Karate Alberta Association

Mandate for the Officials Committee of Karate Alberta Association

The Officials Committee (OC) is responsible for:

1. Training officials.
2. Certifying officials.
3. Organising the officiating at tournaments.
   

In order to facilitate these responsibilities the OC will also undertake additional tasks:

1. Clinics and training
   
   • Organise clinics for officials at all levels of experience.
   • Advertise and promote clinics for officials.
   • Establish criteria for eligibility to attend clinics for certification and/or audit purposes.
   • Provide written examinations for officials.
     • Provide written examinations suitable for different levels of experience.
     • Provide practical examinations for officials. All officials documents can be found here
       
     • Provide appropriate feedback, written and verbal, to officials regarding their performance in practical examinations.
     • Give officials and candidates for officials the opportunities to officiate at tournaments at their level of ability and training.
2. Certification
   
   • Award appropriate levels of certification to officials.
   • Keep a list of certified officials.
   • Provide certificates for the certified officials.
   • Identify and publish the standards to be met for appropriate levels of certification.
3. Budget and Funding
   
   • Submit a budget to Karate Alberta Association (KAA).
   • Keep track of the budget for KAA within the limits of the information provided by the treasurer.
   • Establish criteria for funding eligibility.
   • Identify those officials who are eligible for funding to either national or international events.
   • Inform eligible officials of the availability of funding and provide an estimate of the funding available for that event.
4. Board of directors and committees
   
   • Submit reports, from time to time, to the board of directors of KAA about the functioning of the OC and the state of the finances.
   • Make recommendations to the KAA about changes needed for the OC and the officials.
   • Liaise with other committees of KAA in order to facilitate events promoted by KAA.
5. Safety of athletes
   
   • Train officials in requirements of athlete safety and how officiating can influence such safety.
   • Observe athletes for their ability, or lack of ability, to compete in a safe manner.
   • Be custodians of the records of injuries sustained at tournaments.
   • Advise KAA on how such records could be made and collated.
   • Make recommendations when athletes who appear to be unsafe are identified.
   • Use established KAA policy and procedure to facilitate hearings for athletes who may be unsafe.
   • Use established KAA policy and procedure to facilitate hearings for officials who are not doing their jobs appropriately including causing safety issues.
6. Officials Committee
   
   • Appointment to the officials committee is subject to approval of the KAA board of directors.
   • Criteria for appointment
     •  Members: OC members will have certification as officials, provincially or nationally.
     • Chief Official: (Approved by KAA board - Dec 2003)
       • The Chief Official for the Karate Alberta Association will be recommended to the Board by the Officials' Committee.
       • The Board will either ratify the selected candidate or
       • Ask the OC to select another.
       • The position of Chief Official for the Karate Alberta Association will normally be for two years, renewable.
       • The Board may ask that a new Chief Official be chosen at any time at its own discretion.