Our Committees
The Committees
advising on the following key areas
Committee membership has been designed to provide a mix of experience and geographical representation.
Referees Committee
Pam Johnston (Chair), Jennifer Larson (Vice Chair), Eleni Liloglou, David Leung, Alexsandro Lautherbach, Lucy Bates, Richard Evans.
Responsibilities include:
- Development pathway, education and accreditation for referees
- Making recommendations on referees for competitions
Eileen Bartlett (Chair), Anita Laszlo, Chew Zi Qun, Michaela Rihackova, Samuel Andrejcik, André Tavares, Scott Martin, Reem Sobhy Shaheen, Kathy Brinker, Peter Hornig, Juliana Von Cramon.
Responsibilities include:
- Athletes pathway from grass roots to elite
- Coach education system
Development COMMITTEE
Competition and Rules Committee
Joep Pelsser (Chair), Lee Hae Jeong, Marco Dispaltro, Ken Poon, Greg Polychronidis, Sandra Monteiro, Martina Kincesova, Glynn Tromans, Charles Hordenneau, Maria Valdes .
Responsibilities include:
- Boccia rules
- Competition system (including competition manual)
- Bid process
- Technical Delegate recommendations for competitions
- World ranking system
Responsibilities include:
- Anti-doping rules
- Competition / out of competition testing
- Education (eg, WADA guidelines
Anti-Doping Committee
Classification Committee
Marali Olen (Chair), Shail Maharaj, Dawn Ibrahim, Jordan Chi Hang Liu, Ana Moreira, Jorge Parra, Vivian Shieh, Ali Lalani.
Responsibilities include:
- Classification rules
- Classifier education
- Classifier recommendations for competitions
Marta Mascarenhas (Chair), Romuald Schmidt, Erinaldo Chagas
Responsibilities include:
Define the bidding procedure
Evaluate bids received
Review competition reports
Recommend Technical Delegate appointment
Revise Host organiser contracts
Update Competition Pathway
Bids Committee
Athletes Committee
Daniel Michel (Chair), Grigorios Polychronidis (vice-Chair), Kwan Hang Wong, Stephania Ferrando, Michaela Balcova, Mohamed Liakath Aziz
Responsibilities include:
1. To seek athletes’ opinion on issues of major importance in Boccia through as wide a network
of enquiry as possible.
2. To keep BISFed regularly informed of athletes’ opinion on issues of major importance.
3. To report to BISFed on organisational issues that may arise in connection with athlete
participation and safety at the different competitions organised under BISFed.
4. To provide opinions on specific issues of athlete interest that may be entrusted to it by BISFed.
5. To be the link between active athletes and BISFed.
6. To communicate and consult with other Committees where appropriate.
7. To promote and foster the worldwide development of Boccia.
8. To attend or host athletes’ meetings during major BISFed-sanctioned competitions.
