IKF
PROMOTERS...
ALL
IKF Sanctioned Events must have an Official
IKF Representative in attendance
Who
has been directly APPOINTED and APPROVED by the IKF
World Headquarters.
IKF
EVENT REPRESENTATIVES
Please print off and fill out
The Representatives Event Check List Form for the event you are a Representative
of.
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IKF Event Representative or Associates
Duties
What the Promoter Is Paying For...
- It is the duty of the IKF
Representative to oversee ALL ASPECTS of the event from the front door
to the ring.
- Once at the city/town of the event, the official IKF Event Representative or Associate shall meet
with the event promoter(s) and his/her promotional team to review the event and
duties of officials & staff. The
IKF Event Representative or Associate
shall offer assistance, advice or requirements to the event promoter, event
staff, officials, trainers and fighters to make the event a complete success.
- The outcome of any IKF
event is under the direction of the IKF
Event Representative or Associate. It is his/her duty to be aware of all aspects
of each detail of any event from the beginning of the event until the entire
event is over.
- To approve or deny all staff and
officials of the event: If any non
IKF
officials are scheduled for the
event, an officials meeting shall be scheduled prior to the event for these
officials to review the IKF bout scoring
guidelines, rules and regulations.
- To administer the official
weigh-ins: During the event weigh-ins,
the IKF Representative or Associate and or
the IKF Scorekeeper shall attain all
fighter information for the official IKF
fighters information fight file and assure that all facts given are true and
correct. The IKF Representative or
Associate shall witness the weigh-in of each bout/fighter for proper weight.
- IF A PRO EVENT: The Official IKF Representative or Associate must collect IN
FULL All Pro fighters purses
DIRECTLY AFTER the Official Weigh-IN and BEFORE the Official
Rules Meeting. This shall be collected in the form of "CERTIFIED BANK
- CASHIERS CHECKS" made out to EACH fighter. If these checks are NOT
given to the Official IKF event
Representative or Associate by the promoter DIRECTLY AFTER the WEIGH-INS,
it is the Official Duty of the Official IKF
Representative or Associate to immediately CANCEL the event. The
fighters NEED to know NOW if they are getting paid or not and the Promoter
should fully understand this as well.
- To conduct the official
rules meeting. The IKF
Representative or Associate shall hold an official
IKF pre-event rules meeting. This
meeting will outline all IKF rules and
regulations for the event for all fighters AND TRAINERS. This meeting shall be
AFTER the weigh-ins and is
MANDATORY for ALL FIGHTERS and TRAINERS who will be at Ringside and
working the corner of their fighters bout.
- To assure ALL FIGHTERS and REFEREES
Receive a Complete Pre Fight Physical. When the fighters arrive at the venue for
the event, they must all receive a complete pre-fight physical by a licenses
"MD" (Medical Doctor, NOT a
chiropractor or med student or paramedic) to determine if or not each
fighter is in good physical condition for their bout. If not, the MD shall
withdraw the fighter from the event. The
IKF Requires each MD to provide their own
physical exam paperwork to assure they have checked all items as required by the
MD giving the physical. An example of "Some" of these items to be
checked are fighters Blood Pressure, Heart Beat and general physical appearance
along with the many other items the MD will require for his/her complete
pre-fight physical.
- See that all IKF
rules and regulations are followed by all individuals governed by such in
regards to before and after the event.
- Assist if asked by the promoter a bout order that will
present the event at its best.
- To assist if asked by the promoter the seating placement
of all ringside officials.
- Fill out all official IKF
scorecards before the start of the event for all the bouts.
- Oversee at ringside during the event the actions of all
ringside officials to assure all official IKF
rules and regulations are followed.
- To tally all scorecards and present to the ring announcer
the official decision.
- To assure that the promoter has done his/her best to
provide a quality event for both the spectators and the fighters.
- To assure the safety of all fighters by observing all
safety equipment required such as fighters equipment (below) ring lighting, ring
condition (ropes, mat, stairs etc.) and medical equipment at ringside.
- Approve all safety equipment of all fighters.
