LDR Officials (and prospective LDR Officials):

Providing we have enough interest, we will have three clinics specifically for LDR officials in January, as listed below. In order to actually hold a clinic, we must have a minimum of 5 attendees for a clinic. Please help by doing the following:

-- If you or a friend plans on attending an LDR officials clinic, please let me know ASAP so we can plan appropriately, Then REGISTER for the clinic by visiting the Pacific Association website at: www.pausatf.org (select "Officials" and then "Clinics"). Without 5 preregistrants for a particular clinic, we will have to cancel it.

-- Promote the benefits and personal rewards of becoming a PA/USATF official and encourage your friends and acquaintances to become an LDR official by attending an introductory clinic (San Francisco, Jan. 7 or Davis, Jan. 21).

-- Consider attending the LDR Referee clinic (Davis, Jan. 21). This clinic, for current and new LDR Referees, will be stimulating with an emphasis on hands-on problem solving. It will concentrate on two areas:

(1) Creation of an LDR Referee's "Toolkit/Checklist" as a hands-on job aid for field use when preparing to referee an LDR event

(2) An interactive "problem solving" session where LDR officials break up into small group and tackle "case studies" of Referee situations. (What would you do, how would you rule, if this situation came up in a race?) Each group then discusses their "solutions" for their assigned case study with the entire class (which can comment on and critique the solution). (Of course, each group must reference specific sections of the rule book as part of their solutions!)

The Referee's clinic, in particular, will require planning and development of instructional materials by the instructors--so, if you plan to attend (and I hope you do) please let me know now and REGISTER. If enough folks in a geographic area are interested in attending, we will organize carpools to Davis.

For more information, please contact George Kleeman or Mark Winitz.

Regards, Mark Winitz Pacific Association LDR Officials Coordinator Tel: (650) 948-0618 Direct (E-Mail Mark Winitz)

2006 LDR OFFICIALS CLINICS SCHEDULE

Jan. 7
9:00 am- 12:30 pm
Introduction to LDR Officiating Clinic including Certification
$25 w/ USATF Book*
San Francisco State University
Instructors: Dick Connors, Rick and Kathy Berman

Jan. 21
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Introduction to LDR Officiating Clinic including Certification
$5
UC Davis, Hickey Gym just south of track
Instructors: Charles DesJardins and Irene Herman

Jan. 21
1:00 pm- 4:00 pm
LDR Referee Clinic
$5
UC Davis, Hickey Gym just south of track
Instructors: Rick Berman, Charles DesJardins and Mark Winitz