Athletes
Athlete online rules testing
Online testing confirms that athletes understand the current ISF rules before specified competitions.
Purpose
Reduce avoidable rule violations and judging disputes.
Content
Questions cover disciplines, attempts, commands and conduct.
Result
Testing status may be checked before admission.
Rules testing
Online rules testing for athletes
Online testing is transferred as a rules-knowledge workflow that supports event quality, fewer appeals and better athlete preparation.
Internal ISF rules-knowledge workflow for athletes and event quality.
Purpose
- Improve understanding and observance of ISF rules.
- Reduce disputes and appeals.
- Unify athlete preparation standards.
- Improve competition quality.
What testing is not
- Not ISF or national-office membership.
- Not athlete licensing.
- Not a replacement for official ISF rules.
- Not an educational service.
- Not commercial in nature.
Question topics
- Basic rules.
- Exercise requirements.
- No-lift reasons.
- Judge signals and commands.
- Appeal process.
- Ethics and athlete conduct.
- Anti-doping basics.
Result format
- Electronic mark confirming knowledge of ISF rules.
- Electronic certificate in the approved form where used by the national office.
Use cases
- Competition admission.
- Review of appeals and disputes.
- Disciplinary procedures only as evidence that the athlete knew the rules.
Retesting triggers
- Testing validity expires.
- Substantial ISF rule changes are introduced.
- A federation decision requires retesting after a disciplinary matter.