OFFICIALS

Quite simply, it is impossible to have competitions, if there aren’t any officials.

Around the country, clubs are regularly docked points for not fielding a full complement of officials at League matches.

So there is a lot of pressure on Yate AC to make sure we have plenty of officials and consequently, we are always looking for parents to get involved and get a qualification.

The more parents that pitch in, the less everybody has to do.

We have officials in 5 areas for any match that we want to hold at Yate AC.
The areas are:
  • Starter & Starter Assistants
  • Photo Finish
  • Track Officials
  • Time Keepers
  • Field Officials
Please do ask any of the officials what’s involved as we need more people to volunteer to officiate so that we can continue to hold competitions at Yate…
We are very short of Time Keepers and Track officials… so please give it a try!
THE ROLE OF THE OFFICIALS CO-ORDINATOR

Ensure that all teams are supported with a full set of qualified officials for home and away fixtures. Co-ordinate activities for Yate AC home matches.

 Primary responsibilities:

• Maintain a dairy of home and away events requiring officials support

• Communicate with field and track officials to fill fixture requirements

• Liaise with Team Mangers prior to matches regarding the officials who are available

• Liaise with other clubs when filling fixtures for composite TEAM AVON events

• Organise Announcer and Equipment Manager for home matches

• Update the committee throughout the summer season re. officials cover for matches

• Maintain spreadsheet of officials details and qualifications 

• Update Officials section of Yate website twice a year

• Actively recruit new officials through Fb, leaflets etc.

 NB. Start Team is co-ordinated by Stuart Woodman 

2023/24 QUALIFIED OFFICIALS

Our Officials Co-ordinator is Andrew Moyes who works with our officials to ensure that we have enough qualified officials to hold a competition.
Level 3 Officials (8)
  • Debbie Brooks – Field
  • Graham Brooks – Field
  • Ken Goodger – Track
  • Stuart Nunn – Starter
  • Mike Smerdon – Field
  • Stuart Woodman – Starter
  • Sandra Woodman – Starters Assistant
  • Jason Wyatt – Track
Level 2 Officials (11)
Level 1 Officials (16)
  • Joy Bray – Field
  • Ed Downing – Timekeeping
  • Hilary Goodger – Field
  • Jennifer Graham – Track & Field
  • Liam Hillier – Field
  • Simon Holman – Field
  • Helen Keogh – Starters Assistant
  • Matt Lewis – Field
  • Camilla Merrett – Field
  • Andrew Moyes – Track
  • Jerry Musselwhite – Field
  • Matt Spicer – Field
  • Delia Tutcher – Field
  • Charlotte Viner – Photo Finish
  • Matt Viner – Photo Finish
  • Tracy Watson – Field
Trainee Officials (10)
  • Valdas Barisauskas – Field
  • Patrick Chance – Time Keeper
  • Catherine Killourhey – Field
  • Heather MacLeod – Field
  • Anna Marie Moir – Field
  • Andrew Moyes – Starters Assistant
  • Sarah Scherer – Time Keeper
  • Jo Smerdon – Field
  • Jim Strudwick – Track
  • Matt Viner – Track