Track and Field pathway

Attend

• Register and attend an Assistant Officials’ course (must be over 14 years of age).

Collect

• Attend a minimum of 2 athletics meetings (under supervision of a qualified level 1 or above Official). Experiences can be backdated up to 12 months prior to your Officials’ course. This is for both levels of track and field, plus Level 1 of endurance.
• Complete a DBS Check (aged 16 and over) via MyAthletics Portal; go to Apply/Renew DBS and complete short form.
  –  or complete a self-declaration (under 16).
• Complete the health and safety self-paced online module
• Complete the safeguarding self-paced online module

Submit

• Send your record of experiences via MyAthletics Portal > Record of Experience > Export > Send by email.
• Alternatively, you can send an application form which can be found on My Athletics Portal > Useful Documents > Officials and sending this to officialsaccreditation@englandathletics.org

Attend

• Complete all steps at Level 1.
• Complete Level 2 discipline-specific questions found on My Athletics Portal > Useful Documents > Officials
• Obtain one positive report (reporter must be Level 3 or above for at least two years).

Collect

• Officiate at a minimum of six additional meetings (for Level 2 Starter – this must be six experiences as a starter AND six experiences as a starter’s assistant).
• Obtain one positive report – contact your County Officials’ Secretary (COfSec) to arrange this.
• Show evidence of self reflection within Record of Experience (ROE)

Submit

• Submit Level 2 application form, completed questions, positive report, Record of Experience to your Level 1 Course Tutor. All documents can be found on My Athletics Portal > Useful Documents > Official
• If your Level 1 Course Tutor is unknown, please submit the above documents to  officialsaccreditation@englandathletics.org who will send this on your behalf.

Attend

• Complete all steps at Level 2.

Collect

• A minimum of 10 additional meetings (for Level 2 Starter – this must be 10 experiences as a starter AND 10 experiences as a starter’s assistant).
• Two positive reports (reporter must be level 4 or a Level 3 for 2+ years).
• For track and field – one report must be as a team leader/chief judge or referee, and for level 3 track applications – this must be in the role for a full meeting.
  For Level 3 Starter this must include one report as a starter and one report as a starter’s assistant. Contact your County Officials’ Secretary (COfSec) to arrange this.
• Show evidence of mentoring and self reflection within Record of Experience (RoE)

Submit

• Submit your Level 3 application form, two positive reports and Record of Experience to your Tri-Regional Upgrading Secretary:

Northern:  gallagherm@supanet.com
Midlands and South West: mswupgradesecy@outlook.com
Southern: sroffupsec@gmail.com

All documents can be found on My Athletics Portal > Useful Documents > Official

Attend

• Complete all steps at Level 3.
• Register and attend Level 4 Officials Course and technology module of chosen discipline. This is facilitated by UK Athletics.

Collect

• Include evidence of mentoring and self reflection within Record of Experience.
• Officiate at a minimum of 30 additional athletics meetings over two years (three years for photofinish).
• Obtain a minimum of six positive reports (Level 4 or above) – contact your Tri-Regional Upgrading Secretary to arrange these.
• Complete Level 4 questions and submit to Tri-Regional Upgrading Secretary by 1 September.

Submit

• Submit Level 4 application form, six positive reports and Record of Experience to Tri-Regional Secretary by 30 September.

Northern:  gallagherm@supanet.com
Midlands and South West: mswupgradesecy@outlook.com
Southern: sroffupsec@gmail.com

Download the guidelines for presenting applications for Level 4.

• Act as a team member or judge in the respective discipline.
• Officiate under supervision of a level 2 official (where possible).
• Able to officiate on long-throws events in the area of the throws sector (Field only).
• Not able to act as a referee or equivalent (all disciplines).
• Not able to able to act as chief judge for individual field events including long-throws.

• Act as a team member or judge in the respective discipline and as a clerk of course.
• Act as a clerk of course to prepare event sites and associated tasks thereafter.
• Act as chief judge/Leader, on field events this includes long throws.
• Act as Referee/Chief for meetings at club/league/county level e.g., chief timekeeper, chief photo-finish, field referee, chief starter, chief starters assistant or track referee
• Able to write reports for officials seeking to upgrade to level 2, after having served 2 years as a level 2 official.
• Not able to act as a referee (all disciplines) at regional level.

• Act as a judge in the respective discipline.
• Act as referee/Chief for meetings at league/county and regional levels.
• Act as a technical manager or clerk of course at county and regional levels.
• Able to write reports for officials seeking to upgrade to level 2 or 3, after having served 2 years as a level 3 official.