Source: www.guardian.co.tt
In preparation for the South Caribbean Archery Championships set for May, the Trinidad and Tobago Target Archery Federation (TTTAF) hosted it’s first ever judge training seminar on January 29 and 30 at the 3M headquarters, Belmont. The seminar was an attempt to raise the standard and depth of local officiating in time for the tournament, highly experienced and travelled International Archery Federation (FITA) judge Tom Green was flown in from the United States to head the two day seminar. Green shared his expertise as head of the judges committee.
The TTTAF also aims at certifying successful candidates with the intention of sharing their judging expertise at other regional tournaments in the future. Three participants received the National Archery Judge certificates, while nine participants from the seminar were given the National Archery Judge Candidate certificates. Holders of either certificate will be required to recertify after two years. Candidates may upgrade to the position of judge after the two years. The South Caribbean Champion
ships takes place from May 28 to 30 at the Michael P Mac Kenzie Archery Range, Chaguaramas.
Awardees of the National Archery Judge certificates were: David King, Ron Beynon and Joanne Yates Boopsingh. Awardees of the National Archery Judge Candidates certificates were: Dunbar Roopnarine, Lisa Floyd, Richard Dick, Miguel Rosales, Darrel Seucharan, Gregory Quesnel, Eunice Dick, Nazimine Roopnarine and Avald Ali.