fina synchronised swimming manual for judges, coaches & referees

2009 – 2013 FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING MANUALFOR JUDGES, COACHES & REFEREESSECTION IA. FINA SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING JUDGES LIST1. All FINA Member Federations may submit the names of a maximum of 5judges to be considered for inclusion on the FINA G list. All nominationsmust be submitted to the FINA Office in Lausanne, Switzerland by October31 st .2. Each Federation must complete an activity report for each of its FINA Listjudges when requested to do so by the FINA Office. Regular activity reportsensure that each judge’s record is current and complete.3. FINA List Policies:a. Each Judge shall be classified as “A”, “B” or “G”b. Each Federation may nominate a maximum of 5 Judges to the GList.c. The FINA Technical Synchronised Swimming Committee is the onlybody which may classify a judge to the “A” or “B” lists (subject to theapproval of the FINA Bureau.)d. Each Federation may have a maximum of 5 judges on the “A” and“B” lists. When a judge is reclassified from the “G” list to the “B” list,the respective Federation may nominate another judge to the “G” list.e. Members of the TSSC are in addition to the maximum quota allowedper Federation, and are identified on the FINA List as “F”. When suchindividuals are no longer members of the TSSC, two things shall beconsidered when determining his/her subsequent status as a FINAofficial:- FINA List rating when he/she became a member of the TSSC- Judging activity during his/her term on the TSSCIf his/her Federation’s quota is at the maximum level, the formerTSSC member shall be in addition to the quota until a vacancybecomes available. If a former member was not on the FINA Judgeslist when initially named to the TSSC , status shall be determined onthe basis of judging activity during his/her term on the TSSC.2009 – 2013 FINA Synchronised Swimming Manual for Judges, Coaches & Referees 10