Forward Movement Magazine Winter Issue 1 2015/2016 | Page 35
TRANSPARENCY
IN JUDGING
AND OFFICIATING
AN IMPORTANT PART OF NPC GLOBAL’S
mission is to ensure complete transparency and objectivity in judging and officiating – fans and athletes
will be updated on how the judging for a given event
is conducted and the full disclosure of results will be
given. Such an approach promises to give fans fairly-judged contests with deserving winners minus the
controversial results that have occasionally plagued
non-NPC Global events. The enforcement of transparency and objectivity in judging and officiating will
also ensure that judges and officials are less likely to
sabotage the outcome of an event for personal gain
or award placements in line with the receipt of sponsorship dollars or in the interests of political expediency. Should this approach be strictly enforced and
adopted as common practice, NPC Global may, over
time, develop a reputation for fairness and impartiality; more athletes may then sign up to compete and,
in turn, NPC Global contests may continue to grow
and attract more athletes, fans, and sponsors. Fans
can then look forward to witnessing some of the best
athletes on earth battling it out on NPC Global stages across the globe.
NPC GLOBAL: THE
DAWN OF A NEW
BODYBUILDING ERA?
WHETHER THE NPC GLOBAL FRAMEWORK
proves to be just another over-hyped grand vision
predicated on an ego-driven mission for fitness industry dominance, or a legitimate organization with
the best intentions of its competing athletes and
fans in mind, remains to be seen. From what has so
far been disclosed of its intentions and the lengths
co-founder Lee Thompson has gone to in outlining a
vision for success, there does appear to be much to
look forward to in the way contests will be run under
the NPC Global banner. Indeed, NPC Global is shaping up to be a unique and fresh approach to physique
competition in its various forms. And should deliver
on its promises – and there is no reason to doubt that
it will – fans, athletes and the many members of the
worldwide fitness community will have much reason
to celebrate.