging Manual on Dene Games. 10) Dog Mushing Consult with the participating Units to select • Dependant on suitable Officials draw and venue
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11) Figure Skating Senior Evaluator Level (3 to 5 Judges) • 3-5
12) Futsal • Head Official • 1 • Referees • 11 • Certification:District Level Futsal, plus at least 3 years Soccer/Futsal officiating experience
13) Gymnastics • Aligned with Junior Olympic Standard • 8 Eg. First year Provincial 2 or higher (8 in total) the • Practice has been to use 2 panels of 4 judges for two events being run simultaneously.
14) Hockey • Level 3 and 18 years of age • Dependant on • Assigned by branch Referee in Chief or venue and equivalent. schedule • All insured by appropriate hockey association • Female Officials should be assigned to female division
15) Snowboarding • Head Official • 1 • Officials • 4 • All Level 1 & 2 16) Snowshoeing • Head Official • 1 • Officials • 6
Trained volunteers to assist with timing/ Athletics officials are often utilized to officiate snowshoeing events (track and field / cross country running) 17) Speed Skating • Referee – Level 3 • • Chiefs – Level 2 • Assistants – Level 1 18) Table Tennis • Technical Director (Canada – National • 1 Level) • 11 • Umpires (Canada – Provincial Level) • Dependant on • Trained Minor Officials draw 19) Volleyball • Head Official • 1 • Officials-All minimum of Regional Level • 7 • Trained minor officials • 16 20) Wrestling • Head Official • Minimum of 5 • Officials-All National Level 3/C, at least two officials (1 with Inuit Wrestling experience Head Official and 4 others)
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