2012 Certification Program
Dates have been set for SC clinics in 2012 during which training will be given for 2013 re-certification. Officials wishing to become re-certified for 2013 must attend the appropriate clinics. Officials certified 4 or more years can complete all their schools in one day. Officials with 1, 2 or 3 years experience may attend the Columbia Sunday USTA Basic clinic and may attend the Saturday afternoon Referee and/or ITA schools. [Note: schedule reversals if you go to Greenville, Florence, or Charleston]. Provisionals should attend only the Basic USTA School at each clinic (unless an individual exception is made). [Basic USTA dates for each clinic are: Columbia-Sun, 22 Jan; Florence-Sat 5 Feb; Greenville-Sat, 11 Feb; Charleston-Sat 25 Feb.]
Referees [except as noted below] and ITA officials must also attend the USTA Official’s clinic every year. If you have any questions about which clinic you must, can, or cannot attend, contact George Varn at GLVarn@gmail.com.
All 2012 tests [3] are now online and can be found at http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Officials/Officials_test_new/
This year all tests [open book] will be taken online and graded by computer. It is recommended you download the PDF version to work the test and then go back online to record and submit your answers. There is a caveat on the website that if you close the browser before pushing the "submit" button, you will lose you all your answers. Your score will be e-mailed back to you. Print out your score and bring it to class – it is your admission ticket. You must present your test score or you will not be permitted to attend the clinic and will have to attend another school. No exceptions. To get credit for each clinic, you must attend the entire class.
New [Provisional] Officials: For those who want to become an umpire for the first time, please click here to go to the 2012 USTA Provisional Official Exam. This link contains all information, including the 2012 Friend at Court, as well as the online and hard-copy versions of the Provisional Exams. Please complete the online version of the exam, and notify George Varn when you have completed the test.
Next, apply for a Background Check by going to www.usta.com/backgroundcheck. Then apply, using link on right side of the USTA Officials Home Page, for addition to the NUCULA database.
Your next step is to (1) sign-up for one of the USTA Basic Clinics (SC Clinic Dates can be found below); (2) take the USTA Exam [see instructions above] before your Clinic and bring your test Score to the Clinic [it is your admission ticket]. New officials cannot attend the Referee or ITA clinics without prior approval from SC District Chairman George Varn.
All National and Professional level officials are exempt from testing this year UNLESS you also hold an ITA certification or an additional certification at the USTA level or below. Then you must attend the USTA Advanced school, plus appropriate afternoon school(s), and pass appropriate tests beforehand.
The following schools are scheduled. Online registration at www.sctennis.com is required for all SC Clinics. [DO NOT register on NUCULA and PLEASE DO NOT send E-mail applications directly to George Varn]
Please note the deadline dates printed on the registration form.
Jan.21-22 – Columbia , Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center , Cayce , SC [off I-77, exit 2]
Instructor: Carole Cox, TN, Nat’l T/E
Feb. 4-5 – Florence, McLeod Health & Fitness Ctr., 2437 Willwood Drive.
Instructor: Marshall or Farrelly
Feb. 11-12– Greenville, Furman Univ., John L. Plyler Hall, Room 126
Instructor: Farrelly
Feb. 25-26 – Charleston, The CITADEL, Bond Hall Room 316.
Instructors: Wassen
March 4 [Sun] – Lexington, LCTC [off US 1 at 425 Oak Dr.]
One-Day Referee, Only for the re-certification of currently certified experienced referees.
Instructor: Wassén .
Questions: Call George Varn, 864-275-8590 or e-mail at GLVarn@gmail.com.
If you are unable to attend a SC clinic, go to www.southerntennisofficials.blogspot.com/ to see a list of clinics being given in neighboring states. Also, you may check NC at www.nctennis.com or GA at www.ustageorgia.com. For those near Hilton Head, there is normally a clinic in Savannah , GA in late January. There is also normally a clinic in Augusta in early March; contact Cheryl Helton at chelton48@yahoo.com (Georgia Chairwoman of Officials) if you want to attend either of these.
Most Southern Clinics will be completed by mid-March so do not put off attending one.
To REGISTER online, click here. Do not delay.
To view clinic times, click here.
Click here for directions to the clinics.
2012 Training Information
SC Roving Official Mentoring Program
Competencies for Roving Officials
Online Code of Conduct Form:
1.) Go to http://www.sctennis.com/forms/codereport.pdf to begin filling out the form.
2.) Proceed with completing the code form (it is the same as a hard copy form) within 48 hours of the tournament’s completion.
3.) You have 2 Options: print the form and mail a hard copy, or e-mail.
To E-mail Form using Microsoft Outlook (or other program-based e-mail client):
-Complete form then click "Submit by E-mail"
-Choose the Desktop E-mail Application, which will open a new e-mail with the data from the form automatically attached, and it will send to Jessica Amick (amick@sctennis.com)
To E-mail Form using Internet E-mail (Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc.):
-Complete the form and click "Submit by E-mail"
-Choose the Internet E-mail option (a "Send PDF Data As" document will pop up)
-Save the document as the Players’ Name Last-First and Date (ie: Amick-Jessica 10.5.2010) on your desktop. By default, it will save the message as an XML file.
-Go to your e-mail client and create a new e-mail to Jessica Amick (amick@sctennis.com) and attach previously saved Code Reports
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