Athletics Officials Progression Pathway*
Where do you fit in?
*All officials requesting upgrading must be registered with Athletics Ontario as Officials
- To register with AO, please visit: https://athleticsontario.ca/registration/
NOTES:
- A provisional official who attends an AOO Comprehensive Clinic may ‘save’ the clinic credit, i.e. will not have to take it again to be promoted to Level 2
- A Level 1 official who attends, or has attended, a clinic without attending sessions on all disciplines (or a clinic at which all disciplines were not offered) must write the AOO Level 2 official Assignment and achieve at least 80% to be promoted to Level 2
NOTE: For further details of requirements for promotion to Level 3, and to Levels 4 and 5, please refer to the ‘NOC Upgrading Criteria’ which can be found on the AO web site and on the Athletics Canada web site (above criteria for Levels 1 and 2 in Ontario supersede those outlined in the NOC Upgrading Criteria)
Credit System
| Volunteer Experience at a recognized Event | Credits |
| Working up to and including 4 hours in one day. | 1 credit |
| Working over 4 hours, up to and including 8 hours in one day. | 2 credits |
| Working over 8 hours in one day. | 3 credits |
| *The maximum number of credits that may be claimed in one day is three. | |
| ** Ontario officials are generalists at Levels 1 and 2, and begin to specialize when moving to Level 3. | |
OTHER OFFICIALS DOCUMENTS & INFORMATION:
- AOO Upgrading Requirements (Level 1 to 3)
- AOO Upgrading Requirements for Announcer
- AOO Upgrading Requirements Competition Secretary
- AOO Upgrading Requirements Photo Finish
- AOO Upgrading Requirements Technical Manager
- AOO Level 1 Report
- Provincial Mentoring Report
- Application for Upgrading to Level 1
- Application for Upgrading to Level 2
- Application for Upgrading to Level 3
- NOC Upgrading Criteria (levels 4 and 5)– April 2015
Includes:
NOC National Mentoring Report
NOC National Mentoring Guidelines
NOC Application for Upgrading to Level 4 or 5
