Weightlifting competition software and live scoring

A weightlifting competition is decided over two lifts. In the snatch, the lifter raises the bar from the platform to overhead in one movement. In the clean and jerk, the bar is brought to the shoulders first and then driven overhead. Each lifter has three attempts at each lift, and the heaviest successful snatch and the heaviest successful clean and jerk are added together to make the total.

Lifters compete only against others in the same bodyweight category, gender and age group. The total decides the main placing in each category, and many competitions also award places for the snatch and the clean and jerk on their own. A lifter who fails all three attempts at either lift has no total in that competition.

On Zeetius, the categories, the age groups and which results are awarded, whether the total alone or each lift as well, are set by the organiser for every event. Bodyweight categories have changed over the years and differ between youth, junior, senior and masters competition, so they are configurable rather than fixed.

• Two lifts. The snatch and the clean and jerk, with three attempts at each.
• The total. The best successful snatch plus the best successful clean and jerk.
• Categories. Bodyweight categories by gender and age group, configurable for each event.

Every weightlifting session begins with a weigh-in, usually held a set time before the session starts, where each lifter's bodyweight is recorded to confirm the category and the opening attempts are declared. Lot numbers are drawn beforehand and decide the order between lifters in several situations, including the order of the weigh-in and who lifts first when two lifters request the same weight.

Large categories are split into groups, with the strongest entry totals usually lifting in the final group of the category. In Zeetius, the session plan, the groups within each category, the lot draw and the weigh-in schedule are set by the organiser, and the rules for attempt order and lot numbers are configurable to follow your federation's technical rules.

Weightlifting needs a full team of technical officials on every session. Referees, jury members, technical controllers and other officials are accredited, nominated and allocated to each session in Zeetius Tournaments and Zeetius Federation, so the technical delegate knows who is on duty and every official's appointments are kept in one history.

• Weigh-in. Bodyweight and opening attempts recorded against each lifter before the session.
• Lot numbers. Drawn in advance and applied to weigh-in order and attempt order as the rules require.
• Groups and sessions. Categories split into groups by entry total, each with its own session time and officials.

Weightlifters are developed by clubs and academies over many years, starting with technique work on light bars before load is added as young lifters grow. Zeetius Academy manages lifters, training groups, training plans, attendance and assessments, so a coach can see each lifter's progress and plan the next training cycle from real records.

Fees, coach payroll and expense claims sit in the same system as the coaching. Parents see their own child's attendance, assessments and fees, and nothing else, while coaches record sessions from the mobile app in the gym instead of copying notes into a training diary afterwards.

Zet AI answers questions about a club's own data, such as which lifters have attended most consistently this cycle or which group is due its next assessment. Clubs and coaches can also list in the Zeetius Sports Directory, where people looking for weightlifting coaching nearby can find them.