San Diego County Tennis Umpires

Information for New or Prospective Officials

Below are resources related to umpire training, starting with general information about training events, opportunities and organized programs for training and certifying tennis officials.  Other materials offer specific training information for the various duties of an umpire, Chair, Line, Rover, Referee, etc.  Your comments and feedback are welcome!

• Upcoming Training Events
• General Information About Training
• Chair Umpire Handbook (from USTA; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader®)
• Medical Time-Out Procedures for Chair Umpires and Sports Medicine Trainers  (from USTA; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader®)
• Line Umpire Training Material
• Roving Umpire Training Material
• Joining the Local Umpires Association
• The Lighter Side of Tennis Officiating