As part of its preparations to qualify National Technical Officials (NTO) to officiate at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, which will be held in Doha from 12 – 14 March 2010, the Qatar Athletics Federation’s Officials Committee opened a qualifying officiating course running from 6 – 14 February 2010 to promote first-class officials to national technical official level, known as
( NTO ) National Technical Official The course includes theoretical and practical lectures covering track events, field events, combined events, road races, cross-country races and race walking events. The lectures also cover the amendments to the IAAF rules that were approved in Berlin in August 2009. The course is given by Mr Ahmed Al Tannani, an international lecturer holding an (ITO ) Official International Technical qualification, and Mr Abdel Hakim Al Amri, an international lecturer holding an (ATO ) Area Technical Official qualification and chairman of the Qatar Athletics Federation’s Officials Committee . Below is the course timetable and the topics to be covered during the course.
National Technical Officials qualification programme
[ N T O ]
to be held in Doha from 6 – 14 February 2010
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Saturday 6/2/2010 |
04.00 |
04.40 |
Course introduction |
Theory |
Lecture hall Olympic Committee |
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04.45 |
05.20 |
IAAF development programme |
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05.20 |
05.40 |
Maghrib prayer |
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05.40 |
06.15 |
Officiating philosophy |
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06.15 |
06.45 |
Course opening |
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06.50 |
07.40 |
Technical officials |
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Sunday 7/2/2010 |
04.00 |
04.45 |
General competition rules |
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04.45 |
05.20 |
Track events (1, A) [ Measurements – marks – starting blocks – the start |
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05.20 |
05.40 |
Maghrib prayer |
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05.40 |
06.25 |
Track events (2, A) [ The race – wind speed – the finish – timing ] |
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06.30 |
07.30 |
Track events ( 3, A ) [ Qualifying – seeding ] . |
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Monday 8/2/2010 |
04.00 |
05.20 |
Track events ( 4, A ) [ Hurdles – steeplechase – relay ] |
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05.20 |
05.40 |
Maghrib prayer |
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05.40 |
06.20 |
Field events ( general conditions ) |
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06.25 |
07.30 |
Field events ( 1, A ) [ Vertical events – high jump – pole vault ] |
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Tuesday 9/2/2010 |
04.00 |
04.45 |
Field events ( 2, A ) [ Horizontal events – long jump – triple jump ] |
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04.45 |
05.20 |
Field events ( throws ) [ General conditions ] |
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05.20 |
05.40 |
Maghrib prayer |
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05.40 |
06.25 |
Shot put – discus throw ( 3, A ) |
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06.35 |
07.30 |
Hammer throw – javelin throw ( 4, A ) |
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Continued : National Technical Officials qualification programme [ N T O ]
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Wednesday 10/2/2010 |
04.00 |
04.45 |
Combined events |
Theory |
Lecture hall Olympic Committee |
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04.50 |
05.20 |
Road races ( 5, A ) |
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05.20 |
05.40 |
Maghrib prayer |
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05.40 |
06.40 |
Cross-country races ( 6, A ) |
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06.40 |
07.30 |
Race walking ( 7, A ) |
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Thursday 11/2/2010 |
04.00 |
07.30 |
Track events (1, B ) and (2, B) + (3, B) and (4, B) . |
Practical |
The outdoor field of Khalifa International Stadium |
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Friday 12/2/2010 |
04.00 |
07.30 |
Field events (1, B ) and (2, B) + (3, B) and (4, B) + road races, cross-country races and race walking . |
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Saturday 13/2/2010 |
08.30 |
09.00 |
Trainees’ evaluation of the course and lecturer |
Theory |
Lecture hall Olympic Committee |
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09.00 |
11.00 |
Written test |
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04.30 |
07.30 |
Oral test |
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Sunday 14/2/2010 |
06.00 |
07.00 |
Closing ceremony and certificate distribution |
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