Robert Keller
IPF Cat I Referee
Member, IPF Tech.Comm.
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December 01, 2004 - Miami, Florida
Members of USA Powerlifting:
I would like to address two (2) items in this brief report.
First, I would like to congratulate Erik Steiner - Pennsylvania, Ron Burnett - Alaska and Sandra Perron - Minnesota for passing their IPF Category II Referee examinations. As everyone knows, this is no easy feat and is quite demanding. Great job!
Steve Mann and Regina Hackney are next in line and will be taking their examinations at the American Open in Philadelphia - we wish them both much success!
Second, I have enclosed below, the IPF Technical rules additions/changes that were voted on and passed at the IPF Congress in Cape Town, South Africa this past month. The changes will go into affect as of January 01, 2005.
If you have any specific comments, concerns and/or questions, please forward them to me directly at: rhk@verizon.net
I welcome your comments!
Thank you,
Robert Keller
IPF Category I Referee
Member, IPF Technical Committee
Interim Technical Chair - USA Powerlifting
GENERAL RULES OF POWERLIFTING
New Item 1 (f):
Should a lifter bomb out in any one of the disciplines, he or she may still compete
in order to achieve a medal on any one of the remaining lifts.
Proposed by: Luxembourg and Chinese Taipei
Accepted - 20/18
Insert between the first and second paragraph of item 4 Men 70 years of age
(Calendar year) and over, to receive medals for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in overall competition, based on the Wilks (points) Formula.
Women 60 years of age (calendar year) and over, to receive medals for placing
1st, 2nd, and 3rd in overall competition, based on the Wilks (points) Formula.
Proposed by: British Weightlifters Assoc & P.L. Australia.
* During the discussion it was stated that only medals for the total shall be receive and no additional team points scored for this group. Furthermore, lifters above 70 years for Men (and 60 years for Women) are to be nominated to compete in the Master III (II) group.
Accepted - 30/3
Re-word item 7 as that in bold print.
Each Nation must submit a team roster giving the name of each lifter and his/her body weight category. Personal bests from National or International Championships during the previous 12 months shall be stated. This may include his/her result achieved at last years International Championships in the same body weight category.
The date and title of the competition in which the total was achieved must also be stated. These details must be submitted to the Championship Secretary of the IPF or Region and also the Meet Director at least 21 days before the date of the Championships. The names of the alternates or reserves with their bodyweight categories and best totals achieved at National or International Championships must also be submitted at this time. Nominated lifters without results from any of the above Championships will be ranked in the first group to lift if his/her bodyweight category will be split into groups. Failure to comply with any of these requirements may result in disqualification of the offending team. A lifter cannot produce a qualifying total via his national federation for entry into World, International, or Regional championships while he is under suspension by the IPF or Region.
Proposed by: Norwegian Powerlifting Federation
Accepted - 19/18
Change second sentence to read - If a referee from that Nation is present or, if present, is not available upon request to act in the capacity.
Proposed by: European Powerlifting Federation
Accepted - 35/0
EQUIPMENT AND SPECIFICATIONS
Only Squat and Bench Racks and Benches from Commercial Manufacturers officially registered and approved by the Technical Committee shall be permitted for use in International Powerlifting Championships.
Proposed by: IPF EC and TC.
Accepted - 34/0
COSTUME AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
Socks
Delete the following sentence: The Medical Committee insist that shin length socks be worn to cover and protect the shins if the lifter so happens to drag the bar on the shins - and insert - Shin length socks shall be worn to cover and protect the shins while performing the deadlift.
Proposed by: IPF TC.
Accepted - 31/3
ORDER OF COMPETITION
The organiser will appoint the following officials:
(b) Technical Secretary - Strike the words---- in the absence of a member of the T.C.
Proposed by: IPF Technical Committee
Accepted - 38/0
Responsibilities of the officials are:
(c) Timekeeper-second paragraph - delete the words "after being called to the platform" and insert after the Chief Referee signals "Bar loaded/ready".
Proposed by: Powerlifting Australia
Accepted -- 37/0
REFEREES
Raise an arm.
In squat and Bench Press the side referees will raise their arms, and keep them raised until the lifter is in the correct position to receive the signal to begin the lift.
Proposed: Swedish Powerlifting Federation
Accepted - 28/9
Item 19
Qualifications for a Category 2 Referee are as follows:
Change (a) which says. A National Referee in good standing with his National
Federation - to - A National referee of at least two years standing, having officiated in the position as a referee with a minimum of two National Championships within this period.
Proposed by: IPF Technical Committee
Accepted - 38/0
Page 29 item 32
Delete the word "open". Insert the word full after the word championships.
Proposed by: IPF Technical Committee
The discussion concluded that the word "full" should better be replaced by the word "powerlifting".
Accepted - 38/0
WORLD RECORDS
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Item 7
Change wording from - In no circumstances may lifters not taking part in the full competition be permitted to attempt records on individual lifts to - Records on Individual lifts must be accompanied by a total of the three lifts.
Proposed by: IPF Technical Committee
Accepted 32/2
Item 12
Open World Records set in individual lifts must be accompanied by lifts of at least double the lifters class bodyweight on both squat and deadlift for males. The male lifter must at least achieve his class bodyweight on the bench press. Female lifters must achieve one and a half times their class bodyweight on both squat and deadlift, while they must achieve at least half of their class bodyweight on the bench press. For the purpose of the rule - 90+ and 125+ class bodyweights will be regarded as 92.5 and 127.5. The minimum weight that may be taken if it does not equate to the exact formula must be a multiple of 2.5. kgs above e.g. 56 kg class - one and a half times class bodyweight = 84 kgs - minimum weight accepted = 85 kgs. In the case of "half" the class bodyweight in the 44 kg class the bar must, as in the rule, include collars i.e. 25 kgs.
Proposed by: IPF Technical Committee
Accepted - 30/5
2. Results of competitions of sportsmen in each weight category in the squat,
bench-press and dead lift must be displayed in final score sheets separately.
Accepted - 26/6
Support shirts as approved by the Technical Committee and noted in the list of approved equipment and clothing issued periodically by the committee may be worn for all lifts. All of the conditions as defined for the T Shirt, also apply to the support shirt (except, that the support shirt must not have sleeves). The support shirt cannot be so long as to cover the buttocks when tucked into the suit and therefore serve as extra support. In addition seams may only be placed in the positions indicated in the diagram below:
Proposer: Luxembourg
The discussion concluded that the word "must" above should better be replaced by the word "need".
Accepted - 30/0
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