Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome to the Referee Following the Race
  • 2

    01 - Introduction (6 min)

    • In this module

    • Referee Following the Race Introduction

    • QUIZ: Referee Following the Race Introduction
  • 3

    02 - Preparation for the Race (12 min)

    • In this module

    • Preparation for the Race

    • QUIZ: Preparation for the Race
  • 4

    03 - Start of the Race (13 min)

    • In this module

    • Start of the Race

    • QUIZ: Start of the Race
  • 5

    04 - Judging Safety and Fairness (11 min)

    • In this module

    • Judging Safety and Fairness

    • QUIZ: Judging Safety and Fairness
  • 6

    05 - Controlling the Race (9 min)

    • In this module

    • Controlling the Race

    • QUIZ: Controlling the Race
  • 7

    06 - Launch Positioning (14 min)

    • In this module

    • Launch Positioning

    • QUIZ: Launch Positioning
  • 8

    07 - Working with Another Referee (10 min)

    • In this module

    • Working with Another Referee

    • QUIZ: Working with Another Referee
  • 9

    08 - Finishing the Race (9 min)

    • In this module

    • Finishing the Race

    • QUIZ: Finishing the Race
  • 10

    09 - Adjudicating an Objection (10 min)

    • In this module

    • Adjudicating an Objection

    • QUIZ: Adjudicating an Objection
  • 11

    10 - After the Race (7 min)

    • In this module

    • After the Race - Returning to the Start

    • QUIZ: After the Race
  • 12

    Assessment

    • QUIZ: The Referee Following the Race
  • 13

    Next Steps

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Presenter

Senior Staff

Howard Meisner

Howard began rowing at Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols school on the Charles River in Cambridge as a middle-school student in 1987. He competed all through high school and then went on to row at Carnegie Mellon University for four years while earning his BS in Information Systems. After graduation, Howard returned to the Boston area and rowed with the competitive men’s program at CRI for 3 years and built his skills rowing his single. In 1998 he moved to Cincinnati Ohio and joined the Cincinnati Rowing Club where he held positions on the board of directors as the regatta director and president of the club. Howard was licensed as USRowing Referee in 2000 and has officiated at all levels of regattas from regional youth competitions to national collegiate championships including the NCAA and IRA. Howard returned to the Northeast in 2012 and has been the Northeast Regional Referee Coordinator since 2014, responsible for the scheduling and training of over 150 referees and candidates. Howard continues to row his single happily whenever the weather and referee schedule permit.