TECHNICAL OFFICIAL’S MANUAL Version October 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS (click title to go directly to a section) 1 ROLE OF THE UMPIRE/OFFICIAL .......................................................................................................... 4 2 OFFICIALS: ENFORCERS OR LEGISLATORS? ........................................................................................... 4 3 WCF TECHNICAL OFFICIAL’S AGREEMENT ............................................................................................ 5 4 TECHNICAL DELEGATE ......................................................................................................................... 7 5 CHIEF UMPIRE (CU) ............................................................................................................................. 7 5.1 CHIEF UMPIRE – DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES ...................................................................................................... 7 5.2 CHIEF UMPIRE’S CHECK LIST ............................................................................................................................ 9 5.3 ON-ICE PRE-COMPETITION CHECK .................................................................................................................. 11 5.4 CHECKLIST FOR LIAISON WITH RESULTS TEAM ................................................................................................... 13 5.5 UMPIRE EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................... 15 5.6 TEAM MEETING AGENDA .............................................................................................................................. 16 5.7 POST ROUND ROBIN MEETING ....................................................................................................................... 17 5.8 POST ROUND ROBIN STONE SELECTION ........................................................................................................... 17 5.9 HANDLING OF HEALTH INFORMATION FORMS ................................................................................................... 18 5.10 CHIEF UMPIRE’S REPORT .............................................................................................................................. 18 5.11 MENTORING .............................................................................................................................................. 18 5.12 TEAM BUILDING ......................................................................................................................................... 18 6 CHIEF TIMER (CT) .............................................................................................................................. 19 6.1 CHIEF TIMER’S REPORT ................................................................................................................................ 20 7 CHIEF STATISTICIAN (CS) ................................................................................................................... 20 8 GAME UMPIRES (GU) ........................................................................................................................ 22 9 GAME TIMER (GT) ............................................................................................................................ 24 10 ICE VOLUNTEERS .......................................................................................................................... 24 10.1 END-ICE ASSISTANTS ................................................................................................................................... 24 10.2 MIXED DOUBLES ASSISTANTS (MDA) ............................................................................................................... 25 10.3 ICE PLAYER ASSISTANTS - IPAS (WHEELCHAIR) ................................................................................................... 28 10.4 HOG LINE OBSERVER ................................................................................................................................... 29 11 RULES & PROCEDURES FOR TIMING .............................................................................................. 31 11.1 PROCEDURE WHEN A TEAM IS LOW ON TIME .................................................................................................... 31 11.2 PROCEDURES FOR TIME-OUTS ....................................................................................................................... 31 11.3 GAME START AND TIMING BETWEEN ENDS ....................................................................................................... 32 11.4 GAME CLOCK ADJUSTMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 32 11.5 TIMING PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................................. 33 11.6 TIMING RELATED SCENARIOS ......................................................................................................................... 34 11.7 LATE START OF GAME – RULE CLARIFICATION ................................................................................................... 36 12 RULES & PROCEDURES FOR LSD AND MEASURING ......................................................................... 37 12.1 MEASURING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................ 37 12.2 LAST STONE DRAW (LSD) .............................................................................................................................. 39 12.3 DRAW SHOT CHALLENGE (DSC) .................................................................................................................... 41 13 SOFTWARE & EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................ 42 13.1 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION – CUCOS ................................................................................................................. 42 13.2 SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION – CUUMS ................................................................................................................ 44 13.3 EYE ON THE HOG – HOG LINE VIOLATION DETECTION ......................................................................................... 46 13.4 EYE ON THE HOG – MALFUNCTION PROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 47 13.5 HAND OR BODY PRINTS – RULE CLARIFICATION ................................................................................................. 48 13.6 CARE OF CURLING STONES ............................................................................................................................ 48 Technical Official‘s Manual – Version October 2018 2 Page 2 14 FIELD OF PLAY & FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................ 50 14.1 TEAM ACCESS TO FIELD OF PLAY (FOP) ............................................................................................................ 50 14.2 COACH BENCH ........................................................................................................................................... 51 14.3 TEAM PARTICIPATION IN FUNCTIONS & CEREMONIES ......................................................................................... 52 14.4 SPORTSMANSHIP BALLOTS ............................................................................................................................ 52 14.5 ITOS HELP DURING CEREMONIES .................................................................................................................... 53 14.6 PROCEDURES FOR BLOOD AND HEAD INJURIES .................................................................................................. 53 15 MEDIA & BROADCASTING ............................................................................................................. 56 15.1 DEALING WITH THE MEDIA............................................................................................................................ 56 15.2 MEDIA INTERVIEWS ..................................................................................................................................... 57 15.3 CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ....................................................................................................... 57 15.4 SOCIAL MEDIA ............................................................................................................................................ 59 16 GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 60 16.1 CURLING EXPLANATION................................................................................................................................ 60 16.2 HISTORY OF CURLING................................................................................................................................... 61 17 ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 65 17.1 ANNEX 1 – COMPETITORS GUIDE AND TEAM MEETING DOCUMENT ...................................................................... 66 17.2 ANNEX 2 – RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE EVENT ....................................................................................................