Umpiring, Finish, Medical Flashcards
How long is an umpire licence valid for?
4 years
How do you renew your umpire licence?
Attend a seminar every 4 years
When must an umpire retire?
By 31st Dec in the year they turn 70.
What is the definition of interference on flat water?
its oars, sculls or boat encroach into the opponent’s
lane and cause a disadvantage to its opponents by contact, its wash or other distraction, or in any
other way
What actions can an umpire take on interference?
Alerting a crew
Stopping a crew
Alerting the umpire
Remedying a disadvantage
What happens if there is a dead heat in a later round of an event (not final)?
Higher ranking in the immediate preceding round in which both crews competed shall progress. If same then next previous round. If identical then rerow
What is the role of the umpire?
- The Umpire shall ensure the proper conduct of the race and the safety of the rowers and in particular shall endeavour to ensure that no crew gains any advantage or suffers any disadvantage from its opponents or from outside interference.
- If a crew has been significantly impeded the Umpire ensure that its chance is restored to it and shall impose appropriate sanctions on crews at fault
The Umpire shall not give any steering indications to crews except as may be required to assist with the avoidance of accidents and to prevent crews from being interfered with by their opponents. - If necessary, the Umpire may stop the race, impose any necessary sanctions and order the race to be re-rowed, either immediately or later.
- The Umpire may also allow the race to continue and exclude crews after the race has finished.
Any Re-Row may be confined to such crews as the Umpire shall designate. - Zonal Umpiring – The Executive Committee may decide that at a World Rowing Championship,
Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic or relevant qualification regatta or World Rowing Cup
regatta, umpiring of some races shall be carried out from boats which are stationary or which
do not follow the whole race or by Umpires stationed on the land adjacent to the course, and
shall issue instructions and guidelines accordingly.
a. Where the weather or other conditions are such that zonal umpiring is about to put the
safety of crews at risk the President of the Jury may decide to revert to dynamic umpiring
for the remainder of that racing session.
What are the duties of Control Commission?
a. The weighing of coxswains
b. Checking the deadweight to be carried by coxswains (before and after the race).
c. The weighing of rowers in lightweight events.
d. Receiving notification of crew changes before the race.
e. Checking the identity of rowers to ensure that the composition of the crew is the same as the official entry and any subsequent changes which have been approved.
f. Where other arrangements are not in place for this purpose, checking the nationality of rowers, the ages of Under 19, Under 23 and Masters rowers and, where applicable, the average ages of Masters crews.
g. Where doping tests are carried out, to support the anti-doping officials to identify the rowers selected for testing by the anti-doping authority.
h. Boats and equipment – Checking the following:
i. Compliance with all safety requirements;
ii. Correct bow numbers or other identification as may be required on each boat and where applicable that each boat is carrying an official GPS unit and any other equipment required by World Rowing;
iii. Possible use of unauthorised equipment;
iv. Where applicable, minimum weights of boats;
v. Conformity of all equipment with the rules regarding identifications;
vi. Correct colours and design of oar-blades, where required;
i. Uniform clothing of rowers and its conformity with the rules regarding Identifications.
j. Receiving and giving decisions on objections lodged by crews against sanctions which were awarded during cool-down, training or other times.
What are the duties of the Starter?
- Check all equipment in order and everyone obeying traffic rules.
- Communication - primarily visual. If oral, in English.
- Consider condition - consult with PoJ and Fairness Committee if needed.
- Inform crews of time to start and check uniformity.
- Start
- Exclusion
- Late arrival - Yellow Card
- Prior Yellow Card’s, announce after 2 mins.
- Delay - consult with umpire and PoJ and announce on board.
What are the duties of the Umpire?
a. Precedence – Except for the duties specifically attributed to them, both the Starter and the J@S are subordinate to the Umpire.
b. Duties on the Way to the Start – On the way to the start, the Umpire shall inspect the course installations, no obstacles on the course or wash from other motor boats affecting the course, following the prescribed traffic rules.
c. Duties during the Starting Procedure – the Umpire’s launch should, in principle, either be immediately beside the Judge at the Start or behind the crews, in the centre of the course. Should the start for any reason be faulty, other than a false start, for which the Judge at the Start alone is responsible, the Umpire may order the Starter to stop the race or may stop it directly by ringing a bell and waving the red flag.
d. As soon as the race has started, the Umpire’s launch shall follow immediately the rowers in the centre of the course.
e. Position of the Umpire’s Launch – During the race, the Umpire’s launch must be so placed as best to enable the Umpire to take action as effectively as possible.
f. Type of Race – The Umpire’s decision may be influenced by the type of race (heat, repêchage, quarter-final, semi-final or final).
g. Safety – The Umpire shall take every care to ensure the safety of the rowers and to prevent damage to boats and equipment.
h. Adverse Weather – In the case of squalls or sudden deterioration of the weather, it is the responsibility of the Umpire to decide if the race is to continue or if it is to be stopped.
i. Coaching – As coaching with electric, electronic or other technical devices is not allowed during racing, the Umpire must make a regular check on the area adjacent to the course.
j. Overall Ability – The Umpire must stay informed on rowing questions in general. It is also desirable that the Umpire should get to know the racing characteristics of individual crews and coaches.
k. Zonal Umpiring
i. For zonal umpiring the President of the Jury shall designate the points along the course at which the umpires shall be positioned and shall give such instructions as are necessary, including for contingency or other situations. Zonal umpires, when stationed in boats, may move to the centre of the course after the race has passed to confirm that all crews are within their lanes and shall then return to their designated position. If the umpire considers that any crew is about to interfere with another crew the umpire may follow the race for such distance as he considers necessary to take the appropriate actions under these rules.
ii. Where zonal umpiring is in force, the provisions of this Bye-Law shall refer to each of the umpires responsible for respective zones of the race, both within their respective zone and outside where appropriate. The extent to which zonal umpires carry out their duties shall be subject to their location and consequent ability to oversee the race. In zonal
umpiring the Umpires shall be in radio communication with each other and with the President of the Jury
What order do you check the finish sheets?
- Header
- Bow number order
- Nations
- Finish times
- Intermediate times
- Progression system
