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International Race Walking Judges Evaluation Seminar

London, 25-26 October 2014

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International Race Walking Judges Seminar & Evaluation London, 25-26 October 2014

Welcome

Welcome by Maurizio Damilano

IAAF Race Walking Committee Chairman

Agenda

•  IRWJ Seminar and Evaluation

•  International Race Walking Judges

•  2015-2018 IRWJ Panel

•  2015-2018 Competition Programme

•  Race Walking Judges Meetings Topics

•  Judging Philosophy

Agenda (cont.)

•  Completing the paperwork (summary sheets, record sheets)

•  IAAF Competitions updated info: Challenge, Beijing 2015, etc…

•  IRWJ 4-year Evaluation Process

•  Pit Lane

•  Loss of contact – Electronic Detection System

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Programme

Saturday, 25 October 09.00 – 12.00 Seminar 12.15 – 13.45 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Written Exam 16.00 – 17.00 Video Exam 19:30 – 20:00 Dinner Sunday, 26 October 06:00 – 08:30 Breakfast 09.00 Oral Exam (Guggenheim Room) 13.00 – 14.30 Lunch 18:00 – 22:00 Dinner (and first departures) Monday, 27 October 06:00 – 10:30 Breakfast (departures)

Saturday Lunch: Orwell Restaurant (no voucher) Saturday Dinner: Orwell Restaurant (no voucher) Sunday Lunch: • Orwell Restaurant (no voucher) from 13:00 (for candidates who have finished the oral) • in “Call Room” from 13:15 (for candidates who still have to take the oral) Sunday Dinner Orwell Restaurant (no voucher) Adidas Uniform • Gift from IAAF to IRWJs and for events • Give completed form to Claude today

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Logistics

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Forbidden Items

Jury 1

• Peter Marlow (GBR) • Lamberto Vacchi (ITA)

Jury 2

• Maurizio Damilano (ITA) • Luis Saladie (ESP)

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Assessors

•  The use of English as the sole language for the assessment of International Race Walking Judges was adopted and announced eight years ago.

•  The use of English for this purpose has been implemented progressively.

•  As from 2014, the Pre-Assessment Seminar and the Written and Oral Assessment will be conducted only in English.

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Language

14.00 on Saturday 25 October

•  Closed book examination - no written materials permitted (except dictionary)

•  1.5 hours

•  English only

•  Papers will be coded for anonymity

•  Three sections: A, B and C

•  20 points

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Written Exam

16.00 on Saturday 25 October

•  25 video scenes taken from real competitions

•  Indicate if walking correctly or incorrectly according to Rules. If incorrectly, identify reason (bent knee or loss of contact)

•  In case there are two or more athletes in the same scene, you must only jugde the athlete indicated with a red arrow from the bottom

•  1 hour

•  50 points

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Video Exam

09.00 on Sunday 26 October

•  Schedule of oral assessment interviews

•  Two teams of assessors

•  English only

•  Three questions

•  30 points

•  Interview schedule in Welcome Letter and on IAAF office door

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Oral Exam

•  All candidates must report to the Call Room before 09.00 on Sunday.

•  To ensure absolute fairness to all candidates:

•  You must wait in the Call Room until called for your interview

•  You may not return to the Call Room after your interview

•  You may not bring any electronic devices (mobile phones, iPads, e-readers, etc.) in the Call Room.

•  To help you pass the time you may bring, books, newspapers, etc.

•  Chaperoned to toilet

•  Drinks and snacks will be provided in the Call Room

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Oral Exam (cont.)

Please don’t forget to change your watches! On Saturday night the clocks go back one hour.

IRWJ Seminar & Evaluation Time Change

Rule 116

•  Panel established by the IAAF Race Walking Committee using criteria approved by the IAAF Council

§  In Competitions organised under Rule 1.1(a), all shall be members of the IAAF International Panel

§  In Competitions under Rule 1.1(b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (j), all shall be members of either the International or Area Panel of Race Walking Judges

•  Number of Race Walking Judges varies depending of the type of the competition and the length of the circuit (road races)

International Race Walking Judges

•  Act according to IAAF Rules and Regulations

•  Keep your technical and officiating knowledge updated and at the highest level

•  Judge in your Area Competitions

•  Judge in your National Competitions

•  Behave consistently with IAAF (or Area) standards and the responsibilities of representing IAAF

•  Be able to communicate with athletes and coaches

•  You must act as judges and make decisions !!!