- Mouth Piece
- Headgear -
If wearing one.
- Groin Cups.
- Foot pads. -
If wearing any.
- Shin Guards. -
If wearing any.
- Hand wrapping/taping.
- Glove sizes and condition.
- Oversee each bout for fairness to fighters, trainers and
officials.
- To assist with the referee(s) any decisions necessary in
regards to fouls etc.
- To administer advice to any judge if scoring does not seem
accurate.
- Unless an IKF
Scorekeeper is attending the event, the IKF
Representative or Associate shall at ringside, keep all official scores, notes,
comments and results of all fighters and bouts in regards to recommendation of
rankings, fouls, fines, penalties, awards etc. on the Official IKF Scorecard Sheets.
- Present any and all title belts to the winners of each
title
UNLESS the promoter desires himself or
others to do so.
- Determining an honest and official IKF ranking for each fighter in their fighting
division.
- To pay ALL PRO Fighters (See # 8 Above) in full
their purses as contracted to them by the promoter.
- Assure that all officials are paid the minimum IKF fees OR the fees agreed to them by the
promoter unless other arrangements have been made.
- Collect from the promoter any additional fees due for
Title Belts or fines before leaving the event.
- Unless coming back to the IKF
Headquarters, the IKF Event Representative
or Associate will send all official IKF
event information (Scorecards, fighters info cards,
event video, misc. notes if any) back to the IKF Headquarters so the event can be properly logged
into the official IKF event files and all
fighters ranked in the official IKF
rankings.
- After the event, the Representative will be required
to do a brief write-up about the event for posting on the IKF
News page. This write-up will include the results of all the bouts and any
additional information such as attendance to individual bout comments. The
IKF Representative will e-mail their article to
the IKF and also e-mail the complete stats of each
fighter to the IKF. In addition, the
IKF Event Representative will be required to mail
to the IKF all the fighter bout sheets for
rankings and records.
Promoter Fees & Requirements
For The IKF
Event Representative or Associate
What the
Promoter Pays the IKF Event Representative For the
Work Above...
- IKF ALL
AMATEUR "IN GYM" EVENT
- In the past, These have been called "SMOKER
EVENTS". For these smaller, In House Events, Promoters shall pay the
Official IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE"
$50.00 (US) or $10 per bout whichever is greater, plus any
travel expenses (See below) UPON ARRIVAL at the Event.
- IKF ALL
AMATEUR EVENT
- Promoters doing an All Amateur Event shall pay the
Official IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE"
$150.00 (US) or $10 per bout whichever is greater, plus any travel expenses (See below) UPON
ARRIVAL at the Event.
- IKF
AMATEUR OR PRO "TOURNAMENT" EVENT
- Promoters doing an All Amateur Event shall pay the
Official IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE"
$250.00 (US) or $10 per bout whichever is greater, plus any travel expenses (See below) UPON
ARRIVAL at the Event.
- IKF
AMATEUR & OR PRO EVENT
- For IKF events that
have PRO bouts on them, the IKF Event
Representative has more duties and responsibilities, mainly those concerning
fight purses. For any event that has PRO bouts, Promoters shall pay the Official
IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE"
$170.00 (US) or $10 per bout whichever is greater, plus any travel expenses (See below) UPON
ARRIVAL at the Event.
- IKF
AMATEUR & OR PRO EVENT WITH PRO TITLES
- Promoters doing an Amateur and Pro or All Pro Event WITH
IKF PRO TITLE BOUTS shall pay the Official
IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE"
$200.00 (US) or $10 per bout whichever is greater, plus any travel expenses (See below) UPON
ARRIVAL at the Event.
- IKF PRO
AND OR AMATEUR WORLD TITLE EVENTS
- Promoters shall pay the Official
IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE" on an IKF
Pro World Title Event $250.00 (US) or $10 per bout whichever is
greater.
- If there are more than "1" IKF World Titles on the event the promoter shall pay
the Official IKF Event "REPRESENTATIVE"
$100.00 (US) for each additional IKF
AMATEUR World Title and $150.00 (US) for each additional IKF PRO World Title plus
any travel expenses.
