Transcript Stroke/Turn Judge Clinic

Wisconsin Swimming
Officials Committee
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Welcome/Introductions/Purpose
General Guidelines
Lead/Lag Protocol
Strokes
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Butterfly
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Freestyle
IM
Relays
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Relay Take-off Judging
Place Judging
Chief Judge
Head Chief Judge
Other points
What’s Next
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Introductions
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Name
Club
Motivation
Paperwork
Background Check
 Registrations
 Release of Contact Info
 Manuals/Rule Books/Readings/DVD
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Purpose of Officiating
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To insure fair competition among all swimmers by
assuring compliance with the rules for competitive
swimming and to treat each swimmer equally under
those rules.
Be Competent
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Know the rules. Ask for clarifications.
Review rules and officiate often (nothing trumps
deck time)
Be professional
 Looking like you know what you are doing makes
people think you know what you’re doing
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Meet Officials
Meet Referee
 Administrative Official
 Administrative Referee
 Head Chief Judge
 Deck Referee
 Starter
 Stroke/Turn Officials
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Levels of Certification
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N1 – LSC Certification
N2 – Evaluation required
N3 – Initial and final evaluations required
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Jurisdictions
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“Assigned area of responsibility”
Determined by the Meet Referee in conformance
with USA Swimming guidelines.
Stroke Judge: Generally wall-to-wall (may be
different as assigned by the Referee or Head Chief
Judge)
Turn End Judge: Last arm pull-to-first stroke (may
be given flag-in stroke duties as assigned by the
Referee or Head Chief Judge)
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Jurisdictions
Start End/Finish Judge: From the start until
swimmer surfaces, and last stroke into the finish
 Relay Take-off Judge: Relay take-offs only for
assigned lanes
 Do not attempt to officiate outside of your
jurisdiction
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When a Violation Occurs
 Immediately raises one hand overhead, palm open
 Required by the rules
 Do your thinking AFTER this signal
 EXCEPTION: Relay exchanges; after last swimmer of the
heat leaves
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Record the infraction
 On the heat sheet (if supplied one)
 On the DQ slip (if writing own DQs)
 Event, heat, lane, name/team, and infraction(s)
 Sign the slip
 Report the infraction to the referee
 Over the radio
 Through the ChiefRevised
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Be prepared to answer three questions:
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Where were you?
 Be in the correct position to make the call
 Head over the water or straight down the wall for turns
 At or just behind the swimmers hips for strokes
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What did you see?
 Be able to describe what you saw (without using motions)
 Which hand touched first?
 When did the swimmer submerge before the finish?
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What rule was broken?
 Know the rules (not by number)
 Use rule book language
 Refer all questions from the coaches to the Deck or Meet
Referee
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Do not be offended if the Referee or Chief
Judge over-rules your call
If you think you saw an infraction; you didn’t
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You need to know you saw an infraction and what
rule it violated
Ugly swimming is not necessarily illegal
The swimmer always gets the benefit of the doubt
We are casual observers of the meet, noting
infractions of the rules
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We are not looking for infractions
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Be aware of deck balance
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Watch all assigned lanes all of the time
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Over the lane
As assigned by the Meet Referee/Head Chief Judge
Stroke official position
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Even when no swimmer is swimming
Turn officials position
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Mirror the deck
Behind hips of slowest assigned swimmer
Except Freestyle: Stationed at 15m mark
Whistle Protocol
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Paired with another stroke official
Never closer than six feet
Break swimmers into two groups
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Take the group closest to your wall
Never go past your opposite flags
Never cross your partner
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The forward start shall be used.
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“An entry made while facing the course”
Platform: At least one foot in the forward half of the block
 Deck: At least one foot at the edge of the deck
 Pool: At least one hand on the wall
 Swimmer must be certified by his/her coach to start from
the blocks
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After the start and after each turn, the
swimmer’s shoulders must be at or past the
vertical toward the breast.
The swimmer is permitted one or more leg
kicks, but only one arm pull under water,
which must bring the swimmer to the surface.
It shall be permissible for a swimmer to be
completely submerged for a distance of not
more than 15 meters (16.4 yards) after the start
and after each turn.
By that point, the head must have broken the
surface.
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The swimmer must remain on the surface until
the next turn or finish.
