The Officials Pathway has been reviewed and updated recently for Officials in Scotland and the UK as a whole.
Feedback was submitted and assessed and there is now a finalised Pathway document (see above).
Questions about Level 3 are now being circulated for responses (see links further down this story).
The following changes have been made to the Pathway for Track and Field Officials and for Endurance Officials.
Track and Field
Level 2 – no changes
Level 3
- Starter – Minimum of 15 practical experiences as a Starter and minimum of 5 practical experiences as a Starter’s Assistant since attaining level 2
- Rationale – Previous number of experiences for level 3 starters required was not realistically achievable for all officials
All disciplines
- Level 3 Chief/Referees report -By a Level 3 Official (of 2 or more years) or above – including one as a chief/referee at a suitable level meeting. If there is not a higher-level official in your chosen discipline to write the level 3 report, evidence of acting as a chief/referee MUST be included within the Record of Experience. This must be supported with confirmation of you fulfilling the role of chief/refree by the event organiser/meeting manager or that meeting.
- Rational – Feedback articulated there were, from time to time, difficulties experienced in arranging Level 3 chiefs reports within some area’s of the home countries including availability of a higher-level official.
- To accommodate such scenarios and as a last resort, where a higher-level official from within the discipline is not available to write the level 3 chiefs report, then evidence of acting as a chief/referee MUST be included withing the Record of Experience and supported with confirmation by the event organiser/meeting manager of you fulfilling this role at a suitable level meeting. However, in the first instance, every effort must be made to arrange and carry out a level 3 chiefs report.
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Additional Information
Track and Field Disciplines
Level 3 questions – These can be located in the following locations –
(1) On the Officials page of the scottishathletics Website here
(2) Athletics Hub (Online Courses > MyLearning) – for any individual who has completed a level 1 course April 2023 onwards
(3) Myathletics portal > Useful Documents > Officials
Endurance
Level 2
- Minimum of 10 practical experiences since level 1 (from previous 6 practical experiences).
Rationale – To ensure the number of experiences required for both level 2 track/field and endurance disciplines are consistent
- Evidence of shadowing referee at league / county / district meeting within record of experience.
Rationale – To ensure requires for both level 2 track/field and endurance disciplines are consistent and assist aspiring level 2 endurance officials are familiar with the role of race referee in an event situation and have access to on-the-day support/mentoring by an experienced endurance official.
Level 3 – no changes
Should you have any questions regarding the officials’ pathways for 2025/26, please do not hesitate to contact shonamalcolm@scottishathletics.org.uk
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