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MESSAGE
FROM USWOA PRESIDENT RICK
TUCCI:
FILA
Officials,
The
following points of emphasis were made in the
meeting I attended in Geneva, Switzerland over
Thanksgiving weekend:
1.
Olympic category- This category was developed from
the officials that were in the Olympic games in
Beijing. Not all were elevated. This category
is the only category that can officiate the Senior
World Championships and the Senior European
Championships. The number of these officials is
limited to 65 officials. Ýhey are
required to attend 2 clinics and competitions in
their category each year (World and European clinic
and championship).
2.
FILA I officials can work junior world champ, cadet
worlds, pan am champ and world cups.
3.
The rules have not changed.and will remain the
same for 2009-2012. What is changed is
the manner of selecting who clinches. There will be
2 red and 2 blue balls in a black box at the mat
chairman's table. Red will pick out of the
box first then blue the next period, if necessary.
If there is a third clinch, red draws a
ball. He may pick the other
wrestler to clinch or he may
pick himself. The difference is that the
wrestler draws the ball.
4.
When giving a point or points, the
officiating body must decide, without the use of
the video, unanimously or by majority. The
mat chairman or controller cannot call for a
video review. If the referee scores 1
point and the judge scores 3 points and the mat
chairman feels that there was 0 points, he must
decide whether to score the 1 or 3. USAW
may have modifications that we use in
the USA.
5.
Each coach will have a sponge or object
corresponding to the color of his /her wrestler.
During a bout (3 periods). Each coach
will have the possibility to ask the officiating
body to review a sequence through the throwing of
the object on the mat (similar to the NFL flag).
This right is granted to each wrestler only
once during a match. The viewing will be done
publicly on the scoreboard or on a big screen, if
possible.
6.
During every continental/ world competition
or games a permanent appeal jury will be formed for
each mat. When the mat controller notes a serious
mistake of the rules and the referees procedure, he
will convene the two persons appointed by the
referee in charge to form the appeal jury. If there
has been an error, the controller will prevent the
proclamation of the winner until the decision of
the jury is reached. Sanctions will be proposed to
the disciplinary commission against the referee or
referees that committed the error.
7.
Maintenance of category- the control card is
important. You must officiate 15 competitions
per year. They can be regional, state,
national or international. Younger officials need
to be exposed to competition internationally
because this is the future of FILA. The FILA
official in charge of international competitions
will be checking the cards.
8.
The upgrades and downgrades of FILA are posted on
their website.
The
amendments to the rules that I just mentioned are
subject to approval by the FILA bureau. They will
be set by January 1st.
As
situations arise, I will inform everyone.
Rick
Tucci, President USWOA
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