From the beginning of the first arm pull, the
body shall be kept on the breast.
Both arms must be brought forward over the
water and pulled back simultaneously.
The entire length of the arm must break the placid surface
of the water
 Arm: Wrist to shoulder
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All up and down movements of the legs and
feet must be simultaneous.
The position of the legs or the feet need not be
on the same level, but they shall not alternate
in relation to each other.
A scissors or breaststroke kicking movement is
not permitted.
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At each turn the body shall be on the breast.
The touch shall be made with two hands separated
and simultaneously at, above, or below the water
surface.
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The hands need not be in the same plane
The hands cannot be stacked one on top of the other.
It is not necessary to see space between the hands.
Once a touch has been made, the swimmer may turn
in any manner desired.
The shoulders must be at or past the vertical toward
the breast when the swimmer leaves the wall.
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Watch the feet leave the wall, then check shoulders for body
orientation
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At the finish, the body shall be on the breast
and the touch shall be made with two hands
separated and simultaneously at, above, or
below the water surface.
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The hands need not be in the same plane
The hands cannot be stacked one on top of the other.
It is not necessary to see space between the hands.
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The swimmers shall line up in the water facing
the starting end, with both hands placed on the
gutter or on the starting grips.
Standing in or on the gutter, placing the toes
above the lip of the gutter, or bending the toes
over the lip of the gutter, before or after the
start, is prohibited.
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The swimmer shall push off on his back and
continue swimming on the back throughout
the race.
Some part of the swimmer must break the
surface of the water throughout the race, except
it is permissible for the swimmer to be
completely submerged during the turn, and for
a distance of not more than 15 meters (16.4
yards) after the start and after each turn.
By that point, the head must have broken the
surface of the water.
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Upon completion of each length, some part of
the swimmer must touch the wall.
During the turn the shoulders may be turned
past the vertical toward the breast after which
an immediate continuous single arm pull or an
immediate continuous simultaneous double
arm pull may be used to initiate the turn.
The swimmer must have returned to a position
on the back upon leaving the wall.
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Watch the feet leave the wall, then check shoulders for body
orientation
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Upon the finish of the race, the swimmer must
touch the wall while on the back.
“The moment of touching the end of the course.”
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The forward start shall be used.
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After the start and after each turn when the
swimmer leaves the wall, the body shall be kept on
the breast.
It is not permitted to roll onto the back at any time.
Throughout the race the stroke cycle must be one
arm stroke and one leg kick in that order.
All movements of the arms shall be simultaneous
and in the same horizontal plane without
alternating movement.
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The hands shall be pushed forward together
from the breast on, under, or over the water.
The elbows shall be under water except for the
final stroke before the turn, during the turn and
for the final stroke at the finish.
The hands shall be brought back on or under
the surface of the water.
The hands shall not be brought back beyond
the hip line, except during the first stroke after
the start and each turn.
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During each complete cycle, some part of the
swimmer’s head shall break the surface of the
water.
After the start and after each turn, the
swimmer may take one arm stroke completely
back to the legs.
The head must break the surface of the water
before the hands turn inward at the widest part
of the second stroke.
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After the start and each turn, a single butterfly
kick, which must be followed by a breaststroke
kick, is permitted during or at the completion of
the first arm pull.
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First arm pull begins with observable separation of the hands
A pause after the separation of the hands is not a violation
Following which, all movements of the legs shall
be simultaneous and in the same horizontal
plane without alternating movement.
The feet must be turned outwards during the
propulsive part of the kick.
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A scissors, flutter or butterfly kick is not
permitted except as provided herein.
Breaking the surface of the water with the feet
is allowed unless followed by a butterfly kick.
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At each turn and at the finish of the race, the touch
shall be made with two hands separated
simultaneously at, above, or below the water level.
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The hands need not be in the same plane
The hands cannot be stacked one on top of the other.
It is not necessary to see space between the hands.
The head may be submerged after the last arm pull
prior to the touch, provided it breaks the surface of
the water at some point during the last complete or
incomplete cycle preceding the touch
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The forward start shall be used.
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In an event designated freestyle, the swimmer
may swim any style, except that in a medley
relay or an individual medley event, freestyle
means any style other than butterfly,
breaststroke or backstroke.