What can be expected from you?

International Race Walking Judges

Panel Evolution

•  Before 1998 129 judges •  First evaluation 1998

•  Several cities (Dudince, Laval….) 61 judges •  Second evaluation 2002

•  Three places (Paris, Singapore and Cancun) 30 judges •  Third evaluation 2006 (Paris) 34 judges •  Fourth evaluation 2010 (Paris) 31 judges •  Fifth evaluation 2014 (London) 25 judges

International Race Walking Judges

Judges on the Panel since 1998

Ruben AGUILERA (ARG) José Julio BARBOSA DIAS (POR) Khoo CHONG BENG (MAS) Jean-Pierre DAHM (FRA) Jordi ESTRUCH (ESP) Anne FRÖBERG (FIN) Ann-Iren GUTTULSRÖD (NOR) Janusz KRYNICKI (POL) Miloslav LAPKA (CZE) Nicola MAGGIO (ITA) Daniel MICHAUD (CAN) Rolf MÜLLER (GER) Sardjito SARDJITO (INA) Hans VAN DER KNAPP (NED)

International Race Walking Judges

•  Panel of 25 Judges •  No minimum Area

representation •  Maximum 2 judges per

country unless a 3rd in top 10

•  Examiners also added to International Panel if current ARWJ and comply with age requirement

2015-2018 IAAF Race Walking Judges Panel

•  10 competitions where IAAF will appoint 1 Chief Judge and International Race Walking Judges.

•  IAAF only appoints 1 Recorder at major competitions (OG, WC and WTC).

•  Chief Judge’s Assistant(s) should be appointed by each competition organiser. IAAF only appoints CJA if the local proposals are not suitable.

•  75 possible appointments in the four year period (only Chief Judge and International Race Walking Judges): •  2015 15 •  2016 24 •  2017 15 •  2018 21

•  Each Race Walking Judge in the new panel should have at least 3 assignments in the four year period

Judging Opportunities 2015-2018

2015

•  World Youth Championships, Cali (COL) 1 CJ + 5 J

•  World Championships, Beijing (CHN) 1 CJ + 8 J + 1 R

•  World RW Team Championships, Cheboksary (RUS) 1 CJ + 8 J + 1 R

•  World Junior Championships, Kazan (RUS) 1 CJ + 5 J

•  Olympic Games, Rio (BRA) 1 CJ + 8 J + 1 R

2016

Competition Programme 2015-2018

2017

•  World Youth Championships, tbc 1 CJ + 5 J

•  World Championships, London (GBR) 1 CJ + 8 J + 1 R

•  World RW Team Championships, Cheboksary (RUS) 1 CJ + 8 J + 1 R

•  World Junior Championships, tbc 1 CJ + 5 J

•  Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires, (ARG) 1 CJ + 5 J

2018

Competition Programme 2015-2018

Pre Meeting

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•  Led by the Chief Judge

Race Walking Judges Meetings Meetings Topics

•  Other persons could also be invited by the CJ if he/she considers it’s necessary for the conduct of the competition (e.g. ITO).

•  Attendance: Chief Judge, Race Walking Judges, Assistants Chief Judge and Recorder (s). Technical Delegate and/or IAAF Staff should also be present.

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•  Welcome and competition introduction

•  Timetable confirmation

•  Map of the course, including judges’ position

•  Competition general information (bibs, start lists, etc.)

•  Distribution of individual summary sheets and red cards (other

materials as folder, pencils, pens..)

•  Uniform – armbands

Pre Meeting Topics

Race Walking Judges Meetings Meetings Topics (cont.)

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•  Judgement (Yellow Paddle “policy”, act as soon as you have a

decision, 50km over judging…..)

•  Time synchronising

•  System for collecting red cards (assistants, bicycle, skaters, etc…)

•  Communications between CJ, ACJ and Recorder

•  Any other information (hotel pick-up, etc…)

•  Post-meeting (s) confirmation (day, place and time)

Pre Meeting Topics (cont.)

Race Walking Judges Meetings Meetings Topics (cont.)

