WELCOME!
We are excited you’ve decided to become an Illinois Swimming and USA Swimming Administrative Official. We hope you enjoy our new online learning program.
We’ve created a short checklist for you, with links, with everything you need to become an Admin Official.
The training is designed to work in steps, with each building on the last. It is best to do the training in the recommended order of steps to get the full benefit.
This page is the home of the details about each of those steps, and we suggest reading it before getting started.
REGISTER FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Admin Official online learning takes roughly 100 minutes. It is a live webinar hosted by an experienced Illinois Swimming official who will walk you through being an Admin Official, the rules and how to train on-deck. Select any webinar you can attend on the Training Information page.
ONLINE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Before attending the online clinic, you MUST complete the educational videos for the Administrative Official certification. Shortly after registering for the online learning webinar, you will be sent a link to an online classroom hosted by EdPuzzle (click here for a "how-to" register for EdPuzzle). Once you create an account you will find 6 short videos (they total about 90 minutes in total length). Complete each of the units BEFORE you attend the training webinar.
**Please note, that registrations are processed by volunteers on a weekly basis. You may not receive an immediate registration response.
Become a Non-Athlete Officials of USA Swimming
- Please request the USA Swimming registration link directly from your club - ONLY use that link to create your non-athlete profile (if you do it directly from the USA Swimming site, you will have duplicate accounts that will require additional work for merging).
- Complete your required additional certifications PRIOR to starting your on-deck training
- Complete a Background Check
- Complete Athlete Protection Training (APT) through the USAS Education tab
- Log into your USAS membership account and click on the Education tab.
- APT is mandatory for all Officials, Coaches, and athletes 18 and older
- Obtain a concussion training certificate from either the National Federation of High Schools or the Center for Disease Control and email it to the Illinois Swimming Office for updating of your USAS Officials membership card.
3. Send a screenshot of your completed USAS membership card to: [email protected] so you can be added to the IL Officials List for deck access.
**This process makes you eligible to be on deck with the athletes and is commonly just known as your non-athlete Officials registration.
ATTEND THE ONLINE TRAINING WEBINAR
Whatever training webinar you signed up for, please log in and attend. During the webinar, the experienced Illinois Swimming Official will guide a conversation through the rules, judging, and certification. This will prepare you for your on-deck training. Bring your questions – they will be answered!
Download these materials prior to the webinar: ISI Admin Webinar Materials
Technical issues about attending a Zoom Meeting are covered HERE.
If you have any trouble with the webinar please email us ASAP.
ONLINE TESTING
To make sure everyone knows the rules, USA Swimming requires the completed of the Admin Official. It is an open book test, and we recommend you print the test and then go back and re-enter the answers. Since it is linked to your USA Swimming online account, the test will be the same when you log back in. It is an open book test, requiring the current USA Swimming Rule Book. You must pass with a score of 80% or better. The test can be completed during any point of the training process.
ON-DECK TRAINING
Once you’ve completed your clinic training and registration requirements, you’re ready to start your on-deck training. You will need to bring a copy of the on-deck training form to be completed by your trainer. The forms are available online here.
On-deck training consists of 4 sessions (with a completed card for each) completed over 2 meets and with at least 2 different trainers who have been certified Administrative Officials for a minimum of 12 months. The sessions must be at least two hours in length, all four strokes must be contested and have 25 or more heats.
The complete guidelines are available at Illinois Swimming Officials Training and Certification Standards.
SUBMIT YOUR MATERIALS OR CERTIFICATION
Once your training sessions are complete and you’ve completed your online test, email to: [email protected]:
1.Certification Requirements Checklist Form for your position
2.Your 4 training evaluation sheets
Once processed, you’ll receive an email response when your certification is reviewed and approved. You’re an Administrative Official!
QUESTIONS?
Questions for the Committee? Questions about Officiating? Contact [email protected].
***Please allow a few days for a response as the mailbox is staffed by volunteers.
