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.