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The Officials Program:

The Officials are an integral part of any sporting event. Snowboarding is no exception. Most of the officials at a snowboard event are volunteers. Without the support of volunteers in the role of officials, the competitive sport of snowboarding would not happen. Officials must work together as a team: ensuring rules are followed, safety is at its highest, and fairness is at the forefront of the competition.

Canada~Snowboard Officials Training Program is meant to help all individuals who volunteer time and expertise to snowboarding events and competitions in Canada. The purpose of the Officials Training Program is to provide snowboard officials with a greater understanding of the role they will assume during a competition and to introduce them to the rules of snowboard competition, the International Rules of Competition (IRC) of the Fédération International de Ski (FIS).

Canada~Snowboard has a 3 Level Program to ensure officials will have the best opportunity to have all necessary knowledge & experience.

Why have an Officials program:

• To create a knowledgeable and qualified pool of snowboard officials who are needed at all levels of competition - from club to international levels
• To create a pool of knowledgeable and experienced snowboard volunteers for the 2010 Olympics, Canada Winter Games, and beyond
• To improve the quality of Canadian snowboard competitions at all levels

The Pathway:

In each of our levels, to complete a certification every participant has to complete both a theoretical and practical component. Once both portions of the course are completed with success the participant will then receive their certification status for that level.

The Pathway at a glance:

LEVEL	TRAINING STATUS THEORIC COMPONENT	CERTIFIED STATUS PRACTICAL COMPONENT
1	Take officials training course Level 1	Any role qualifies for the Level 1 official certified status Officiate at one or more CSF sanctioned event.
2	Take officials training course Level 2	Officiating at each event must be done in a different leadership role each time in the same discipline SBX: Officiate at 4 events; at least 1 COST level event and at least 2 regional sanctioned events ALPINE and FREESTYLE (HP&SS): Officiate at 3 events; at least 1 COST level event and at least 2 regional sanctioned events
3	Take officials training course Level 3	-Completed all jury positions in each disciplines and officiating at the World Cup level and Canadian National Championships -Successfully pass the on snow examination = Canadian Technical Delegate