At last years annual meeting we came to a general agreement to find a way for measurer's to attain insurance while performing their measurements. However, there were conditions that the RRTC set and asked David Katz to pursue this. These conditions have been meet and now it's close to becoming a reality.
Below is where we are at this point in time. All this will be finalized by our Annual meeting.
David Katz has been in touch with the Officials Committee chair, who is very open to creating a special category of USATF Officials for Course Measurers. This category would be administered entirely at the national level, with RRTC in charge; thus, it would not require working through the local Associations who normally administer the certification of other kinds of USATF officials. The title for this new Officials category will be “LDR SURVEYOR”. RRTC has set the criteria for attaining each level as follows:
Association level: Measures at least 5 courses successfully for certification and is recommended by State Certifier and answers a “20 questions” test(must be done).
National level: Certified at Association level for at least 2 years, has measured at least 10 courses during that period, Recommended by State Certifier.
Master level: All Regional Certifiers and IAAF “A” or “B” measurers.
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