Competition Check List
The following is a guideline to action items for setting up a competition.
- Pick the Dates - To do this you
may need to take all or some of the following into account.
- Pool Availability
- Tides
- Volunteers (safety divers, etc)
- Boat Availability
- Apply to CAFA no later than one-month (recommend 3 months) before the start of the competition (email president@freedivecanada.com) to host a CAFA competition and request judges.
- Book pool space - Please refer to
the "CAFA Competitions Guidelines" in the appendix for
details on pool specifics (i.e. Depth, length, etc)
- See Appendix "A" for a spreadsheet to figure out total amount of pool time needed for each event.
- Remember that Static and Dynamic can be held on the same day or on separate days
- Choose an appropriate Open Water
site. See "CAFA Competitions Guidelines" in the appendix
for details on open water site requirements.
- See Appendix "A" for a spreadsheet to figure out total amount of time needed for the event.
- Book boat(s) if required
- Ensure that you have safety equipment see "CAFA Safety Protocols for Competitions and Records"
- Get materials for making tags. See instructions on how to make a tag
- Find required number of safety divers for both the Pool and Open Water - see CAFA Safety Protocols for Competitions and Records for details.
- Book EMT's or equivalent for both the Pool and Open Water portions of the event.
- Set a price for the competition -
keep in mind that the total cost should include the $25 CAFA
sanctioning fee. See Appendix "C" for a Competition Costs
Calculator help guide.
CAFA can now accept on-line Pay Pal payments made with credit cards. Please notify the CAFA Treasurer if you would like this as an option.
- Write a press release containing
the following information and send it to
webmaster@freedivecanada.com
for posting on the CAFA web site. You should then post it to the
freedivecanada egroups list and send it to any other such groups.
- Date
- Disciplines. State date time and location for each event
- Cost of the competition (including CAFA sanctioning fee)
- Organizer's name
- How to contact the organizer (email and phone number)
- Deadline to register
- Any other specifics pertaining to the event
- Whether or not the competitor willd need to supply their own lanyards or if the organizer will supply them.
- Have CAFA order Ribbons for your event.
