World Squash Federation Conference
Attracts World's Top Referees

Hosted by the Squash Rackets Federation of India, next month's 9th World Squash Refereeing Conference in Chennai has attracted referees from all corners of the globe.

Titled Towards World-Class Refereeing: A Program For Improvement, the two-day World Squash Federation conference will be held in the city formerly known as Madras from 4-5 December - immediately before the 21st ICL World Men’s Team Squash Championships, which will take place in Chennai from 6-12 December.

"The Conference will provide an excellent opportunity for referees from around the world not only to discuss the latest developments in international refereeing, but also to receive the latest information about the comprehensive WSF programmes for improving refereeing, including the Competency Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) programme," said WSF Chief Executive Christian Leighton.

"The programmes are designed to help all WSF Member Nations develop their own programmes for the training and assessing of referees from basic to advanced levels. The newly adopted criteria for International Referees will also be explained."

Leighton is keen stress the significance of staging the Conference alongside the WSF World Championship:  "The WSF has an ongoing objective to increase the quality and pool (quantity) of accredited referees.  This responds to the demands of a growing World Squash calendar.  Many Regional and National level referees will be in attendance, so it is a prime opportunity to reach a group of officials that one day could become WSF referees," explained the Federation chief.

There will be presentations on 'Achieving consistency and excellence in backswing, access and minimal interference'; 'Refining officiating techniques'; and 'Introducing the new CBTA program with emphasis on accreditation criteria, assessing and the importance of mentoring'.

The Conference presenters will be Rod Symington (Canada), a past WSF World Referee and current WSF Assessor; Chris Sinclair (Australia), a WSF World Referee and Assessor; and Damien Green (Australia), a WSF International Referee.

"We expect the forum with PSA players to be extremely valuable and with them will further discuss the electronic 3-referee system," added Sinclair.
  

9th WORLD SQUASH REFEREEING CONFERENCE

“TOWARDS WORLD-CLASS REFEREEING:
A PROGRAM FOR IMPROVEMENT”

4th – 5th DECEMBER 2007

TAJ MOUNT ROAD HOTEL, CHENNAI, INDIA

INTRODUCTION

The World Squash Federation, in conjunction with the Squash Rackets Federation of India, is holding the 9th World Squash Refereeing Conference on 4th – 5th December 2007, immediately before the 21st World Men’s Team Championships, scheduled to take place 6th to 12th December, in Chennai, India.

Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, is one of the important trade centres of South India and is renowned for its rich cultural heritage, including its exquisite arts and crafts that are world-famous for their uniqueness.


THE OPPORTUNITY

This Conference will be an excellent opportunity to meet refereeing colleagues from around the world, and to inform yourself about the latest developments in international refereeing. Apart from sessions on the consistent application of the most important Rules of Squash, you will be given the latest information about the comprehensive WSF programmes for improving refereeing, including the recently approved WSF programmes for training and assessing referees at all levels of accreditation. These programmes are designed to help all WSF Member Nations develop their own programmes for the training and assessing of referees from basic to advanced levels. The newly adopted criteria for International Referees will also be explained.

The sessions are all designed to promote discussion among the delegates of the major issues surrounding the interpretation of the Rules of Squash and the education of referees. Since both of the Conference Convenors are presently involved in re-writing the Rules of Squash, your opinions on the current Rules and possible changes to them will also be most welcome.
 

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