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•  Led by the Chief Judge •  Attendance: Chief Judge, Race Walking Judges, Assistants Chief Judge and Recorder (s). Technical Delegate and/or IAAF Staff should also be present.

•  Other persons could also be invited by the CJ.

Post Meeting

Race Walking Judges Meetings Meetings Topics (cont.)

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•  General comments about the events

•  Summary sheet distribution, if it’s possible. If not, comments about number of disqualified athletes, number of athletes finishing with 2 RC….

•  Individual comments by the judges

Post Meeting Topics

Race Walking Judges Meetings Meetings Topics (cont.)

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What is our Goal?

•  To maintain the spirit of our sport •  To increase the profile of race walking •  To improve the understanding of race walking amongst the public

•  To give high credibility to our competitions

•  Ensuring consistency in the judgment

•  Having a high profile in the professional judgment

Judging Philosophy

The New Scenery

In the last years the scenery of judgment has changed: ²  Inside the races

•  Rhythm of competitions •  Athletes preparation •  Attention of the spectators •  Focus of TV

²  In the possibilities for the analysis of •  Images •  Internet •  New media •  Social network

Judging Philosophy (cont.)

New Attention through Media and Social Networks

Those new forms of communication are, on one hand, a big opportunity but, on the other hand, are a diffusion of messages not always correct. This means that you need:

•  more professional attention •  more knowledge •  more capacity in the proper application of the rules •  high capacity in the management of the competition •  a strong reduction of errors

OUR WORK IS NOW CONSTANTLY UNDER A MICROSCOPE WHICH HAS NOT EXISTED IN THE PAST

Judging Philosophy (cont.)

Every day we witness comments and interventions about race walking and its judgement.

Blogs on this subject are numerous, as well as discussion groups or individual interventions.

Especially on the occasion of the major events (challenge meetings, international races, etc.) athletes, coaches or simply fans of our sport comment on the races and the judgment, with the addition of images and videos in support of their thesis

This, though sometimes instrumental and being clear that you cannot judge through pictures or video, sometimes creates embarrassment highlighting inconsistencies between the rules and the images

THIS MEANS THAT THE JUDGES’ ABILITY TO MAKE A FAIR JUDGMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES IS MORE OFTEN CALLED INTO QUESTION

Judging Philosophy (cont.)

Loss of contact and bent knee – the two fundamental aspects of our Rule

Analysing the summary sheets of the major

events of the last two years, we note that, at the

international level, loss of contact is in general

more correctly judged than bent knee.

Judging Philosophy (cont.)

It is not however easy to understand why the number of disqualifications

is higher in 50 Kms than in 20 Kms

Maybe because more time for judging = more disqualifications?

This is not a good philosophy

The high percentage of offenses reported for bent knee is not usually

shown through the video images of the events while (see next slide) the

loss of contact with flight phases often very pronounced (bearing in mind

that it is an image or video) appears very often. In some cases it is

difficult to argue that they are not visible to the human eye.

ALSO FOR THIS REASON, AND TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE JUDGES TO BE CLEAR ON THE TYPE OF ERROR, THIS YEAR’S EVALUATION VIDEO WILL REQUIRE NOT ONLY THE DETECTION OF AN ERROR BUT ALSO THE REASON

Judging Philosophy (cont.)

Loss of contact and bent knee – the two fundamental aspects of our Rule (cont.)

WHAT MODEL? These are some models of the last decades

50’s 60’s 70’s

80’s 90’s 2000

THIS IS THE MODEL OF RACE WALKING WE WANT !!

Internet pictures taken from 2013-2014 major international events

ARE THESE THE MODELS WE WANT FOR THE FUTURE?

What do we need to do?

•  Judgment as objective as possible •  Judgment not punitive but absolutely rigorous •  Increase the consistency •  High credibility •  Trust between athletes, coaches and judges •  Study of forms of aid in judgment (technology) •  Rules that create opportunities for athletes (pit lane) •  Communication •  Information •  Study and practice •  Evaluation system to increase accountability in the work

Judging Philosophy (cont.)

