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* [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|Tournament Listing Form]]
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* Services and software
* Contact the [[Tournament Committee]] to add or update events on the [http://scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament Calendar] (use the [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|Tournament Listing Form]] as a guide when you submit your request).
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** Contact the [[Tournament Committee]] to add or update events on the [http://scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament Calendar] (use the [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|Tournament Listing Form]] as a guide when you submit your request).
* [[Tournament checklist]]
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** Download [[Software]] for word adjudication and tournament management
* [[Software]] for Word Judge and Tournament Management
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** [[Submitting tournament results]]
* [[Official Tournament Rules]]
 
* Accommodating players with [[special needs]]
 
* [[Pairing tables]]
 
* [[Friend of the director]] (FOTD)
 
* [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/director/playup.html Which rating to use when assigning players to divisions]
 
 
* Downloadable forms
 
* Downloadable forms
 
** [[Media:Blankchallenge.pdf|Blank/Challenge slips]]
 
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** [[Media:Scoresheet.pdf|Single-Game Scoresheet]]
 
** [[Media:Scoresheet.pdf|Single-Game Scoresheet]]
 
** [[Media:Word_Judge_Test.pdf|Word Judge Test]]
 
** [[Media:Word_Judge_Test.pdf|Word Judge Test]]
* [[Submitting tournament results]]
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* Key publications
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** [[Official Tournament Rules]]
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** [[Directors Manual|Director's Manual]]
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** [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]
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** [[Long List]]
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* Other informational notices
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** [[Tournament checklist]]
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** Accommodating players with [[special needs]]
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** How to implement a [[Friend of the director]] (FOTD) policy
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** How to pair a [[Pairing tables|round-robin]] event
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** [http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/director/playup.html Which rating to use when assigning players to divisions]
  
 
=== Membership-related ===
 
=== Membership-related ===

Revision as of 16:38, 22 April 2010

NASPA certifies directors as being qualified to direct sanctioned tournaments and clubs. The NSA stopped doing so on 2009-07-01.

Certification

Tournament vs. club directors

Currently the same certification applies to both tournament and club directors. The certification criteria are set by the Tournament Committee and the Club/Director Committee jointly.

NSA directors

Current active tournament and/or club directors certified by NSA who join NASPA are “grandfathered” in. I.e., they are automatically certified as tournament and club directors by NASPA.

New directors

The director certification page explains the certification process for NASPA members who want to become certified as directors for the first time.

Maintaining status

The criteria for maintaining certified director status and for restoring a lapsed certification are set by the Tournament Committee and the Club/Director Committee.

A certified director must be a member in good standing of NASPA. A director can lose his/her good standing through a disciplinary process, or by having an overdue account with NASPA.

When significant changes are made in Official Tournament Rules and/or Director’s Manual, directors may be required to retake the director test as a review at no charge. This can be done by email, or when the online test is implemented, online.

Resources for directors

Here are some resources for directors to help them do their job. If you need something that isn’t listed below, please let us know and we’ll add it.

  • Communicating with other directors: There is an online group (naspa-tcd) where sanctioned directors discuss questions and issues with other directors, including hearing what they have to say about all facets of organizing and running sanctioned NASPA clubs and tournaments.

Check the Player Resources page for scoresheets and other player-related forms and links.

Tournament-related

Membership-related

  • Verify a player’s membership and/or rating:
    • Member search An interactive search for any NASPA members.
    • Rating search An interactive search for any rated players.
    • Member list A concise listing of all current NASPA members (with their ratings and membership numbers), in alphabetical order by last name (includes members only; includes also nonrated members, such as new members who haven’t played in rated tournaments yet).
    • Rating list A long listing of all players (with their ratings, rankings and membership expiration dates) that have ever established a rating with NASPA or the NSA, in alphabetical order by last name (includes rated players only; includes also rated nonmembers, past members and deceased players).
  • To purchase a NASPA membership for a player, go to Member services and look for “Add New Members” in the Director section.
  • Players under suspension

Club-related

  • We are continuing to compile a director list and a Club roster. If you are a director who has not yet submitted information about yourself and/or your club, please download our director questionnaire and submit it to Mary Rhoades.