This tutorial demonstrates the completion of the Race Walk Summary Sheet maintained by an official called the Recorder. Time-of-day entries on the Summary Sheet record the actions of individual judges, the Penalty Zone Coordinator, and the Chief Judge and Chief Judge’s Assistants during the race. Interactions between the Recorder, DQ Board Operator, Penalty Zone Coordinator and Chief Judge or Chief Judge’s Assistants are portrayed.

Each judge has a Tally Sheet to keep a record from their perspective, and the Penalty Zone Coordinator keeps a record of activities in the Penalty Zone. The Summary Sheet incorporates all this separate data on one form. The completed Summary Sheet is a historical record of all the official actions of the event

Red Cards are delivered to the Recorder by card collectors as soon as possible after they are written. At the conclusion of the race, individual Judges’ Tally Sheets, showing both Red Cards and Yellow Paddles, are collected and logged by the Recorder.

While there is a lot we could show, we focus on the actual work of the Recorder entering historical information on the Summary Sheet. Before the race starts, the Recorder fills in the Event Name, Date and Distance and may add the Recorder’s and the Referee’s Name in the margins of the Summary Sheet. The race is a mixed 20km championship and we are using a penalty zone.

Before the start of the race, the recorder fills in the judges’ names, possibly their certification level, and number at the top of the columns on the Summary Sheet. There are six judges, plus the chief judge and assistant chief judge for this road race.

For international races the judge’s country must be included, so that if two or more judges are from the same country, only the first Red Card from that country is held against any athlete.

To save time, the Recorder may fill in the Athlete’s Bib numbers and names (if known) in numerical order before the start. There are ten walkers, so enter 1 through 6 in addition to, 88, 157, 255, and 306 in the Competitor Column.

The race starts at 9:00 AM. The recorder adds start time to the Summary Sheet.

The first lap of the race is uneventful with none of the 10 competitors receiving a yellow paddle or red card.

On the 2nd lap of the race, Judge #3 issues a yellow paddle to walker #255 for bent knee. While this is recorded on Judge 3’s tally sheet, the Recorder is not informed of the call until after the completion of the race when Judge #3’s Tally Sheet is submitted.

While not shown, Judges 1 (at 9:10), 2 (at 9:11), & 5 (at 9:14) make similar Yellow Paddle calls.

On the 3rd lap, Judge #1 decides Walker #255 is walking with bent knees and proposes disqualification by writing a Red Card at 9:20 which is given to the Card Collector.

The Card Collector delivers the Red Card to the Recorder.

Upon the drop off by the Card Collector, the Recorder enters the Red card by Judge #1 for bent knees on Walker #255 on the Summary Sheet. A symbol for the violation is drawn; in this case for bent knees and the time the card is written in the Red Card column under Judge #1’s name in the row for walker #255. There are two boxes in the Red Cad column, one on top of the other. The symbol of the violation goes in the top box, and the time the Red Card was written by the judge goes below.

The Recorder tells the DQ Board Operator to place one Red Card disc with the Bent Knee symbol on the DQ Board next to #255.

Not seen in this video, Judges #2 & #3 have also written Red Cards on walker #255 for bent knees.

The card collector arrives at the Recorder’s station with two Red Cards and gives them to the Recorder. The first card on Walker #255 is from Judge #2 for bent knees and was written at 9:27. The second, also on walker #255 for bent knees was written at 9:28. The Recorder checks the red cards and sees that they are both on Walker #255, that the cards are filled in correctly, that they are from different judges, and that neither is from judge #1.

The Recorder enters the Red Cards on the Summary Sheet. The three Red Cards on walker #255 are grouped into in a stack by judge number 1, 2, & 3.

The Recorder instructs the DQ Board Operator to post two more bent knee discs on the board next to #255.

As competitor #255 has now received three Red Cards, Walker #255 must be sent to the penalty zone for two minutes.

It is the Recorder’s responsibility to notify the Penalty Zone Coordinator that Walker #255 has three Red Cards and must serve a penalty. The Recorder may tell the Penalty Zone Coordinator directly or have the Chief Judge’s Assistant do so.

The Penalty Zone Coordinator directs Walker #255 into the Penalty Zone.

Walker #255 has served her two-minute penalty and the Penalty Zone Coordinator tells the Recorder that Walker #255 served two minutes in the Penalty Zone from 9:34. The Recorder then enters the times in the column for time penalties served in the row for walker #255.

The card collector brings the Recorder another red card. This time for Walker #5 from Judge #2 for loss of contact but has not included the time of the infraction. The Recorder instructs the Card Carrier to bring the card back to Judge #2 for the time.

