Join our Facebook group and ask questions/get updates from the VP of Officials/Clinics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GRALOfficials/

TRAINING

Certification Status – List of officials and what they need to do for the 2024 season

Certification Grid – what you need to do in general to certify and remain certified

NOTE TO TEAMS: Please do not send too many officials to training. Each team can only support no more than three Clerks, Starters, and Referees. For Strokes and Turns, you can only train a total of 6 officials per year without inconveniencing other teams.

2023 Training Materials:

• Referee (new)
• Referee (returning roundtable)
• Starter
• False Start Scenarios (USA) for Starters
• Strokes and Turns
• Clerk of Course
• Video of Relay Seeding for Clerks of Course
• Table Worker
• Head Timer and Timer

FOR OFFICIALS

USA Officials Briefing (2017)

Referee Checklist

Head Timer Pre-meet Briefing – can be done by Head Timer, Starter, or other person designated by the Referee and/or Meet Director

Prior Meet Director Training (circa 2005)

Relay Dual Confirmation Documents

Meet Cover Sheet for Referees – paper version for meet use

Electronic Meet Cover Sheet

Links for concussion training (just choose one):

High School: https://nfhslearn.com/courses/61151/concussion-in-sports

Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html