Track and Field pathway

Attend

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

Complete

• 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 (aged 16 and over)

Submit

• Once the above steps have been completed, please contact officialsaccreditation@englandathletics.org and we will process your licence.

Attend

• Complete all steps at Level 1.
• Complete Level 2 discipline-specific questions found on My Athletics Portal > Useful Documents > Officials.

Collect

• Officiate at a minimum of ten additional experiences since Level 1 (for Level 2 Starter – this must be ten experiences as a starter AND ten experiences as a starter’s assistant).
• Complete Record of Experience (what did I learn section is optional).
• Record of Experience should include evidence of shadowing, event leader / chief judge / referee at league or County level meeting.
• Evidence of practical experience across all field events (Field Judges only)
• A minimum of one discipline feedback sheet (by a Level 3 or 4 official, or a Level 2 official with 2+ years of experience). This should be from league or County level meetings.

Contact your County Officials’ Secretary (COfSec) for any support.

Submit

• Discipline feedback sheet(s), Record of Experience, discipline questions – send to officialsaccreditation@englandathletics.org

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

Note: if you haven’t heard back from us within 3 weeks, please contact on above email address.

Attend

• Complete all steps at Level 2.

Collect

• A minimum of 20 additional meetings since Level 2.
• Complete Record of Experience – showing evidence of acting as referee / chief (at county / area level meeting), by logging into myAthletics Portal and locating Record of Experience.
• Two positive report (all reports by a Level 4 official or a Level 3 official with 2+ years’ experience) at area / regional level meetings.
  • Field: Two reports covering the roles of event leader / chief judge / referee; application of long-throw protocol and competent use of EDM.
  • Photofinish: Two reports as a team member – covering all duties and at least one of the reports using Finish Lynx equipment.
  • Race Walking: Two reports as a team member.
  • Starter: One report as a chief Starter and one report as a Starter’s Assistant
  • Starter’s Assistant: One report as a chief Starter’s Assistant and one report as a Starter’s Assistant.
  • Timekeeping: One report as a chief timekeeping and one report as a team member. 85% of times within +/- 0.10 seconds.
  • Track: One assessment as a team leader / chief judge / referee and one assessment as a team member or an additional assessment as a team leader / chief judge / referee.

Contact your County Officials’ Secretary (COfSec) or your area upgrading secretary to arrange these.

Track and Field Level 3 discipline questions will be released at end of July 2024.

Submit

• Submit your positive reports, Record of Experience, discipline questions (from July 2024) 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 > Officials

Note: if you haven’t heard back from us within 3 weeks, please contact  officialsaccreditation@englandathletics.org.

Attend

• Complete all steps at Level 3.
• Register and attend Level 4 Officials Course and a 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 (by a Level 4 for 2+ years, wherever possible also on the National List).
  • Two reports as a team member
  • One report from out of area
  • One report using technology (e.g. EDM / SIS / photofinish)
  • One report as referee / chief
  • One report as Clerk of Course (track / field disciplines only), or additional team member report (all other disciplines)

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.