Friend at Court - Intercollegiate Tennis Association
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F. Wheelchair N<strong>at</strong>ional Rankings....................................................................................208<br />
G. Citizens and Certain Foreign N<strong>at</strong>ionals are Eligible for N<strong>at</strong>ional Ranking .....................210<br />
H. Ranking Committees....................................................................................................211<br />
I. Publishing Rankings and Correcting Rankings ........................................................212<br />
XV. Regul<strong>at</strong>ions for Certific<strong>at</strong>ion of Officials..........................................................................215<br />
A. Officials Council ...........................................................................................................215<br />
B. USTA Officials Committee...........................................................................................215<br />
C. Sectional and District Officials Committees...............................................................215<br />
D. Definitions.....................................................................................................................215<br />
E. Certific<strong>at</strong>ion...................................................................................................................216<br />
F. General Certific<strong>at</strong>ion Requirements ...........................................................................216<br />
G. Specific Certific<strong>at</strong>ion Requirements............................................................................217<br />
H. Denial of Certific<strong>at</strong>ion and Decertific<strong>at</strong>ion.................................................................220<br />
I. Appeal Procedure .........................................................................................................220<br />
J. Honorary Officials ........................................................................................................220<br />
K. Records ..........................................................................................................................221<br />
L. Notific<strong>at</strong>ion....................................................................................................................221<br />
XVI. Amendments and Requests for Waivers.........................................................................222<br />
A. Amendment by the Members......................................................................................222<br />
B. Amendment by the Executive Committee .................................................................222<br />
C. Process for Submitting an Amendment......................................................................222<br />
D. Amendment by the Board............................................................................................222<br />
E. Amendments Passed by Executive Committee and Board Are<br />
Subject to Amendment <strong>at</strong> Next Meeting of the Members.........................................223<br />
F. Secretary-Treasurer of USTA Shall Provide Certain USTA Officials<br />
with a Copy of Amendment Within Sixty Days of Its Adoption .............................223<br />
G. Effective D<strong>at</strong>e of Amendments....................................................................................223<br />
H. Amendments to The Code, USTA Comments to the ITF Rules of <strong>Tennis</strong>,<br />
and Comments to the USTA Regul<strong>at</strong>ions ...................................................................223<br />
I. Request for Waiver .......................................................................................................223<br />
PART 4 USTA EMERGENCY CARE GUIDELINES....................................................225<br />
PART 5 UMPIREASSIGNMENT, SELECTION, CERTIFICATION,<br />
AND TRAINING .....................................................................................................230<br />
I. USTA Policy..........................................................................................................................230<br />
A. Diversity: One of USTA’s Priorities.........................................................................230<br />
B. Assignment & Selection of Chair Umpires for Tournaments ................................230<br />
C. Certific<strong>at</strong>ion and Training of Chair Umpires..........................................................232<br />
II. Discrimin<strong>at</strong>ion and Complaint and Resolution Process .............................................233<br />
A. Umpire Equal Opportunity Policy..........................................................................233<br />
B. Umpire Complaint and Investig<strong>at</strong>ion Procedure ...................................................233<br />
PART 6 UMPIRE AWARDS ................................................................................................234<br />
PART 7 INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION<br />
(ITA) REGULATIONS.........................................................................................237<br />
PART 8 GLOSSARY...............................................................................................................263<br />
PART 9 INDEX TO THE ITF RULES OF TENNIS, THE CODE,<br />
& USTA REGULATIONS...................................................................................274<br />
THE OFFICIALS’ CODE OF CONDUCT ......................................................INSIDE BACK COVER<br />
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