OFFICIATING
Officials/Parent helpers are essential to the effective operation of the Centre's weekly competition. Many different roles and positions need to be filled at each competition, some requiring technical knowledge and experience, others basic, and only requiring a limited understanding of athletics. We must have trained Officials conducting the events at regular meets and state-level competitions and the officiating methods used at Centre and State events are uniform.
All officials must be accredited to the minimum requirement which is level 1 as advised by Little Athletics Tasmania. The level 1 course is a free online course.
Rules
The Standard Rules of Competition are a collection of the Little Athletics Australia (LAA) Standard Events and Specifications and the LAA Standard Rules for Competition.
Unless otherwise specified in this regulation, the World Athletics Technical Rules (TR), Competition Rules (CR) and Medical Rules (MR) will be used and applied as found in the WA official handbook.
Instructions for Track Marshalls
Please read the Notes for Track Marshalls and familiarise yourself with the lane draws procedure. If you have any questions, please ask the Track Referee.
Resources
Little Athletics Australia has officiating video resources available explaining the basic techniques used in each event. The national body also offers many development courses for Officials.
Event Fact Sheets
The fact sheets are suitable for members with little or no knowledge of the conduct of Little Athletics Events. They are a very useful guide and can downloaded below:
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