Category: Updates

Updated Score and Penalty Sheets

In 2019 a group of scorers representing each IWRF zone came together to review and update the score and penalty sheets, this group proposed changes in conjunction with the IWRF Technical Committee who presented the updated sheets to the IWRF Board who have approved the changes in 2020.

Please click here to view the new scoresheets.

The new sheets and examples on how to use them are the start with a new updated scores manual to be released in late 2020.

Updates include:
– Use of Red and Black pens to indicate the different periods when recording scores and time outs
– Box for the TC name to be printed
– Box for Ref 1 to sign the sheet at the end of the game
– Boxes for Ref 1 to initial scores at the end of each period
– Female players indicated with an (F) next to their name to assist with counting points
– The scorer will rule lines to form a cross at the end of the game so no further scores can be added
– Boxes to indicate starting 4 players, marked with ‘X’ by the coach A then coach B, a min of 10 mins prior to tip off.
– A simpler penalty sheet, that can be filled in quicker and easier allowing the penalty timekeeper to stay alert and spend more time viewing the game

Special thank you to the following for their work on this update: Liam Costello(IWRF Technical Committee Asia-Oceania Zone Rep), Scorers: Michelle Nichols(AUS), Robert Hubert(DE), Saskia Bjornson(CA), Simon Starr(GB) and Sue Aldridge(GB).

Referee Candidate Application Process

The IWRF Technical Committee has reviewed and updated the processes taken for candidate referees to become a certified international zonal level referee.

There were several aims the committee wanted to achieve:

  • to move away from candidate referees appointed to zonal championships, ensuring we have the best officials on court for tournaments that are so important to teams wanting to qualifying for Paralympic Games and World Championships
  • adding opportunity and recognising that there are several high level tournaments around the world which play under the current IWRF rules which can give referees the opportunity to be evaluated at
  • ensuring candidates have the minimum standards in fitness, rule knowledge and on court performance prior to being evaluated

The updated policy, application form and list of tournaments candidates have the opportunity to be evaluated at can be found here – https://iwrfofficials.com/candidate-application-process/