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4. Call foot faults, remembering that there is never a warning;
5. Stop play when the monitor observes a code violation and seek
assistance from the Referee or other official;
6. Settle scoring disputes on a limited basis;
7. Overrule clear mistakes if authorized to do so by the Referee;
8. Time rest periods;
9. Record scores of matches if requested;
10. Inform the desk of open courts and of the progress of matches in
play;
11. Send for a certified official if there is a question of rule interpretation;
12. Call the score if assigned to only one court.
H. Officials Council
The Officials Council operates on the District, Sectional, and National levels
for the purpose of teaching, developing, evaluating, and certifying officials.
Any individual USTA member who complies with the certification
requirements of this regulation becomes a member of the Officials Council.
I. USTA Officials Committee
The USTA Officials Committee shall administer and supervise the Officials
Council. The Committee shall assure that an adequate number of approved
schools are held each year. It shall also prepare the annual certification
application and test for each category of officials. It shall be responsible for
developing officiating techniques and procedures and for evaluating officials.
J. Sectional and District Officials Committees
Each Sectional and District Association shall designate an officials
committee with a chairperson and a vice chairperson. These committees
shall assist the USTA Officials Committee with the administration of the
Officials Council. The Sectional and District committees may establish their
own requirements for non-members of the Officials Council; that is, officials
from outside the covered geographic area or honorary members.
K. Definitions for Certification
1. Certified Officials: Provisional Umpire, Associate Official, Sectional
Umpire, Sectional Chair Umpire, Sectional Referee, USTA Roving
Umpire, USTA Line Umpire, USTA Chair Umpire, USTA Referee, USTA
Chief Umpire, National Line Umpire, National Chair Umpire, National
Referee, National Chief Umpire, Professional Line Umpire, Professional
Chair Umpire, Professional Referee, Professional Chief Umpire, and
Intercollegiate Official.
2. Year: The calendar year.
3. National Chairperson of Officials: The Chairperson of the USTA Officials
Committee appointed by the USTA President.
4. Evaluation: The rating of an official’s performance by a trained USTA
Trainer-Evaluator.
5. Satisfactory evaluation: A satisfactory evaluation is an evaluation which
evidences acceptable performance at the certification level for which the
official is applying.
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