Circular 24/19 – Application to Officiate at the 2019 International Surf Rescue Challenge

CIRCULAR:  24/19

TO:                        The Provincial/ District Chairman

The Provincial/ District Offices for onward distribution to Clubs and Technical Officials

Lifesaving Eastern Cape Club Chairman and Secretaries

                              Saint Andrews Club Executive          

                              Associate Members

CC:                        The President, Vice President and Members of the Management Board, Directors

                              ILS Sport Commission Secretary – Jelle Meintsma, General Manager and LSA Staff

Date:                     14^th February 2019

Applications are invited from experienced and suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for appointment to one or more positions of Referee and/or Technical Official at the 2019 International Surf Rescue Challenge (ISRC) to be held at North Beach, Durban, South Africa from 28^th September 2019, 29^th September 2019 and 2^nd October 2019 (three tests).

The ISRC started as the Trans-Tasman Challenge, a traditional surf lifesaving competition between Australia and New Zealand that was first commenced in 1937. In 1999 South Africa was invited to compete and the Tri Nations Challenge was born. In 2005 the Challenge was opened to other nations and the then event was called the International Surf Rescue Challenge – however the former competitions i.e. Trans-Tasman Challenge, Tri Nations Challenge are still held. Traditional trophies are awarded to the winning team. At the 2017 ISRC seven nations competed.

Interested Technical Officials are requested to complete the attached application form and return to headoffice@lifesaving.co.za by Tuesday, 30^th April 2019.

Yours faithfully,

(No signature – electronic document)

Peter Odendaal

Director : Sport