- All of the above fees are to be paid with all travel
expenses (See below) UPON ARRIVAL at the Event.
IKF President Steve
Fossum is also available to attend events as the Official IKF Representative. However, due to Mr. Fossum's
IKF Travel Schedule,
he is obviously not able to attend all IKF
events. Those choosing to have Mr. Fossum attend their events as the
official IKF Representative can book Mr.
Fossum in advance.
TRAVEL FEES
The Promoter is Also Responsible for All
Travel Expenses and Accommodations for the Official IKF
Event Representative or Associate which includes;
- Travel To and From Event: This can be by plane if
the event is more than 200 miles from the Representative or Associates home or
by Car if Representative or Associate lives less than 200 miles from event,
unless OTHER Arrangements have been made with the Promoter and the
Representative or Associate. If by Plane, the Promoter must have all
plane ticket fees paid by themselves a minimum of 7 days prior to the
event. If by Automobile, the Promoter shall pay the Representative or
Associate .35 cents per mile traveled to
the event X 2 for the return trip as well. Example: Representative or Associate
travels 300 miles by car to an event, the return trip would obviously be 300
miles so 300 X 2 = 600 x .35 = $210.00. (Additional mileage may be added if the
venue is a long distance from the hotel) This "CAR" travel fee is to
be paid by the Promoter to the Representative or Associate upon arrival at the
Promoters town/city.
- MEAL EXPENSES: Promoter shall pay to the
Representative or associate a Daily Per Diem of $25 a day for each day
or fraction of a day that he/she is on the road traveling to and from your
event. If Representative or Associate leaves on a Friday and come home on a
Sunday...three days per diem would be in order. This
fee shall be paid to your Representative or Associate upon arrival at your
location.
This fee could be even less if the promoter pays for each meal of
the day for the IKF Event Representative.
- HOTEL: Promoter shall pay all hotel fees which DO
NOT include any phone expenses the Representative or Associate may have.
- GROUND TRANSPORTATION: If Representative or
Associate is flying to your event you will be responsible to meet him/her at the
airport upon arrival as well as return them to the airport on the day of their
return flight. You will also be required to provide transportation to and from
the event as necessary. "OR" You may provide a rental car for their
ground transportation while in your town/city.
PROMOTERS: Please
DO NOT Leave your IKF Representative WAITING at
the Airport. Your IKF Event
Representative is required to complete an EVENT EVALUATION REPORT after your event. Low
marks on items like Meeting Times (Meeting at the airport, weigh-in times, etc.
etc.) Event Crew, Hotel Accommodations, Hospitality as well as the overall event
itself could mean fines to you, higher future sanctioning fees or the denial of
IKF Sanctioning for your future events.
PROMOTERS...
PLEASE DO NOT
Force your Officials to sit around
and WAIT for you to pay them or for them to approach you to be paid. No one
likes to ask for their money. BE RESPONSIBLE and
PROFESSIONAL and make sure you pay your officials
IMMEDIATELY after your event. They worked hard to
make your event possible.
Thank You.
IKF
OFFICIALS - GUIDELINES
- All IKF Event
officials shall be employed by the promoter at all IKF
sanctioned events and shall be approved by the IKF
directly.
- Each official must know all rules and regulations for an
IKF kickboxing event. To find properly
qualified officials, contact the local athletic commission or work with the IKF directly to select the best qualified officials
for each position.
- The IKF reserves all
rights to deny or appoint all necessary officials if the promoter's selections
do not meet the required qualifications of the IKF.
- Any official found under the influence of ANY drug or
alcohol immediately prior to, during or within 1 hour after the event (Alcohol
only prior and during the match, not after) shall be fined by the IKF $500.00 and banned by the IKF.
- Any official at an IKF
event shall give permission to the IKF for
drug testing before or after any bout, amateur or pro and especially if the bout
is a title match.
- ALL officials must be pre-approved and licensed by the
IKF "UNLESS" other
IKF approved officials in the Promoters area are
available for the event.