Official’s Pathway

Each Official’s pathway is determined by their talent, motivation, aspiration, willingness/ability to travel, etc. Each pathway is supported through clinics and mentoring. Pathways are not necessarily linear.

Recreational Pathway

• Officiate at Local and Regional Tournaments
• Minimum certification is Provincial Judge C
• Attend 1 Officials Clinic per year and re-test at least every 3 years
• Attend at least 2 Officials Clinics between Advancing a level
• Can officiate non-Elite divisions at Provincial Tournaments

Leadership Pathway

• Officiate at Local, Regional and Provincial Tournaments
• Minimum certification Provincial Judge A
• Commitment to continuous learning, travel and achieving higher certifications
• Attend 1 Officials Clinic per year and re-test at least every 3 years
• The path to National, PKF and/or WKF certification

Pathways – Requirements

	Local Tournaments	Regional Tournaments	Provincial Tournaments	National Tournaments
Required Minimum Certification	Provincial Judge C	Provincial Judge C	Provincial Judge B	Provincial Referee
Required Minimum Course Level	Local/Regional	Local/Regional	Provincial	National
Minimum Age	14	14	14	19
Minimum Rank	3rd Kyu	3rd Kyu	1st Kyu	Shodan
Re-Certification (Exams)	Every 3 Years	Every 3 Years	Every 3 Years	Every 3 Years

For more information, contact us at: officialsdev@karatebc.org