Request for Upgrade to Certification at the National Level
REQUEST FOR UPGRADE TO CERTIFICATION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
Certification at the National Level is designed for Association Level officials who are ready to take on more responsibility outside of their Association and to serve as Chief Judges within their Association. Officials requesting an upgrade must be a currently active Association Level official and have a current USATF Membership. Upgrades are for a specific discipline and the requirements for upgrade are applied to each discipline independently. When meeting some requirements, such as the number of meets officiated, the official must have officiated that specific discipline at a meet in order for it to count towards an upgrade. A multi-day meet counts as one meet for fulfilling the requirements. If multiple events were officiated at a meet, then that one meet can count towards the requirements of each of the corresponding disciplines.
The current USATF Certification-Regulations can be found at: http://www.usatf.org/groups/officials/files/certification/2013-2016/Certification-Regulations-2013-1B.pdf
Once the requirements of this package have been fulfilled, the Officials Committee Certification Chair will submit an upgrade request to the Officials Committee for a subjective evaluation of an individual official’s readiness to upgrade and the Committee will vote on the request. A simple majority is required for approval.
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A. Identification
Name: Last First Middle
Address: Street/Number City
State Zip E-Mail
Phone : (H) (W) (Cell)
Certification # Date First Certified __/__/ Date Last Certified __/__/
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B. Check the one National Level discipline for which you are requesting the upgrade. You must hold the Required Association Certification related to the requested National Level Discipline per the list below.
National Level Discipline / Required Association CertificationStarter / Track Event Operations
Umpire / Track Event Operations
Clerk of the Course / Finish/Start Line Administration
Finish Line Official / Finish/Start Line Administration
Inspector of Implements / Throws
Fully Automatic Timing / Fully Automatic Timing
Competition Secretary/Data Specialist / Competition Secretary/Data Specialist
Marshal / Track Event Operations or Finish/Start line Administration
Horizontal Jumps / Horizontal Jumps
High Jump / Vertical Jumps
Pole Vault / Vertical Jumps
Shot Put / Throws
Discus / Throws
Javelin / Throws
Hammer/Weight Throw / Throws
Race Walk Official / Race Walk Official
Race Walk Judge / Race Walk Judge
LDR/Off-Track Timer/Recorder / LDR/Off-Track Events
LDR/Off-Track General / LDR/Off-Track Events
Athletics for the Disabled / Athletics for the Disabled
C. Requirements for Upgrade for Each Discipline:
1. Be certified in the Required Association Certification at the Association Level for a minimum of 2 years.
Certified at the Association Level from ___/___/ to present.
2. Complete the appropriate 2013-2016 Olympiad National Level Official’s Test for the desired discipline with a score of at least 90%.
3. Submit a Resume of meets officiated and event clinics attended while an Association Level official. During the time period you were certified as an Association Level official, you must have:
A. Officiated the requested upgrade discipline at a minimum of 10 meets. Number:
B. Officiated the requested upgrade discipline at a minimum of 2 meets outside the Georgia Association. Number:
(Reminder: A multi-day meet counts as one meet for fulfilling the requirements.)
4. Submit two Letters of Recommendation as follows:
A. One from an active National or Master Level official.
B. One from an active Master Level official.
Recommendations must be from two different persons and cannot come from Georgia Association Officials Committee members. These letters must be from officials with or for whom you officiated in the requested upgrade discipline. They may come from outside of Georgia. The recommendations must address your ability to officiate all duties associated with the requested upgrade discipline and to serve as a Chief Judge in the discipline.
NOTE: A template for these Letters of Recommendation is available at http://usatfga.org/Officials.aspx under the Forms and Documents tab. The National Level template should be used to ensure that the Letter of Recommendation contains the required elements. The applicant should complete the first portion of the template and, then, send the template to the recommender.
5. Submit a written personal statement as to why you think you warrant an upgrade to National Level certification status. Describe your experiences and abilities to work all duties associated with the requested upgrade discipline and to serve as Chief Judge for the discipline.
6. Submit your completed package to the Certification Chair of the Georgia Association Officials Committee by e-mail to: or by U.S. mail to:
Phillip Ozell
1930 Windham Park NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Checklist: Your package must include the following:
____ Completed upgrade request form (sections A., B., and C.1)
____ Completed test answer sheet (section C. 2)
____ Resume of meets officiated (section C.3)
____ Two Letters of Recommendation (section C.4)
____ Personal statement (section C.5)
Signature Date
Revised September 2015