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Welcome to the
USATF PACIFIC ASSOCIATION Officials Section

The Officials Committee of the USATF Pacific is responsible for the recruitment, certification, and training for the Pacific Association as well as keeping a calendar of meets from which officials can choose to work.

The Officials Committee is comprised of volunteer members of the Association whose goal is to make sure the sports of Track & Field, Long Distance Running, Cross-Country, and Race Walk are officiated in a fair and consistent manner. USATF Pacific Officials work everything from youth meets to the Olympics and World Games. Many officials have achieved the highest levels of certification and have traveled the state, the nation, and the world to help officiate at these top-tier events and are rewarded with the best seat in the house.

Sign Up for the 2024 Annual Meeting
August 25 at UC Davis

Register for the Meeting through SimplyRegister

Reservations for the meeting and purchase of Foundation Raffle tickets may be done through Simply Register. The cost to attend the annual meeting is $22 and $10 of that amount is a tax-deductible contribution to the Pacific Foundation. The $10 contribution will buy 2 tickets for the Foundation Raffle. (The other $12 goes to defray the cost of holding the event, mostly for the awards that will be presented.) Additional tickets for the Foundation Raffle are $5 each.

To make your reservation for the Annual Meeting, sign up on Simply Register

• Click here to sign up for the 2024 Annual Meeting
• If you will attend the meeting, choose the IN PERSON option.
• If you will NOT attend the meeting but want to purchase Pacific Foundation Raffle tickets, choose the VIRTUAL option.

Online registration for in person attendance closes at 5 PM on Friday, August 23.
After that, you must sign up at the meeting.

Training Clinics

January and February are the busiest months for training. That’s when recertification for current officials and most clinics for new officials are held. However, clinics are held throughout the year.

Steps to Becoming a Certified Official

The FIRST step to certification is to contact either the Certification Chair at [email protected] or the Training Chair at [email protected]

Once in contact with the Certification Chair and/or the Training Chair you will be directed through a series of steps that will all need to be completed, though not necessarily in the order you see here.

• • • • 1. Become a member of USATF (1-year is $40 and 4-year is $140) Must be 18 or older
        2. Complete an NCSI Background Check ($22 good for 2-years)
        3. Complete SafeSport (No cost, full course the 1st year and refreshers for 3 years)
        4. Attend an Introduction to Track & Field Clinic (no cost)
        5. Complete a 75-question Rules Review
        6. Provide a photo for your badge (head and shoulders, no hat, no sunglasses, plain background)
        7. Provide Emergency Contact Information
        8. Complete the New Officials Application (Application includes the Code of Ethics and Performance Guidelines)
        9. Provide your shirt size for your free shirt

The following document will guide you through each of the steps to certification:

Certification Process Document rev. 2

Assistance for Officials

REGIONAL RESOURCE COORDINATOR PROGRAM

The USATF Pacific Association is divided in 6 regions. Each region has a Regional Resource Coordinator (RRC) available to all officials in their region for the purpose of providing them information that they may need regarding certification, training, mentors, etc. If you are not sure how to order uniform items or how to use the calendar to sign up for a meet, contact your RRC. Once a new official is certified that official will be contacted by their RRC.

CLICK HERE to be redirected to the Regional Resource Coordinator page.

USATF 2023-25 Pacific Officials’ Committee Officers

• • • • • • CLICK HERE to view a list of Pacific Association Officials Committee Chairpersons 1978 – present.

USATF Pacific Officials’ Committee Representatives

• • • • • • Tributes to Officials like Jim Hume’s Celebration of Life page may now be found in “Awards/Tributes” right side column Officials Info Links.