Officiating Discipline Resources
Documents tailored to specific officiating disciplines
Updated 3.15.2023
Track and Field Officiating consists of specialties or disciplines. There are Level Disciplines and Grade Disciplines. For a full explanation of Officiating disciplines, go to Section 12 and 13 of Certification Regulation on the USATF Officials webpage.SAFETY should be foremost in the mind of all officials. The following document describes what you can do to insure a fair and safe competition.
- SAFETY
- Safety in Track and Field: 1.5 MB file, 61 pages (2008)
OFFICIATING DISCIPLINES
- OFFICIALS COORDINATOR
- Officials Coordinator (2003)
- REFEREES
- Referees (2007)
- UMPIRES
- For all forms go to the Officials FORMS page
- Umpire Booklet with 12 Positions for printing back-to-back 16December2019 docx version
- Umpire Booklet with 12 Positions for printing back-to-back 16December2019 pdf version
- One-page Umpire Assignments with Track Layouts, with options for the back of the page: (a) hurdle heights and distances, (b) diagrams of breakline cone and hurdle placements, 16December2019 docx version
- One-page Umpire Assignments with Track Layouts, with options for the back of the page: (a) hurdle heights and distances, (b) diagrams of breakline cone and hurdle placements, 16December2019 pdf version
- Flag Holders for Track & Field Officials
- TECHNICAL MANAGER
- Technical Manager: 2MB file, 54 pages (2002)
- STARTERS
- MARSHALS
- Marshals (2006)
- LAP SCORING
- Lap Scoring Sheets for 3,000-m, 5,000-m, and 10,000-m races (up to 25 laps on track) plus an exercise to teach lap scorers and a sheet for the Chief Lap Scorer
- Lap Scoring Sheet for a 20-km race on a 1-km loop
- Lap Scoring Sheet and Training Exercise for a 20-km race on a 2-km loop
- Lap Scoring Sheet for a 50-km race on a 1.25-km loop
- 2011 USATF National Officials Committee Training Monograph
- RACE WALKING
- For all forms go to the Officials FORMS page
- SYLLABUS for INTRODUCTION TO RACE WALK JUDGING and OFFICIATING 24January2022 (PDF docx file for printing)
- CHIEF JUDGE’s DUTIES – card 1August2019 (Word docx file for printing back-to-back)
- SUMMARY of DQs and TIME PENALTIES for the Recorder to give to the Chief Judge immediately after the race, version 16December2019 (Word docx file)
- SUMMARY of DQs and TIME PENALTIES for the Recorder to give to the Chief Judge immediately after the race, version 16December2019 (PDF file)
- Race Walk JUDGING ASSIGNMENTS, TRACK Race with FIVE JUDGES, 16December2019 version (Word file)
- Race Walk JUDGING ASSIGNMENTS, TRACK Race with FIVE JUDGES, 16December2019 version (PDF file)
- RECORDER: This is an exercise to teach officials to be the Recorder for race walking events. This example is for a track race. (PDF with instructions)
- RECORDER: This is another exercise to teach officials to be the Recorder for race walking events. This example is for a road race. (PDF with instructions)
- PENALTY ZONE (formerly called the PIT LANE) TIME SHEET: This is a form used by the Pit Lane Official. See IAAF guidelines for operation of the pit lane. (Word docx file for printing)
- PENALTY ZONE (formerly called the PIT LANE) TIME SHEET: This is a form used by the Pit Lane Official. See IAAF guidelines for operation of the pit lane. (PDF file for printing)
- IAAF Guidelines for Race Walk Judges, including operation of the pit lane. (PDF file for printing)
- PENALTY ZONE (formerly called the PIT LANE) LAYOUT: This is a diagram and explanation of the penalty zone for any distance, updated 31 July 2019. See IAAF guidelines for operation of the pit lane. (docx file for printing)
- PENALTY ZONE (formerly called the PIT LANE) LAYOUT: This is a diagram and explanation of the penalty zone for any distance, updated 31 July 2019. See IAAF guidelines for operation of the pit lane. (pdf file for printing)
- 2016 Race Walk Officiating Handbook (2016)
- Pockets for Race Walk Judges’ Paddles & Clipboards and Flag Holders for Track & Field Officials
- Age Grading
- Road Racing Age Grading Tables (USATF resource)
- Race Walking Age Grading Calculator (.xls file)
- See also RW officials page, with additional age grading and training resources
- Power Walking
- U.S. Power Walking Association’s RULES and REGULATIONS plus OFFICIALS and COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS, downloaded 12 August 2019 (Word docx file for printing)
- U.S. Power Walking Association’s RULES and REGULATIONS plus OFFICIALS and COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS, downloaded 12 August 2019 (PDF file for printing)
- ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT
- Electronic Measurements (USATF resource)