Some part of the swimmer must break the
surface of the water throughout the race, except
it shall be permissible for the swimmer to be
completely submerged during the turn and for
a distance of not more than 15 meters (16.4
yards) after the start and each turn.
By that point the head must have broken the
surface.
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Upon completion of each length the swimmer
must touch the wall.
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The swimmer shall have finished the race when
any part of his person touches the wall after
completing the prescribed distance.
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The swimmer shall swim the prescribed
distance in the following order: the first onefourth, butterfly; the second one-fourth,
backstroke; the third one-fourth, breaststroke;
and the last one-fourth, freestyle.
Forward start
Strokes are according to individual stroke rules
Turns
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Within a stroke treated as a turn for that stroke
Transitioning between strokes treated as the finish
of the first stroke
Finish at end of distance
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Four swimmers
Each swimmer swims one-fourth of the
prescribed distance
Each stroke is swum according to the rules of
the stroke
In relay races a swimmer other than the first
swimmer shall not start until his/her teammate
has concluded his/her leg
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“Start” means leaving the blocks/wall
Each relay team member shall leave the water
immediately upon finishing his/her leg, except
the last member
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Relay take-off
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Cover assigned lanes with partner
Watch waiting swimmer until leaves wall/blocks
Look for touch of incoming swimmer
Notate the take-off (DO NOT raise hand)
Do not confer with partner until all assigned
exchanges are complete
“I have a potential early take-off”
 Partner will answer with their early take-offs (if any)
 Dual confirmation results in a DQ
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Place Judge
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Position on side of the pool
Cover all lanes
Note as many as you can
Record a tie if indistinguishable
Results used to resolve timing discrepencies
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Act as mentor to other judges
Verifies all deck calls
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“What did you see?”
“What rule was violated?”
“What is your jurisdiction?”
“Where were you?”
Recommend judgment to referee
Communicates between deck judges and:
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Referee
Announcer
Swimmers
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Communicate with all deck officials before
meet
Assign positions
Conduct the official’s briefing
Manage officials’ equipment
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Radios
Clipboards
Paperwork
Complete DQ slips
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Unsportsmanlike conduct (102.10.3)
Using objects for propulsion
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Lane dividers (ropes) (102.10.11)
Bottom of pool (during freestyle, swimmer may
stand) (102.10.5)
Fins, etc. (102.10.10)
Interference (102.10.6 and 102.10.7)
Not completing the distance prescribed
Using watches or timing/pacing devices
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We are not the swimsuit police
General specs
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One suit only
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Men: Navel to knee
Women: One-piece, collarbone to knee
“Modesty” garment
Exceptions must come from USA-S national
chairman
Report infractions to the referee
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Attend and participate in all meet-related
meetings assigned
Uniform (general; may be different per meet):
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Plain white polo-style shirt
Plain shorts/slacks/skirts
 Navy blue (USA-S/NCAA)
 White (YMCA/WIAA)
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White socks
White rubber-soled shoes (not Crocs or similar)
Control your emotions
Admit and correct your mistakes
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Buy multiple shirts/bottoms
Bring extra socks (you will get wet)
Radios
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Any walkie-talkie style with multiple channels
 Target
 Scheels
 Gander Mountain
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Good headset
 NOT for use with cell phones
 Many styles
 Scheels hunting
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Some teams provide radios; don’t count on it
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Swimming is merely a sport; it is not life-and
death
Take officiating seriously
You are in a position of authority: Act like it
And remember, the benefit of the doubt always
goes to the swimmer
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Submit USA Swimming Apprentice Official Application
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Take on-line tests for Stroke & Turn Judge/Timer
Apprentice
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4 sessions (2 or more meets; 2 or more mentors—Signed card sent to Officials
Chair)
Complete Level 2 Background Check (every two years)
Complete On-line Athlete Protection Course (every two years)
USA-S Non-Athlete Membership (within 60 days)
Establish relationships with other Officials
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Apprentice officials have 60 days from the start of their training before they are
required to join as non-athlete members of USA Swimming and complete all
membership requirements in order to continue being on deck.
Especially “Lead” officials
Volunteer often everywhere
Re-cert
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USA-S Non-Athlete Membership and APT - Every Year
USA-S Official: Refresher clinic or online re-cert test – Prior to the beginning of
every even-numbered year
YMCA Official: Every three years
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