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2Work of the board of judges when conducting competitions in
athletics
A.K.Bollasov D.Sh.Mirzakhmedova Republican Olympic Paralympic Sports Training Center
Abstract: This article covers athletics competitions, the form of organization of athletics competitions, regulations on the competition, competition program, medical support for competitions, preparation of competition sites and equipment in accordance with the competition rules.
Keywords: federation, sports committee, professional and physical training, position, competition program
Judicial panel. Composition of the panel ofjudges
The number of judges and teams is determined depending on the scale of the competition, the volume of its program, the schedule, and the number of participants in each event. Composition of the panel ofjudges:
- main judge - 1
- deputy chief judge - 1-9
- chief secretary - 1
- Deputy Chief Secretary - 1-2
- starters (main and additional) - 2 - 4
- starter's assistants - 2 - 4
- judge at the finish - 6 - 10
- judge at the distance, obstacles and relay stages - 6 - 12
- judge-timekeeper - 6 - 12
- walking judge - 4 - 12
- wind speed judge - 12
- running secretary - 12
- team of jumping judges (one) - 3 - 7
- team of throwing judges (one) - 4 - 8
- judge in front of the participants - 1-3
- judge of information - 1-6
- equipment and inventory judge - 1-3
- award judge - 2 - 6
- appeal jury (review committee) - 1-5
- dispatching service - 1-3
- commandant - 1-3
Main judge
The chief judge manages the competitions and heads the work of the panel of judges.
Responsibilities of the chiefjudge:
- scheduling in advance by days and hours;
- drawing up instructions for judges, representatives and participants;
- clarification and clarification of the situation;
- a statement of the procedure for the opening, closing of competitions and other ceremonies;
- establishing the procedure for holding competitions in running, jumping and throwing;
- ensuring the preparation of equipment and inventory;
- distribution ofjudges among teams and control over their work;
- providing information to spectators and participants about the progress and results of competitions;
- ensuring medical control;
- holding meetings of the panel of judges and representatives before, during and after the competition and approving the results. - providing a report on the competition; The chiefjudge has the right:
- cancel the competition, postpone the start, stop the competition;
- make changes to the schedule if necessary;
- not allow participants to compete or remove them for rudeness or other misconduct, as well as for lack of preparation.
- remove judges and representatives;
- overturn the judge's decision if it is incorrect; - appoint a new competition between participants.
The chief judge must have a different color of clothing from the other judges of the competition.
Deputy chief judges report to the chief judge and assist him in conducting and organizing competitions.
Chief Secretary
The responsibilities of the Chief Secretary include:
- accept applications, draw lots, organize races;
- prepare competition reports;
- instruct and supervise the work of secretaries for certain types;
- process protocols and count points.
Starters and their assistants
The team of judges at the start consists of a starter and one or more assistant starters.
Starter Responsibilities:
- check the readiness of finish line judges and timekeepers;
- ensure that participants are ready when called to the start;
- monitor the correct position of the participants at the start;
- give starting commands and a signal to start running with a pistol shot;
- if a participant started earlier, give an additional signal.
Responsibilities of the assistant starter:
- check the attendance of participants;
- call each participant to their lane;
- monitor the correct position of the runners at the start.
Judges at the finish line
The judge at the finish determines the order in which the participants arrive at the finish line and informs the participants of the number of laps remaining before the finish.
The senior judge at the finish draws up a protocol of participants ' arrival (according to the judges' notes), indicates the distance (meterage) between the participants.
Timekeepers
Timekeeper judges determine the time for completing the distance. Each judge determines the time of one or two competitors.
The stopwatch starts at the moment of fire, smoke from the pistol or movement of the flag and stops at the moment the participant's torso touches the finishing tape. The judges compare the readings and give the data to the chief judge at the finish line. In case of discrepancy in results, the final word belongs to the senior timekeeper judge.
The time of the participant completing the distance first, with manual timing, must be recorded by three judges.
All work of the timekeeper judges is supervised by the senior timekeeper judge.
Jumping and throwing judges
To conduct competitions for each individual type of jumping and throwing, a team of judges is appointed, consisting of a senior judge, measuring judges and secretaries.
Senior judges for jumping and throwing:
- check and prepare competition sites and equipment;
- maintain order at the competition sites;
- monitor compliance with the rules of jumping or throwing competitions and control the measurement of results, the correctness of the maintenance and execution of protocols;
- have the right to reprimand the participant for unreasonably delaying the time of the attempt, deprive the attempt or remove him from participation (in case of unpreparedness, violation of the rules);
- ensure the attendance of the winners for the award ceremony.
Jumping and throwing judges:
- monitor the correct landing of the jumper or the fall of the projectile and measure the results;
- In high jumping and pole vaulting , the bar is set and the height is measured.
Secretaries for jumping and throwing:
- register the attendance of participants;
- call an athlete to perform a jump or throw; - record the results in the protocol; -hand over the protocol to the chief secretary.
Judges according to information:
- announce results and maintain information.
Award judges:
- prepare diplomas, medals, prizes for presentation at the awards ceremony;
- the winning participants are collected and taken out for awards;
- the team is responsible for the opening and closing of the competition.
References
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