Officials

OFFICIALS CHAIR & CERTIFICATION CHAIR: Rich Schornstein kidz1023@comcast.net
OFFICIALS COORDINATION CHAIR: Ed 'Spook' Halik SPOOKER@aol.com

Welcome to the USATF Colorado Officials pages!

We are building this site to serve our officials with details on certification, training, and much more. Please take a look at all of our materials, and return from time to time to view updated information.

If you have suggestions for new content or changes, please submit them to the Certification Chair. Thank you.

Officiating Opportunities

Please click here for a complete list of upcoming Officiating Opportunities

Recruiting -- Officials Are Needed!

We are recruiting men and women to serve as competition officials. Officials work on a volunteer basis at youth, high school, masters, college, and open track and field as well as cross country meets; road racing; and race walking in Colorado. No previous experience is necessary; training is provided in classrooms and on the job.

We depend on dedicated volunteers who serve and earn the appreciation of athletes and coaches. If you're already assisting with competition, our certification process can help improve your skills and lead to work at larger meets such as regional and national championships throughout the country - as is done by several of our veteran Colorado officials.

If you or someone you know has an interest in becoming a certified official, please see more details on our Prospective Officials page.

USA Track & Field Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, Dec 3-7, 2008 - Items of Interest to Officials

- Among the significant changes approved for the USATF bylaws, was a reduction in the number of Board members from 31 to 15 (note: one of those 15 members is an Official).
- Officials' delegates to the Meeting nominated 3 individuals for the above Official's board member position. The USATF Nominating Panel will recommend one of these, and the USATF Board will make its final selection in the near future.
- The USATF membership at the Meeting elected former Olympian Stephanie Hightower as the new President of the organization for a four year term.
- Officials' delegates to the Meeting elected Len Krsak from the Ohio Association as the new Chair of the USATF National Officials Committee.
- Officials' delegates to the Meeting elected Colorado's Susan Petrelli as a Member-at-Large of the Board of the USATF National Officials Committee.
- The National Officials Committee adopted the Officials' Code of Ethics and Officials' Performance Guidelines, drafted by Colorado's Rich Schornstein in his role as the Goals and Ethics Subcommittee Chair.
- The USATF Rules Committee considered 110 submissions for changes to USATF Rules for 2009, approving 67 of those, rejecting 18, with 25 tabled or withdrawn. Approved changes will be posted to the National Officials Committee Rules page soon.
- The National Officials Committee reported that liability insurance will go into effect for certified officials, effective January 1, 2009, providing liability insurance coverage for personal & bodily injury, property damage, and legal representation, for officiating at any organized competition or practice - USATF sanctioned or not.

Certification Numbers

We're proud to have the following number of individuals certified as USATF officials in the Colorado Association for the 2009-2012 Olympiad.

	Association	National	Master	Emeritus	Total
2009 - 2012 Certified	78	13	14	4	105
2009 - 2012 Pending	6	1	9	0	16