The Triathlon Association of Philippines hosted the ITU level 1 Technical Official seminar at the Subic Bay Travelers Hotel, Philippines from April 22nd to 23rd ahead of the 2015 Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup.
The seminar was conducted by Melody Tan and Ramon Marchan, two of the more experienced technical officials in the Southeast Asian region. Melody and Ramon having both served as technical officials at various international and regional triathlon events shared a wealth of their knowledge and experiences with participants.
The seminar served to educate participants on the various skills required in the role of the technical official in triathlon. To enhance the participants’ better understanding, the two facilitators applied many educational tools such as showing videos, demonstrations, role plays and group activities to encourage team work.
Participants were selected among the national technical officials with a basic knowledge of the triathlon races as the seminar structure comprises of various theoretical sessions with participants engaging in in-depth situation analysis.
Participants expressed satisfaction on learning the updated 2015 ITU Competition Rules and enjoyed the seminar very much, thanks to both the facilitators’ efforts to make the course interactive and cooperative inviting participation, questions and feedback.
Next ITU-ASTC Development project is the Bangkok ASTC Women Camp from May 6th to 11th.
