Becoming a ST official appears to be a LOT easier than it used to be! Below are the steps you will need to follow. If you follow these steps in order, your training will be linked to your USA Membership automatically. Please make sure you keep all your receipts (email payment confirmations) and submit those with an Expense Reimbursement Form you can find at the link below. You will find the Official's Reimbursement Form here as well. Once you are certified, you will be able to submit reimbursement of the surcharges of meets where you officiate & your child is swimming.
1. Register as a non-Athlete Official Member on the USA Swimming website using the following link
https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/5FB88B0DFCD444
If you are the parent on your swimmer's USA Swimming Membership, you should be able to "Add New Role to Existing Member". If not, you will "Register New Member" as a NON-ATHLETE MEMBER. Using this link will link you to our club
2. Complete your Level 2 Background Check
3. Complete your Athlete Protection Training (APT)
Athlete Protection Training (APT)
4. Complete your Concussion Protocol Training
5. Complete the Foundations of Officiating course
Once you have completed the above steps, you can send me an email at cotreasurer.ddac@gmail.com and I can assist you in getting ondeck for your first session. Don't forget to review our upcoming team events on the DDAC Calendar here:
You may also review upcoming meets you can attend without our team attending on the Oregon Swimming website here:
In either case, please make sure you email the meet referee beforehand, advising you are a ST trainee and looking to continue your training and advise what session you are on.
6. Complete on-deck sessions, shadowing a certified official, using the Training Log to track your sessions - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FORM
7. Complete the Stroke & Turn Certification course
Stroke & Turn Certification Course
Once you have completed all steps, you will need to scan and email your training log to Office@oregonswimming.org.
Let me know if you have ANY questions.