Chief Gate Judge
- Per USSA
Alpine Competition Regulations Handbook 2000 2.1.2.3.5
"The chief
gate judge organizes and supervises the work of the gate judges.
He designates the gates each will supervise and places them
in
position. At the end of the first run and the end of the race
he will collect the gate judges' control cards for delivery
to
the Referee. He must distribute, in good time, to each gate judge
the material that he needs (control card, pencil, start list,
etc.) and be prepared to offer assistance either to help keep
the spectators off the course or to help maintain the course,
etc. He must make sure that the numbering and the marking of
the
gates are done within the required time."
- One week
prior to race:
- Contacts
Chief of Race and recommits to working the event. Establishes
the time and where gatekeepers will sign in at registration
and what time and where initial meeting place will be with
the
other gatekeepers.
- Contacts
each assigned gatekeeper for the race and obtains recommitment.
Reviews the time, when and where to meet morning of the race,
what to wear and to bring a "Talk About" radio if available.
Club initial frequency is 5-30.
- Morning
of race:
- Arrives
at 7:30 at registration to sign in and to pass out gatekeeper
bibs, control cards, pencils, clipboards, designates assignments
of physical location for each gatekeeper and distributes start
list to all gatekeepers.
- Reviews
the gatekeeper job description and clothing with volunteers
who are doing the job for the first time
- Verifies
the attendance of the gatekeepers by looking at the sign up
sheet. Determines if any gatekeepers are not skiing and assigns
them to the gates at the lower part of the mountain
- Checks in
with Chief of Course and helps labels the #'s on each outside
pole of the course
- Informs
skiing gatekeepers what time they need to meet him/her at the
top of the course for review of gate assignments. (Usually
15
minutes before scheduled start)
- Before
each race:
- Meets gatekeepers
at top of race course and assigns gates by number and description.
- Reminds
gatekeepers to draw out several diagrams of their gates on
the control cards in advance of the race to make faults easier
to
draw
- Once gatekeepers
are in assigned places, returns to the top to check the numbering
of the gates and location of each gatekeeper and mark the
gates
from start to finish.
- During
the race:
- Checks in
with gatekeepers from time to time to make sure they do not
have questions or issues to discuss.
- Establishes
a system to provide temporary relief should a gatekeeper need
it.
- When necessary,
assists with crowd control and course maintenance
- Reminds
gatekeepers that once the last racer has finished and the Start
Referee has confirmed that there are no reruns, the course
will
be "closed" at that time.
- After
each race:
- Quickly
skis down to where each gatekeeper is stationed to relieve
them of their duties until the next run. Collects the control
cards
and promptly delivers them to the Referee.
*Although we
are not in a position to change the USSA Handbook description,
the club urges volunteers to make suggestions on how to enhance
each race worker assignment outlined in this document. Please
mail suggestions to Val Gilman, 75 Revere Street, Gloucester,
MA 01930 or email the suggestions to her at pgilman@tgic.net.
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