Join the Highgate Harriers Team!
Join our vibrant community at Highgate Harriers and become a crucial part of our team! We rely on volunteers to organize activities, coach our athletes, and officiate at events. If you're eager to get involved with any of the roles listed below, we'd love to hear from you.
Elevate your skills and become a certified official with Highgate Harriers! We're dedicated to growing the number of UKA accredited officials within our community. Enjoy mentorship from seasoned officials, with learning costs covered by the club.
Looking for flexible ways to support your club? Our Track & Field Helper roles are perfect for non-competing athletes, parents of young athletes, or 16+ years D of E students. Get involved and contribute to our vibrant community!
| Role | Description & Contact |
|---|---|
| Field Judge | Technical official delivering Field events as part of a team. Field events include long Jump, high jump, pole vault, triple jump, javelin throw, hammer throw, discus throw and shot put. Opportunity to progress to Level 1 or above UKA accreditation. Officials.Coordinators [--at--] highgateharriers.org.uk (Contact Jen Hickson/Martin Black) |
| Track Judge | Technical official delivering Track events as part of a team. Track events include sprints and middle distance up to 10,000m, hurdle races, steeple chase and relays. Opportunity to progress to Level 1 or above UKA accreditation. Officials.Coordinators [--at--] highgateharriers.org.uk (Contact Jen Hickson/Martin Black) |
| Time Keeper | Technical official timing athletes in track races using a stopwatch. Opportunity to progress to Level 1 or above UKA accreditation. Officials.Coordinators [--at--] highgateharriers.org.uk (Contact Jen Hickson/Martin Black) |
| Track & Field Helper | Non-technical official supporting track or field judges to deliver events. No prior experience needed. Duties may involve positioning and retrieving equipment immediately prior to and during events, such as throwing implements, height bars, hurdles, helping the technical officials to measure distances thrown and heights jumped, and raking the long jump sand bed. You will be fully briefed before each event and supervised throughout by an experienced official. Officials.Coordinators [--at--] highgateharriers.org.uk (Contact Jen Hickson/Martin Black) |
| Event Manager | A key role to deliver high quality events at Parliament Hill. Before the event, liaising with the committee and others as needed to ensure necessary bookings are made, refreshments ordered and that we have enough volunteers. On the day, liaising with the track and field referees, ground staff and volunteers to ensure the even runs smoothly. highgateharriers [--at--] hotmail.co.uk (Contact Graham Norris) |
| Results Manager | Processing and uploading results during our home events, via lap-top. highgateharriers [--at--] hotmail.co.uk (Contact Graham Norris) |
Join Our Officiating Team: Unlock Membership Discounts!
Club members, or parents of young club members, have the opportunity to benefit from a discount on their or their child's subscription for the upcoming year. This offer is available to individuals aged 16 and over.
By officiating as a Track or Field Judge, or as a Track & Field Helper, as part of the Highgate Officials team, at three full meetings from the list below, including at least one away meeting, you qualify for a 50% discount on your (or your child's) subscription for the following year. If you officiate at five full meetings, including at least three away meetings, you qualify for a free subscription for the following year.
Eligible events include Highgate Open Meetings, Middlesex Young Athletes League Meetings (Home or Away), and Southern Athletics League Meetings (Home or Away).
officials.coordinators [--at--] highgateharriers.org.uk (Jen Hickson) will oversee the process. Participants must register their interest before the event to confirm role availability and sign in on the Officials’ Signing In Sheet at both home and away matches.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to contribute to your club and enjoy exclusive membership benefits – join our officiating team now!
Learning for Accreditation
UKA Officials courses are typically conducted at the beginning of the season. To achieve Level 1 accreditation, you must attend a face-to-face (F2F) or virtual officials learning course, along with the Health & Safety course. However, you can start officiating before completing these courses.
A full list of courses is available at https://www.athleticshub.co.uk/course-list/eng?what=Official
Resources including role descriptions for technical officials are available at https://www.englandathletics.org/officiating/development-opportunities/useful-resources/