October is going to be a huge month for tennis officials because that's the deadline for all USTA officials to be certified for next year and its also the month where the ITA lets in new officials and those who didn't take their tests earlier. That means that EVERY OFFICIAL needs to pay attention to these deadlines. You cannot work USTA events if you aren't certified and you can't be an ITA official if you haven't been USTA certified--and have taken the ITA tests and webinars! That's in addition to paying the annual USTA membership dues and the new $48 fee from the ITA. Isn't it fun being an official!!!
Reports vary on the length of time that the USTA tests take from 5 to 7 hours and that's probably quite accurate. The tests are designed so that you can't skip anything and get the enjoyment of watching every video they have. The ITA test is much shorter but the webinar tends to be cumbersome and wandering at times. However--they are both requirements and both have DEADLINES that are fast approaching.
Link: http://lrc.learn.com/ustaofficiating
Your login is your email address and these are the tests that are offered:
Introduction to Officiating
Rules & Regulations I
Rules & Regulations II
Rules & Regulations III
Level I Roving Umpire
Level I Referee (Optional)
All of the tests above are required except the referee test and you must make at least a 90 on each of the tests to pass. The referee test is required for those who wish to work as referees in 2017.
The ITA deadline is basically for those who didn't take the certification test when it was offered earlier in the year. The ones who take the test in October (and its a very short time frame) will come in as provisionals for 2017, but certification is an absolute must if you want to work collegiate matches next year.
Here is the ITA information:
* The new rulebook for the 2016-17 season is now available on ZebraWeb in the documents section. To view or download the new rulebook, please look in the Documents section of ZebraWeb. The printed rulebooks will be mailed out as soon as possible to all certified ITA officials. If youo are listed as uncertified, you will not receive a hard copy of the rulebook until you complete your certification process.
* If you need to take the ITA test for certification, the test is now available. If you already have a valid certification, you do not need to take this test. This is only for those who remain "uncertified" in the system.
* To access the test, select the "Documents" tab from across the top and then select "Online Test 2." There is a PDF of the test available for download. Please note, once you begin the test, you must complete it at that time. The test is open book and is based on the new rulebook. Be sure you download the new version to use when taking your test.
* As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at officials@itatennis.com
6 comments:
one note I found also is if you started the USTA tests and finished them, but come back later to finish another test, well if you have not logged into the Learning Center Site for 30 days or done any work on learning site for 30 days, your account will go inactive and you will need to get in touch with USTA to reset your account, progress still there, but just a note to make, as you finish off the exams for 2017.
The link for the USTA training website you provided is a dud. Here is the official link that should work for everyone: http://lrc.learn.com/ustaofficiating
I tried the link that I originally posted and it worked fine but if you say it doesn't work, then I'll change it and put yours there. Thanks for the help.
The problem is that you can take all the tests you want but getting a Nucula account set up is next to impossible. Bruce Sampley doesn't answer emails or phone calls and never gets the job done. Its time for someone new to be running that program.
Julio Echavarria still answers his line in New York if you have a nucula problem. Can't imagine what it will be like when he leaves.
914-696-7280 call at 8 am our time.
That's great news and I'll be sending out that information to those who are struggling with the system.
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