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ISSF JUDGES COMMITTEE<br />
JUDGES COMMITTEE INFORMS<br />
THE ANNUAL MEETING <strong>OF</strong> THE ISSF JUDGES’ COMMITTEE TOOK PLACE AT THE ISSF HEADQUARTERS IN MUNICH DURING THE LAST<br />
WEEKEND <strong>OF</strong> JANUARY. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ExAMINED APPLICATIONS FOR ISSF B LICENSES, SHOTGUN REFEREES’ LICENSES<br />
AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS FOR UPGRADES. IN ADDITION TO THESE ANNUAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS<br />
UPDATED THE TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR JUDGES’ COURSES TO COMPLY WITH THE ISSF RULE BOOK 2013.<br />
T<br />
he ISSF Technical Coordinator Mr.<br />
Willi Grill joined the meeting to discuss<br />
the updating of different manuals<br />
for range officers and jury members. The<br />
new document “Manual for ISSF Classification<br />
Officer” drafted by Mr Grill was also discussed<br />
and approved. All manuals may now be found<br />
on the ISSF website, www.issf-sports.org/theissf/rules/amendments_interpretation.ashx<br />
Ms Sarah Bond, IPC (International Paralympic<br />
Committee) Shooting Sport Manager, joined<br />
the meeting for a couple of hours to exchange<br />
ideas of common interest in view of the Memorandum<br />
of Understanding between the ISSF<br />
and the IPC Shooting.<br />
COURSeS IN <strong>2012</strong><br />
A total number of 27 ISSF Courses were conducted<br />
last year and out of these there were<br />
9 Shotgun Referees Courses and 5 Electronic<br />
Scoring Target Courses. As a result of these<br />
courses the Committee approved 150 new<br />
“B” Licenses, out of 154 applications and out<br />
of 47 applications for new Shotgun Referee Licenses<br />
40 were approved. During <strong>2012</strong> a total<br />
number of 66 candidates attended Electronic<br />
Scoring Target courses for the first time and 28<br />
of them were recommended the additional category<br />
6 on their already existing licenses. The<br />
Committee also upgraded 25 “B” Licenses to<br />
“A” Licenses, out of 32 applications. Most of<br />
the candidates who’s applications were postponed<br />
had insufficient experience as a jury<br />
member.<br />
NeW ISSF “B” LICeNSe<br />
To be granted a “B” License:<br />
• The applicant must have successfully<br />
completed an Official ISSF Judges Course<br />
within the last four years.<br />
• The applicant should possess a national<br />
judge’s license of the highest level and must<br />
have the necessary experience and maturity to<br />
judge.<br />
UPGRADING <strong>OF</strong> AN ISSF “B” TO AN<br />
“A” LICeNSe<br />
FOR UPGRADING:<br />
• The applicant must have at least four (4)<br />
years recent experience as an active “B”<br />
license holder.<br />
• The applicant must have officiated as a<br />
jury member in at least five (5) international<br />
competitions with at least five (5)<br />
participating nations.<br />
NeW ISSF SHOTGUN ReFeReeS’<br />
LICeNSe<br />
To be granted a Shotgun Referees’ license:<br />
• The applicant must have successfully<br />
completed an Official ISSF Shotgun Referees’<br />
Course including all three events – Skeet,<br />
Trap and Double Trap.<br />
• The applicant must have passed an eye<br />
examination and the official Eye Sight<br />
Form must be signed by the Medical<br />
Practitioner or Ophthalmologist and the<br />
Federation.<br />
• The applicant should possess a National<br />
Referees’ License of the highest level or<br />
have the necessary experience as a<br />
National Shotgun Referee.<br />
eST LICeNSeS<br />
There are now 571 Electronic Scoring Target<br />
Control (Category 6) qualified Judges. Judges<br />
with Rifle, Pistol and Running Target Licenses<br />
without Category 6 should attend an<br />
EST Course as soon as possible. Those having<br />
achieved the result to gain a Category 6<br />
License during <strong>2012</strong> are listed below. For de-<br />
tailed information, please see Article 3.12.3.9<br />
Annex “J” and Article 3.12.3.9.1 Annex “S” of<br />
the ISSF Rule Book 2013. The Judges’ Committee<br />
congratulates the individuals listed below<br />
on gaining ISSF licenses. An explanatory letter<br />
has been sent to the Federations where<br />
the committee for various reasons have postponed<br />
the issue of a license.<br />
<strong>OF</strong>FICIAL ISSF JUDGeS’ AND<br />
ReFeReeS’ COURSeS 2013<br />
Lists of planed Official ISSF Judges’ Courses<br />
for all Disciplines, EST Courses and Official<br />
ISSF Shotgun Referees’ Courses are published<br />
and continuously updated on the ISSF Website<br />
under “Calendar”.<br />
ReD JURY VeST, BLUe ReFeReeS’<br />
VeST AND DReSS CODe FOR<br />
JUDGeS<br />
Jury members on duty at ISSF Championships<br />
are obligated to wear the red ISSF Jury Vest.<br />
Shotgun referees must use the blue ISSF Referees’<br />
Vest. The vests are available from the ISSF<br />
Headquarters and can be ordered on www.<br />
issf-sports.org<br />
COURSe MATeRIAL<br />
The standardized course material for the Shotgun<br />
Judges’ and the Shotgun Referees’ Courses<br />
are currently being updated according to<br />
the ISSF Rule Book 2013 by Mr Keith Murray.<br />
The rifle and pistol material is also well under<br />
way and will be available for course instructors<br />
later this year.<br />
ISSF WeBSITe WITH CASe STUDIeS<br />
During the Committee meeting in <strong>2012</strong> the<br />
creation of a “Judges’ Platform” on the ISSF<br />
website was discussed. For various reasons<br />
the Platform was never launched last year but<br />
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