Become a Club/State or National Commissaire

Do you have an interest to become a Club/State or National (Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3) Commissaire / official?

We are confident that you will thoroughly enjoy your new role, from the challenges it offers through to the social side of things!

In order to become an official there is a need to complete some training so that you are fully equipped to undertake your role as an official. There is a manual which provides an outline of the skills and knowledge that you need to be able to show before you are awarded your Commissaries accreditation and become a fully fledged Commissaire / official.

You go through the manual with your local officiating coordinator so that you understand the requirements, can get some assistance if you require it, and can make arrangements for training and assessment.

Enjoy!


Becoming a Commissaire / Official

In order to become a Commissaire / Official, you need to do two things:

1.  Complete a written test about the rules relevant to your position. (You need to get a score of 80% in order to pass the rules test).

2. Complete an “on-the-job” assessment – that is, have a qualified Commissaire assessor watch you as you perform your role in competition to ensure that you are able to perform your role effectively.

Further details about what you are required to do are provided. Again, if you have any queries at all please talk to your local coordinator. They are there to help you!


Rules Test

In order to work as a Commissaire / official it is important that you first know the rules that are relevant to the role or roles that you will undertake as an official.  As a result, the first part of the assessment process is a rules test.

The rules test can be taken when ever you feel you are ready, you can either do it at home or with a group of other trainees who are also sitting the test themselves.  You are allowed access to a rule book during the test and there is no time limit. You can re-take the test if you don’t pass and this again can be done as soon as you feel you are ready.  If you feel you have trouble in written answers it can be done orally with a Mentor present. There is also available a video of incidents on the Track and the Road, this is also available on DVD. Copies of the Manual Rule and Workbooks are available from Cycling Australia for a small fee.


Practical assessment

Once you have passed the rules test, the second thing that you need to do in order to become a qualified Commissaire / Official is to have a qualified assessor watch you as you perform your role in an event (do a practical assessment). The purpose of this is to ensure that you not only know the rules but can also apply them accurately in competition. It is also to ensure that you can also perform the other tasks that you are required to perform in your role at the required standard.

The things that you are required to do and show in order to qualify as a Commissaire / official are outlined in the practical assessment tool.
 

(Extracted from Cycling Australia)

 

Contact Cycling NSW for more information on getting started as a Commissaire.

 

Email: nsw.cycling@cycling.org.au         Phone: 02 9738 5850

 

Notes

 

    1. Where because of distance/remoteness a Commissaire finds it difficult or too expensive to meet the State Championship/National series event requirement, such requirement may, on application, be waived by the Tech Commission, or in exceptional circumstances consideration may be given to providing financial assistance to the Commissaire. Such exceptions will not be permitted more that one year in succession

    2. If you are an accredited State or National Commissaire in the disciplines of both track and road then to maintain accreditation you will need to work at 1 road and track event per year. For example you could work at 1 road and 5 track events OR even 4 track and 2 road events to meet the minimum total of 6 events per year.

    3. Attending one Commissaires Workshop/Update per annum is compulsory. Up-date can be an ACF forum on Administration, Rules, Insurance, a Workshop, Sitting in or lecturing at a Commissaires course or other specified ACF course.

    4. Logbook books will be supplied. They must be kept up to date and signed each time after each duty by a State/National Official or Chief Commissaire.

    5. Commissaires/Officials who have let their accreditation lapse must resit the level required to re-gain accreditation.

    6. Where an event exceeds one day (Tours/Championships/etc) the accreditation specified will be multiplied by the number of days involved.

    7. Certificate of Award will be presented equivalent to the level obtained.

    8. All Commissaires are to forward there complete logbooks to either the State or National Technical Commissions every year. Club and State commissaires to send completed log books to their respective State Technical Commission and National Commissaires to forward completed logbooks to Cycling Australia.