Become an Official
Who are we?
Volunteers who have been trained and certified to organize, conduct and adjudicate Luge races in Canada and internationally including FIL Competitions (Races). Includes Olympic Luge, based in Whistler, BC home of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Volunteers who enjoy the outdoors, competition, contributing to an athletic community and believe in fairness and equity in competition. Combined with the camaraderie of participating with a great group of other like-minded volunteers who really enjoy what they do.
Newsletters
The Inside Official Newsletter - Fall 2022
The Inside Official Newsletter - Winter 2022
The Inside Official Newsletter - Winter 2024
The Inside Official Newsletter - Fall 2024
How do I get involved?
The first step is to contact the Luge Canada office to register and if interested request information for the online Artificial Track National Luge Officials Course. This is a very good introduction to the rules and procedures governing the sport of luge and is also a great way for parents of new luge athletes to gain an understanding of the sport. Email bssvpvnyf@yhtr.pn for more information.
What next?
After the initial online training you will quickly be pressed into service at one of our provincial and national level races. There you will be given an assignment to work as a shadow with an experienced official who will mentor you in a particular role for that race. This process is repeated in different roles at different races until you are ready to perform a function without a mentor, giving you an all-round perspective of what goes into a race.
The FIL International Judge certification for Artificial Tracks is the highest level in luge. With the appropriate level of experience you can work all functions including race leadership at World Cups and Olympic Winter Games. To be eligible for consideration at this level you will have to have at least 3 years experience, clearly demonstrated and practiced leadership skills at the National level.
online national level officials Courses
Online Officials Course
Upon completing the online National Level Officials course and achieving a passing grade on the exam you will have gained the following:
Course Objectives – Participants will have:
· Ability to navigate IRO Rule Book
· Good understanding of the IRO Rules
· Basic to intermediate level of Rule interpretation
Once you have passed the online exam, you will be contacted for a short verbal exam and we will conduct an orientation session with you on how we work with officials going forward from this point. Then you are an accredited National level luge official, you will be able to officiate at any races in Canada.
We would then encourage you to volunteer to officiate at as many races as you can to utilize these new skills when the call for officials is requested.
Attention all National Level Luge Officials:
If you are a National Level Official and would like to get your FIL International Level certification for Artificial Tracks please contact Marlene Vierboom, FIL Proctor at bssvpvnyf@yhtr.pn to confirm that you qualify, for more information and to register. We are planning to conduct an FIL level course in 2025.
The current 2024 rules are available at this link:
https://www.fil-luge.org/en/rules/rules-artificial-track
All FIL level officials are required to participate in a Rules Update, our 2024 IRO Rules Update online quiz will be available soon.