The Card Collector returns with the corrected card from Judge #2. Judge #2 had corrected the card to show a card for loss of contact on Walker #5 at 9:35.

The Recorder enters this information on the summary sheet in Walker #5’s row under Judge #2’s column.

The Recorder instructs the DQ Board operator to put up a Red Disk for loss of contact on Walker #5 on the DQ Board.

The card collector brings the Recorder another Red Card on Walker #255. This time for loss of contact from Judge #5. The Recorder checks to see that this new Red Card is filled in properly and checks the Summary Sheet to see that judge #5 has not previously sent in a Red Card on Walker #255.

The Recorder enters this Red Card on the Summary Sheet by drawing the symbol for loss of contact and the time the Red Card was written in the appropriate boxes in Judge #5’s Red Card column in Walker #255’s row. The Red Card is added to the stack of cards received on Walker #255. There are now four Red Cards on Walker #255, from four separate judges. The cards are counted again and checked with the Summary Sheet.

The Recorder instructs the DQ Board Operator to place a loss of contact Red Card Disc on the board next to #255.

The Recorder calls the Chief Judge’s Assistant to the table and shows her the four Red Cards on Walker #255.

If the Chief Judge is near the Recorder’s table the Recorder will tell Chief Judge to disqualify Walker #255.

If there is radio communication, the Recorder will call the Chief Judge of the need to disqualify Walker #255. If there is not, and the Chief Judge is not present, the Chief Judge’s Assistant is told to disqualify Walker #255.

Walker #255 comes into view and the Chief Judge’s Assistant shows her a Red Paddle at 9:50. The Chief Judge’s Assistant reports the time of notification to Walker #255 to the Recorder.

The Recorder writes the time Walker #255 was notified of her DQ in the Summary Sheet. Since disqualifications must include the violation, the Recorder also writes “Rule 232.2 54.2” which is the definition of race walking.

At 10:31, walkers #1 & #2 are on their last lap and battling for first place. Walker #1 is clearly and blatantly violating the definition of race walking. Walker #1 looks like they are running. The chief judge sees this within the last 100m of the race and disqualifies Walker #1. Walker #1 is allowed to finish and will be notified by the referee that they are disqualified. The Chief judge records this on a special red card.

At 10:35 the race has ended with the remaining walkers completing the race. No additional Red Cards were sent to the Recorder.

The Recorder places the Tally Sheets in judge order (1 to 6) and quickly looks at each Tally Sheet to see if there are any missing Red Cards by looking at each of the Red Cards that are also in judge order. Five Red Cards were sent to the Recorder. Judge #1 had one on Walker #255. Judge #2 had two, one on #255 and one on Walker #5. Judge #3 had one on #255. And, Judge #5 had one on #255. The Red Cards and the Judge’s Tally Sheets match.

If there is a discrepancy, the Card Collector must go to the judge who failed to write a card, and ask him if he indeed sent one in. If so, another Red Card must be written and logged on the Summary Sheet. In this case, there were no discrepancies.

The Recorder then goes through each of the Tally Sheets and writes in the time of day in the Yellow Paddle columns on the Summary Sheet when each judge showed Yellow Paddles to walkers.

Judge # 1 showed yellow paddles to Walker #6 for Loss of Contact at 10:01; Walker # 255 for bent knees at 9:10 and, Walker #306 for loss of contact at 9:20.

Judge #2 showed a yellow paddle to Walker #88 for bent knee at 10:15, to Walker #255 for bent knees at 9:11, and to Walker #306 for loss of contact at 9:23.

Judge #3 Showed a Yellow Paddle for bent knee to Walker #255 at 9:11.

Judge #4- Showed a Yellow Paddle to Walker #88 for LOC at 10:17, and a to Walker #255 for bent knee at 9:13.

Judge 5- Showed a yellow paddle to walker #255 for bent knee at 9:14

Judge 6 Showed a yellow paddle to walker #255 for bent knee at 9:15, to walker #5 for loss of contact at 9:38, and to walker 88 for loss of contact at 10:20.

Chief Judge, disqualified walker #1 at 10:31 for loss of contact. The completed Summary Sheet is reviewed for accuracy by the Chief Judge. Both the Chief Judge and Recorder sign the Summary Sheet. All of the Race Walk Judges are given the opportunity to view the Summary Sheet during their post-race meeting. The Summary Sheet along with the Red Cards and Tally Sheets are given to the Referee, who submits the “History” of all the Race Walk Officials actions during the race to meet management.