Confusion seems to be the by-word for officials today.
Some are left wondering what they are to do...
We have heard horror stories from all over the country including officials who were asked to provide certified copies of their birth certificates, drivers licenses, and who knows what else. We have even heard that a spokesman for the USTA said that the background checks only apply to people who will be working for the USTA... I always thought we were working for the tournament director/tournament who hired us.
Send in your thoughts and stories. Personally, I had no trouble sending in my information and getting certified but that doesn't seem to be the case for everyone. Some officials have just given up and walked away...
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If you ever fudged about your birth date, changed names or can't find you USTA card number, you are out of
luck for certification by Jan 1
My first thought is that this is taking more and more effort to work and will cause some people to just back out - OR - just go under the radar and forget about being a USTA member - much less, certified official and if the Referees want only cerified members (which they are required to do) they are going to have work harder at knowing who is quailified and who isn't...
I just checked the approved list of CHECKED officials against my officials working collegiate matches next year and I have to find replacements for at least 6 unless they hurry up and get their background checks done.
What o what to do...
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