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Umpire Certification
Procedure
There are four steps to becoming a USPA
Certified Umpire.
1. Pay the 2008 USPA Registered Player fee;
2. Take the 2008 Outdoor or the Arena Rules test
(annually) and obtain a grade from the USPA.
(Note: In order to receive or maintain Umpire
Certification from C to AA the following minimum grades
must be met on the Annual Rules Test:“AA”
rated =95% “A” rated =90% “BB”
rated =90% “B” rated =85% “C”
rated =80%)
3. Be observed (every three years) and a recommendation
made by a designated USPA Umpire Certifier.
(Note: It is not a certainty that members will
be awarded an Umpire Certification after being evaluated.
Umpire Certification recommendations must be forwarded
to the USPA.)
4. All USPA Umpire Certifications are approved and
recorded by Director of Umpire Services David Offen.
Individuals seeking Umpire Certification will be
responsible for insuring items 1-3 are completed.
Rules tests can be obtained at www.uspolo.org and
completed on-line. A list of Umpire Certifiers can
be found on the USPA website at http://www.us-polo.org/rules/umpire_certifiers.htm
and individuals requesting Umpire Certification ratings
must insure that Umpire Certification recommendations
are submitted to David Offen by fax: 561-793-9576
or mailed to Dave Offen at: 3500 Fairlane Farms Road,
Suite 9 Wellington, FL 33414. After Items 1-3 above
are completed by the individual requesting Umpire
Certification, all Umpire Certifications will be approved
by Dave Offen. A list of approved Umpire Certifications
will be posted on the USPA website at http://www.us-polo.org/rules/certified_umpires.htm
and updated periodically. If there any questions,
or need additional information, please email David
Offen at: offen@uspolo.org.
Umpire Training and Umpire Certification Clinics
can be scheduled through Steve Lane (352-454-6611
or slpolo9@aol.com)
at the Polo Training Foundation,(PTF) or by contacting
the PTF directly/. 888-PTF-POLO (783-7656) or dscheraga@polotraining.org
Click Here
for a list of current USPA Umpire Certifiers.
Click Here
for a list of current USPA Certified Umpires.
Click Here
for a list of current USPA Professional Umpires.
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