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Surf sport officials

Every surf sports competition needs a dedicated and well-trained team of officials. Much like any sport, umpire or referee, the role of a Surf Sports Official is to act as an impartial and balanced judge across all competition and fulfil obligations with accuracy, consistency, objectivity and a high sense of integrity. Without officials, there’d be no surf sports competition!

core official

Officials working with entry level participants in a club surf sport environment (recreationally or competitively). Core Officials need to understand the core elements of the Surf Sport environment and how this relates to officiating in junior surf sport (beach, board and swim) environments.

This course provides a basic understanding of the key events conducted for junior level competitions. Core Officials are permitted to Officiate at any carnivals and competitions including State Championships where up to and including under 14 years age categories are conducted. There are four duties that they can carry out: Marshall, Recording Judge, Timekeeping Judge and Finish Judge. Core Officials will be supervised at competitions by a competent Technical (or above) accredited Official.

technical official

Technical Officials choose to fulfil specific officiating role/s and work with participants who are actively competing in club, branch and state surf sport competitions. The accreditation covers officiating at Junior, Youth & Senior Carnivals, Pool, Surf Boats, IRB & Lifesaving events and includes the roles of marshal, judge, starter and recorder. The Technical official is an entry point into the national officiating pathway.

The course aim is to provide an intermediate training program for experienced surf life saving officials and enable them to further their career path in senior surf sports officiating positions

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Senior official

Senior Officials fulfil specific senior officiating roles such as Chief Judge, Referee, Area Referee, Sectional Referee or Course supervisor. Senior Officials officiate in experienced positions at state / national surf sport competition environments. The Senior Official is also mentor to other core and technical officials and can facilitate training workshops in their nominated roles

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