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Canadian athletics officials volunteer their expertise and time to ensure the quality and fairness of competition in the areas of track and field, race walking, cross-country and long distance running.
Towards this end, Athletics Canada provides a national program for the training and grading for the officials. There are five grades of officials. The provincial association approves levels I - III, while levels IV and V are administered by the National Committee.
If you are interested in volunteering and/or would simply like to know more about officiating, we hope this site will help demystify the role of the officials towards assuring fairness in competitions. Please check out our website, and/or call, fax, or email us with any questions you may have at the addresses below. You can also talk to us during scheduled track and field events
If you feel you're got what it takes (see Qualities and Considerations for a Good Track & Field Official, Officials Code of Ethics, Athletics Alberta's Drug Abuse and_Doping Control Policy, and Sexual Harassment Policy) and want to join the rest of us penguins - great! You can download a copy of the Officials application form here, request we send a hard copy out to you, or pick one up at any of our meets. Complete the application, along with a signed copy of the Informed Consent Agreement and forward them to one of the adresses below.
Membership Benefits
Besides the satisfaction of knowing that you have been an integral part in ensuring the quality and fairness of competition for the athletes, you will enjoy working with a great bunch of similarly dedicated people. In addition, officials membership benefits include:
- Insurance coverage at all meets and training practices [more ...]
- Membership with Athletics Canada,
- Subscription to the Athletics Alberta newsletter "The Competitor", which contains information on competitions, camps, clinics, programs, results, rankings and records,
- Access to association funding programs for officials development,
- Eligibility for Provincial and National officiating assignments,
- Subscription to the Officials Bulletin
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