Thank you for volunteering for this important position!!
Materials
- Radio
- 2 stopwatches
- 2 Clipboards with Start Steno Sheets
- Pencils
- 2 Chairs
Primary and Secondary Backup Timing will be positioned at the Finish Line.
Singles
You start the stopwatch when the athlete crosses the Start Line and stop the stopwatch when the athlete’s boots cross the Finish Line. Record the time on your steno sheet.
Cadence
Over the radio, the Starter will say *Competitor Ready… 3, 2, 1, Go!”
“Go” is your signal to start the stopwatch. The Starter will say “Go!” as the athlete’s boots cross the Start Line. You may hear “Competitor Ready… Go!”, or ”Competitor Ready… 3, 2, 1, …delay…Go!”, or 3, 2, Go. Start your stopwatch when you hear Go regardless of what words are said before Go, and regardless of whether there is a long delay between the countdown and Go.
Stop your stopwatch when you observe the athlete’s boots cross the Finish Line. Record the time.
There may be 2 backup hand timers. One primary and one secondary.
If the Head Judge calls for “Hand Time” over the radio, read the primary time over the radio. If the primary hand time was missed, read the secondary time over the radio. If both are missed, report “Backup Timing Not Available.”
Please return this to Scoring at the end of the event
