Announcement of our New Online Education Available for Inspector of Turns
We are stoked to announce that we have completed development of online education modules for our Inspector of Turns.
Since launching our new Technical Officials Pathway late last year, we have been working on bringing the pathway to life. With a focus on consistency and clarity around the country, the completion of these online education modules are a big step toward rolling out the pathway. You can learn more about the officiating pathway by clicking on the link below.
The online modules are designed to assist our community of new developing officials to learn the rules and role of an Inspector of Turns at the beginning of the technical officials journey. The modules are interactive to assist the learning process and embed the knowledge gained throughout with mini quizzes along the way. This interactive online learning platform will be complemented by practice on pool side to assist with growing a technical official's skills at competitions, with a practical assessment to complete the Inspector of Turns qualification.
Whilst the modules are particularly beneficial for those new to officiating, these online modules are also a great chance for officials of any level to complete as a refresher.
The online education is available by clicking on the link below and creating a free account on the Sport Tutor platform thanks to Sport NZ.
The Inspector of Turns course is broken up into eight short modules that can easily be done in your own time at home and re-visited at any time to assist with learning. The modules are:
The Role of the IOT
Officiating a Freestyle Race
Officiating a Backstroke Race
Officiating a Breaststroke Race
Officiating a Butterfly Race
Officiating an Individual Medley Race
Officiating a Relay Race
Infraction Reporting
Swimming NZ's Technical Officials & Volunteer Development Lead, Carlrine Gillespie, is excited about making this development available.
"We are proud of our work in developing these modules. Providing online education was identified as an ideal learning platform as it's easily accessible and interactive to encourage learning. It's a perfect introduction into officiating before having a go on pool deck."
Swimming NZ’s Head of Participation, Competitions & Engagement, Dale Johnson, acknowledges the contribution of certain individuals during this process.
“There was a lot of work done behind the scenes to bring this to life. I'd like to say a particularly big thank you to two members of our community, Jasmine Hardy Mills and Rose Crawford, for their tireless work in creating and editing these modules. We know you put hours of work into this project over the past year and we are extremely grateful."
Johnson also thanked the Technical Advisory Committee for their support throughout this project.
"Thank you also to our Technical Advisory Committee for their continued efforts in delivering the pathway and their considered feedback when reviewing these modules. We are excited about how we are tracking in support for our technical officials.”
Gillespie believes there is no better time to consider starting your journey as a technical official.
“We believe with the completion of these online modules and continued work on the technical officials pathway, there is no better time to start your journey to being an official. Being an official helps you develop many life skills and it's incredibly rewarding to be involved in supporting a swimmer's experience in the sport. There is no better seat in the house than as an official.”
Learn more about how to get involved as a technical official, the officiating pathway and access the resources available to assist with your development via the links below.
If you have any questions to help you start your journey as an official, please feel free to email Carlrine at officials@swimming.org.nz to learn more.
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