Senior Apprentices

Age Group Apprentices

Senior Apprentices

a. National judges recommend official(s) for apprenticing at the Senior level to the National Development Director through the National Office. National Age Group Judges may apply to be a Senior Apprentice provided they indicate their interest at the time they submit their résumé (i.e. September 30) and their application is accompanied by a recommendation from a Senior National Official or National Coach.

b. Minimum requirements for certification and qualifications prior to apprenticing are as outlined in the Judge Development Program.

c. Applications must include a copy of the applicant’s Judging Log Book or résumé, and a proposed judging plan for the year, including a list of competitions which the applicant plans to attend in preparation for his or her apprenticeship.

d. Applications to be submitted by September 30 th of each year, for inclusion in the selection process for officials attending senior nationals for the following year.

e. National Development Director reviews the applications and indicates acceptance or non-acceptance to the applicant.

f. A maximum of two [2] Senior Apprentices may receive full funding by Diving Plongeon Canada to attend each Senior National Championship. No more than one Senior Apprentice may receive full funding to a major games’ trials event (including if combined with a National Championships).

g. Prior to judging at a Senior Nationals as a Senior Apprentice, the applicant must re-write the then-current Entrance Exam if more than two years has elapsed since the Senior Apprentice last wrote the Entrance Exam. The Senior Apprentice must have achieved at least 95% on the Entrance Exam in order to sit on a panel at Senior Nationals.

h. An Evaluator will be assigned and will chair meetings with the Senior Apprentices at Senior Nationals to discuss the rules and their interpretations. An Evaluator may be assigned to any or all of the competitions the Senior Apprentice plans to attend, as part of the evaluation process for Senior Apprentices (starting in 2008).

i. The Evaluator will lead the evaluation discussions of the apprentice officials and will make a recommendation to the Officials Chair, who will take the recommendation to the National Officials Committee. Senior Apprentices may receive the results of their evaluation at a competition, but the final decision on apprenticeship performance will be determined by the National Officials Committee..

j. Final certification will be through an evaluative process by the National Officials Committee with input from National Coaches, FINA Bureau Representative and the FINA TDC Representative. A conference call of the National Officials Committee will be held following the competition to review the evaluation and make a final decision.

k. Upon completion of an apprentice official’s evaluation, the Officials Committee Chair will communicate the results to the candidate, and forward results to the National Development Chairperson, the Technical Manager [the evaluation will be filed at National Office] and the Senior Apprentice’s provincial section.

Age Group Apprentices

a. Provincial representatives recommend official(s) for apprenticing at the Age Group level to the National Development Director through the National Office. Please note that the applications must be accompanied by a recommendation of a National Level Judge or National Coach.

b. Minimum requirements for certification and qualifications prior to apprenticing are as outlined in the Judge Development Program.

c. Application must include a copy of the applicant’s Judging Log Book or résumé and a proposed judging plan for the year, including a list of competitions which the applicant plans to attend in preparation for his or her apprenticeship.

d. Applications to be submitted preferably by November 30th (including the proposed judging plan) but may be submitted up to ninety (90) days prior to the start of the Junior Nationals.

e. National Development Director reviews the applications and indicates acceptance or non-acceptance to the provincial representative. A hard copy of the Entrance Exam will be provided to accepted candidates’ provincial section for administration as a closed-book exam. The exam is to be conducted in a supervised setting and completed in a time period of not more than three (3) hours. The original of the completed exam is to be sent to the national office by mail or courier. Candidates receiving 75% or better may make oral corrections with the National Development Director or designate prior to judging at Junior Nationals.

f. Applicants will be considered based on the applications received and the need for additional judges at the Junior Nationals. No more than one apprentice judge may sit on a five-judge panel and the intention is to offer sufficient judging experience to the apprentice judges at the Junior Nationals. An Apprentice should expect to judge a minimum of five (5) events at the Junior Nationals.

g. Entrance Exams must be submitted to the National Development Director at least sixty (60) days prior to Junior Nationals and applicants must achieve at least 95% prior to final acceptance as an apprentice.

h. Beginning in the 2007 season, an Evaluator may be assigned to evaluate the Apprentice at any or all of the competitions the Apprentice plans to attend prior to the Junior Nationals. The final evaluation will be at the Junior Nationals.

i. Provincial Sections are responsible for funding accepted Apprentices to Junior Nationals.

j. An Evaluator will be assigned and will chair meetings with the Apprentices to discuss the rules and their interpretations.

k. The Evaluator will lead the evaluation discussions of the apprentice officials and include the results in the meet report. Apprentices may receive the results of their evaluation at a competition, but the final decision on apprenticeship performance will be determined by the National Officials Committee.

l. A conference call of the National Officials Committee will be held following a competition in which an Evaluator has attended to review the evaluation and make a final decision.

m. Upon completion of an apprentice official’s evaluation, the Officials Committee Chair will communicate the results to the candidate, and forward results to the National Development Chairperson, the Technical Manager [the evaluation will be filed at National Office] and the apprentice official’s provincial section.

Revised November 21, 2006