The USTA is the governing body for tennis in the United States. T or F
True
Who is the governing body for tennis in the United States?
USTA or United States Tennis Association
How many section make up the USTA
17 Sections
There are 15 sections of the USTA. True or False?
False.
There are 17 sections.
A USTA section corresponds to a state in the United States?
No, Sections may correspond to a single state, but some sections like the New England section include several states.
Who is the ultimate governing body for tennis?
The International Tennis Federation or ITF. The USTA is a member of the ITF.
The USTA is a member of the ITF?
Yes
Is the ITF a member of the USTA?
No, the USTA is a member of the ITF.
What are the majority of USTA certified umpires needed for?
For Sectional tournaments, USTA tournaments, and College matches.
For employment purposes, how are USTA certified umpires hired?
Certified umpires are considered self-contractors.
True or False: USTA certified umpires are hired by the USTA as full-time employees.
No. Certified umpires are hired as self-contractors.
What is the ITF?
The International Tennis Federation. The ITF is the ultimate governing body for tennis worldwide.
What is a District?
Some sections are broken into Districts, which represent specific geographic areas in a Section.
True or False? All USTA Officials must be members of the USTA.
True
What organization is the ultimate authority for tennis worldwide?
The ITF.
What do you have to do to belong to the National USTA Officials Council?
You must be a certified USTA Official.
When you become certified, you become a member.
How do you become a certified umpire?
1) you must attend an annual training course
2) you must pass an annual written test for the type of officiating you plan to do
As an official, you need to have a physician or an optometrist attest that you have 20/20 vision, either corrected or uncorrected.
Yes
USTA certified Officials must have 20/20 vision.
Yes
Can a USTA Official were glasses and still be certified?
Yes, but the vision must be corrected to 20/20.
Provisional umpires must have a physician or an optometrist provide a statement attesting that he/she as 20/20 vision?
No, only certified Umpires are required to have a statement attesting to 20/20 vision.
Only certified Officials have to be USTA members.
Provisional umpires only have to join the USTA when they become certified.
False. Provisional and certified umpires are required to be members of the USTA.
Who approves the Officials training schools?
The National Chairperson of Officials of the USTA.
Which body of the USTA determines the school requirements for each officials category?
The USTA Officials Committee
Which USTA body approves instructors for the Officials training schools?
The National Chairperson of Officials.
What governs the behavior of USTA Officials at tournaments or other official USTA events?
The Officials' Code of Conduct, found in the Friend at Court
What must an Official do to become a certified Sectional Umpire?
Be a Provisional umpire
Complete a yearly school for Sectional umpires run by the USTA section
Officiate for a total of 5 of the following: 5 line umpire days, 5 Chair umpire matches, or a roving umpire for 5 days
What must an Official do to become a USTA Roving Umpire
An Official must satisfy all the requirements for a Sectional Umpire
Have served as a Roving Umpire for 15 days
Successfully complete the Referee certification school
What is the Officials data card?
The data card is the work record and certification application for an Official.
Each USTA certified umpire is expected to send this card to his/her Sectional Chairman of Officials no later the Oct 15 of the current year. [Now that Nucula is in place, I believe that the work record is entered online.]
What is a training school?
There are 4 distinct USTA schools available to current or aspiring umpires. 1) Sectional School for provisional or sectional umpires 2) Referee school for all certification categories; 3) ITA School for officials who work at collegiate dual meets and tournaments 4) USTA Refresher School designed for certification at the National or Professional level for line or chair umpires and referees.
Who develops the USTA Officials' training and evaluation system?
The USTA Training and Evaluation Committee.
How many National Trainer/Evaluators are there for the USTA
14
How many Trainer/Evaluators are there for each USTA Section.
The number varies. Each Section has its own T/Es.
What is the purpose of the Training/Evaluation system that the USTA and the Training Committee have established.
The goal is to ensure consistency in training, technique, and application of rules and regulations.
Who runs the Provisional training schools?
The sectional Trainer/Evaluator(s)
What does T/E stand for?
Trainer/Evaluator
True or false: Regional and Sectional T/Es evaluate officials at tournaments at the local level.
False. Sectional T/Es evaluate tournaments locally. There are no Regional T/Es.
How does an Official move up to a higher certification level?
An Official needs to be evaluated as performing at a level above their current certification in order to move up.
What is the certification level needed to be a Professional Official?
5.4
What is the certification level needed to be a National Official?
4.4
What is the certification level needed to be a USTA Official?
3.4
What is the certification level needed to be a Sectional Official?
2.4
What is the certification level needed to be a Provisional Official?
1.
4
What happens if an Official receives an evaluation of 1.0?
Grades below 1.4 indicate that an official needs to improve accuracy or technique, or both.
True or False: A Provisional Umpire (with Sectional approval) can move up to Sectional Umpire without evaluations simply by meeting the work requirement.
True
What is the work requirement for a Provisional Official to move up to a Sectional Official?
5 days of roving or line work.
To be considered for advancement to National Line certification, a USTA Line Umpire needs to meet what?
Meet the USTA Line Umpire work requirements
Receive a minimum of 2 evaluations of 3.8 or above on both long lines and baselines and/or service lines from at least 2 different National T/Es
Not have evaluations that are 10% below average (3.2 or below)--with fewer than 10 evaluations, one below average evaluation is permitted.
Have an overall evaluation average of at least 3.7
receive the approval of the National Chairman
When was the USTA founded?
1881
About how many members does the USTA have?
700,000
