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USA WEIGHTLIFTING REFEREES
CATCHING UP Roger Sadecki has pretty much done it all since beginning a
career in weightlifting 53 years ago. Over more than a half century in the sport, he has been an athlete, official and Team Leader at the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. USA Weightlifting caught up with Sadecki to get his thoughts
on what he has witnessed, how the sport is perceived and where he thinks it is heading: Q: Please give a short introduction of yourself. A: I am a retired civil engineer for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. I am a Vietnam veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force. I am married with three children and five grandchildren. Q: When did you get started in the sport of weightlifting? A: I started lifting as a sophomore in college in 1961 at the age of 18. Q: How has the sport changed since then? A: USA Weightlifting changed most significantly when the press was eliminated in 1972. Women were then added to the Worlds and ultimately to the Olympic Games in 2000. Changes were made to bodyweight categories twice in the 1990s. Electronic competi- tion systems, attempt boards and scoreboards came into being. However, I miss the large manual, easily readable, behind the plat- form scoreboards. Most recently, in 2005 the one-kilo rule came into being. Q: What continues to attract you to weightlifting? A: I simply love the sport and meet many nice people across
the world. Q: What is your proudest accomplishment in the sport? A: Several: my 17 Minnesota State titles; my 147.5kg press in the 82.5kg class at the 1972 Nationals and two fourth place finishes at the Nationals; being the Team Leader at the 2000 Sydney Olym- pics; (serving as) Technical Official on the jury at the 2012 Lon- don Olympics; coaching a two-time Senior National Champion, coaching an International Team member and Senior National contender in just the last few years. Q: In your opinion, what is the most misunderstood or sur- prising aspect of weightlifting? A: That it is not better known. Q: What do you see for the future of the sport? A: The future is that it is here to stay. Internationally, great strides have been made in its acceptance, equipment, rules, doping con- trol and folks running the sport. Hopefully the same can be said for improvements domestically in a couple areas in the future.
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Weightlifting referees are classified into four categories: 1. USA Weightlifting Local (LWC) Referee. USA Weightlifting Local Referees may referee at USA Weightlifting Local Competi- tions.
2. USA Weightlifting National Referee. In addition to the above competitions, a USAW National Referee may referee at USA Weightlifting National Competitions.
3. IWF Category II Referee. In addition to the above com- petitions, an IWF Category II Referee may referee at Inter- national Tournaments, Regional Games, and Continental Championships.
4. IWF Category I Referee. In addition to the above competi- tions, an IWF Category I Referee may referee at World Champi- onships and the Olympic Games.
USA Weightlifting Local Referee
To become a Local Referee, one must: • Be a current USA Weightlifting member. • Attend a rules clinic conducted by a USA Weightlifting National (or higher) Referee.
• Pass a written test conducted by a USA Weightlifting National (or higher) Referee.
• USA Weightlifting Local Referee testing may be arranged with USA Weightlifting National (or higher) Referee outside of a USA Weightlifting Local Competition, at a USA Weightlifting Local Competition or at a USA Weightlifting National Competition.
one would like to do this testing at a USA Weightlifting National Competition, then an application must be submitted to take the USA Weightlifting Local Referee Test at a USA Weightlifting Na- tional Competition.
Upon successful completion of the above: • The referee who conducts and proctors the LWC referee clinic/ test must send an email or fax to the National Office, specify- ing the date and location of the clinic, as well as the respective names, addresses and USA Weightlifting membership numbers of the people who passed the test.
• People who pass the test, but who are not current USA Weight- lifting members, will not receive the referee booklet until mem- bership is registered/renewed.
• Other than possible membership registration/renewal, there are no costs or fees associated with becoming a USA Weightlifting Local Referee.
USAW National Referee
To become a National Referee, one must: • Be a current USA Weightlifting member.
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