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Competition OfficialsRefereesFaultsReferee procedures for "Fault" observations: - The referees may stop the lift for discretionary safety. The head referee shall signal the lifter with a downward motion of the arm and the audible command of "Down" for the Deadlift, and shall instruct the spotters to take the bar on the Squat and Bench Press, only if it is safe to do so. - If prior to the commencement of a lift, if either of the side referees observe an obvious infraction of the rules regarding costume or personal equipment, they will call attention to the fault to the head referee. The head referee observing an infraction may act alone. In either case, the three referees will be called together to inspect the lifter. If the fault is considered a purposeful intention to cheat, the lifter will be disqualified from the competition. If the fault is considered an oversight or genuine mistake, the lifter shall correct the fault before being permitted to proceed with the attempt. The lifter's time allowance will not be stopped to effectuate the correction. The way the fault is considered and the action taken will be at the discretion of the referees on duty.
Lifting Faults that should be considered oversights: - Socks overlaid by or touching the knee wraps. - Wraps applied as to obviously exceed the width dimensions allowed for the wrist or knees. - Wraps slightly in excess of the prescribed regulation. - Items forgotten to be removed from the warm-up session, such as; hats, rubber elbow bands, etc. - Other infractions of similar consequence. - If during the execution of a lift, a referee observes a fault sufficient to give cause for disqualification of the lift, the referee should give a "red light", "red flag" or "thumb down"
Lifting Faults during the execution of a lift: - Holding the collars or discs. - Failure to assume an upright position. - Failure to have the knees locked. - Top of the bar more than three cm. below the top of the anterior deltoids. - Hand spacing exceeding 81 cm. - The lifter's shoes not in contact with the platform or the surface of any discs or blocks that may have been requested. - Contact of the lifter's shoes with the bench or its supports. - Buttocks not in contact with the flat surface of the bench. - Any other rule or regulation broken, stated in the previous lifting sections.
Faults considered as intention to cheat: - The use of more than one lifting suit or an illegal lifting suit. - The use of more than one supportive undershirt or illegal undershirt. - The use of more than one pair of wraps, or wraps substantially over regulation length. - Any additions in excess of the prescribed costume and personal equipment rules. - Presence of oil, grease, liquids or lubricants other than powder on the thighs for the deadlift. - Other infractions of similar gravity. - If any of these faults occur, the lifter may be disqualified from the competition. - If any of the referees suspect without certainty, any infraction of the rules regarding costume and personal equipment, they will not act until after the lift has been performed. The lifter should then be inspected. For a fault deemed an oversight or genuine mistake, the lifters attention should be drawn to the fact and warned about repeating the infraction. The attempt may be disqualified at the referee's discretion. If the same infraction be repeated after a warning, the attempt will be disqualified. For infractions deemed as a purposeful intention to cheat, the lifter shall be disqualified from the competition. - Referees shall, if requested, explain to a lifter or lifter coach, the reason or reasons why a lift was judged "no lift". All that is required of such an explanation is an accurate statement. Debates will not be entered in to, and an explanation will not cause distraction of the referee from the attempt of the next lifter. Referees shall abstain from any other commentary and not receive any document or verbal account concerning the progress of the competition. - A referee shall not attempt to influence the decisions of the other referees. Once any lift has begun, each referee will withhold his/her individual judgment until the completion of the lift. Under no condition should a referee raise his/her hand after the lift has commenced unless to insure the safety of the lifter. - The head referee may consult with the side referees or the appointed Contest Official(s) as necessary in order to expedite or facilitate the running of the competition. - After the competition, the three referees shall sign the official score sheets, record applications and any other documents requiring their signatures. - The selection of a referee to act as a head or side referee in one session does not preclude the selection of the same referee being head or side referee in another session. - At all World, International, National and Regional competitions, only official ISA referees will judge the lifting. At World Championships, the three referees for each session should not be of the same nationality. For International competitions, no more than two referees should be from the same nation per session. The appointed Contest Official shall appoint all referees for National, International and World Championship.
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