As is the obligatory routine before each official ITF Competition, prior to the beginning of the IX Central and South American, the meeting of Judges and Referees was held, which was chaired by Grand Master Abelardo Benzaquén, president of the ITF Referees Committee, the Master Ramón Rojas, designated Director of Referees and member of the Organizing Committee, Masters Federico Kaenel and Manuel Larrea, members of the Referees Committee of the event.
In addition, Dr. Gerardo Rossel recalled the details about the operation of the competition software.
Strictly on the regulatory issue, the Referees Committee has been working so that the rules for this type of continental championships are as similar as possible to those applied in the World Championships and ITF World Cups.
The latter aims to raise the level of performance of judges and referees by learning and applying similar rules that avoid confusion, as well as facilitating understanding and compliance by both coaches and competitors.
While the ITF Tournament and Referees rules apply in all competitions, in championships such as the Central and South American, there is greater flexibility, for example, regarding the requirements for the use of protective equipment to which, For various reasons, they are not easily accessible.
This flexibility is largely explained by the profound economic differences that exist between the countries of the region, as well as by the enormous geographical distances that make logistical issues in general difficult, such as the transfer of machines used for power outages, and even the availability of the official electronic system.
For its part, this time in Paraguay, the ITF Concussion Policy was in force, due to which the Referees were trained with a thorough and detailed explanation about the official procedure, aimed at providing greater safety to the competitors.
It was also highlighted that of the 88 judges and 12 computer operators who were selected for the next World Cup in Argentina, a large group of them who had vast experience in World Championships and World Cups were working in this Championship. , which served as inspiration and motivation for those who were starting out in refereeing.
The level of professionalism demonstrated by the Judges, Referees, Computer Operators and other authorities, highlighted the importance of training and continuous improvement through the official Courses and made it possible for this IX Central and South American Championship to be a success.
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