USATF OFFICIALS BEST PRACTICES

Throws Officials Evaluation Form

Name:______Meet:______Date:______

Evaluator: ______

Evaluate applicable areas, based on assignment(s) for this meet.

1 - Knowledge of Rules Applicable to Throws

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

2 – Equipment and Personnel

A. Cooperates with Head Judge & other officials; and (Head Judge) with meet management

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

B.  Has applicable rule books

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

C.  Has pens, markers, etc.

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

3 - Techniques

A.  Prepares circle, cage, landing areas, etc. for competition

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

B. Stays alert and attentive to the throwers and throws

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

C. Keeps area safe for competition

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

D.  Checks runway marks (location, number, material per Games Committee instructions)

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

E.  Inspects and controls implements, impounds as necessary

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

F.  Maintains control of circle/runway and jumping order, makes proper calls to athletes

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

G.  Informs throwers of time to jump and time remaining

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

H.  Properly determines fair & foul throws, clearly makes calls

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

I.  Locates landing mark correctly

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

J.  Reads and calls out the distance loud and clear

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

K.  Records attempts properly and neatly

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

L. Properly scores performances in preliminaries; determines finalists and finals jumping order

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

M. Correctly placed for, and makes proper calls (flats/point first) on javelin landing

Fair ___ Good ___ Excellent ___ Comments ______

4 - Additional Comments (If any) ______

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Throws Eval, USTF Best Practices, Oct 09 (Credit: R. Schornstein)