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INDIVIDUAL JUDGES RECORD SHEET (individual judge) RED CARD (individual judge) SUMMARY SHEET (recorder or chief judge)

Completing the Paperwork

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•  Summary Sheets indicating the yellow and red cards issued to the athletes during a race by the single judges on duty are not always released to the athletes or teams after the competition.

•  Practices are different from one country to another however the IAAF RWC has the opinion that such publication is beneficial at all levels and must be enforced.

Summary sheets - issues

Completing the Paperwork

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•  Amendments to Regulations in order to: •  Make IAAF Permit competitions more appealing •  Improve calendar distribution •  Encourage staging of mass participation walking

events

•  Slightly increase IAAF overall budget and redistributing the overall sum as follows: •  Provide a grant of $10,000 to each of the 5 IAAF

Permit Meeting organisers •  Reduce overall Prize Money to $160,000

Race Walking Challenge

IAAF Competitions Updates

IAAF World Race Walking Cup •  Rename as IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships

•  Impose Time Limit depending on the circumstances

•  2016 & 2018 in Cheboksary, RUS

•  Junior Races (1 km loop and Pit Lane rule)

•  Studying a revised Prize Money structure to put emphasis on Team awards

IAAF Competitions Updates

IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 • 1km loop for the 20km and 2km loop for 50km • Asphalt surface (not same circuit as OG) • New single entry standard philosophy

•  Men’s 20km 1:25:00 •  Men’s 50km 4:06:00 •  Women’s 20km 1:36:00

• Timetable •  Men’s 20km Sunday, 23 August – 8:30 •  Women’s 20km Friday, 28 August – 8:30 •  Men’s 50km Saturday, 29 August – 7:30

IAAF Competitions Updates

Olympic Games Rio 2016

•  Race Walking Events in Flamengo Park •  Circuit of 2km •  Timetable still not finalised

IAAF Competitions Updates

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Key principles

•  Carried out by the Chief Race Walking Judge who shall evaluate based mainly on the following :

•  Summary Sheets •  Individual Race Walking Record Sheets •  Participation in the pre and post meetings and other

activities •  Personal behaviour

•  Chief Judge will send report to the IAAF Competition Department •  Other evidence or the Technical Delegate’s feedback will also be

considered

IRWJs 4-year Evaluation Process

The purpose of this proposal is to offer youngsters a tool for an adequate education and understanding of the race walking rule, not only practical but also philosophical and based on those values which are at the very heart of this sport. But also to boost the appeal of the discipline that could increase participation in race walking from these very youngsters.

This new regulation will not only give more certainty to the young walkers by reducing the number and the impact of the disqualifications and allow them to gain confidence in the judgement system, but that it will also become a valid educational instrument and for the better understanding of the rules

Philosophy

Pit Lane

•  Under 20 (Youth and Junior competitions)

•  Track competition – 5 judges plus Chief Judge

How will it work?

Pit Lane (cont.)

•  When an athlete receives 3 RC he/she must enter in the penalty area (60 seconds – 5.000m / 120 seconds – 10.000m)

•  After the penalty time he/she is allowed to return to the competition. If he/she receives a 4th RC … will be DQ.

•  Judges can only give one RC per athlete

•  WYC Cali 2015

•  WTC Cheboksary 2016 (junior only)

•  WJC Kazan 2016

Near-future Competitions Organised using the Pit Lane Rule

Pit Lane (cont.)

Report from Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Chief Judge

Khoo Chong Beng (MAS)

Pit Lane Nanjing 2014

YOG Nanjing 2014

Pit Lane Nanjing 2014

YOG Nanjing 2014

Pit Lane Nanjing 2014

A pair of insoles (less than 1mm thick) transmit loss of Contact information by radio frequency to the control unit (no battery).

Parameters (e.g. minimum allowed air time) can be set as deemed adequate.

Loss of Contact Electronic Detection System

A wrist control unit for the athlete allows him to know when he is violating the rule.

Data transmission to the organisation during the race, allows real time knowledge and monitoring of rule violations

Loss of Contact Electronic Detection System

•  The research project has started in September 2014 in the University of Barcelona

•  The first report is expected within the first three months

•  The Race Walking Committee will visit the Barcelona University in February 2015 to receive a report from the laboratory

Loss of Contact Electronic Detection System

•  Closed Group in Social Network (Facebook)

Information sharing

Thank you and good luck!!