Directors

NASPA certifies directors as being qualified to direct sanctioned tournaments and clubs. The NSA has stopped doing so.

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 Committee jointly.

NSA directors

Current active tournament and/or club directors certified by NSA who join NASPA are “grandfathered” in, that is, 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 Committee.

Resources for directors

Here are some resources to 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.

• Verify a player’s membership:
  • Member Search
  • Ratings list, updated daily, by name or by rating
• Purchase a membership
• Contact the Tournament Committee to add or update events on the Tournament Calendar
• Tournament rules
• Director’s Manual
• Tournament checklist
• Downloadable forms
• Submitting tournament results
• Which rating to use when assigning players to divisions
• PDF board diagram generator
• Communicating with other directors

There is an online group (naspa-tcd) where sanctioned directors discuss questions and thoughts with other directors, including hearing what they have to say about all facets of organizing and running sanctioned NASPA tournaments. To join, send an email message to: naspa-tcd-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

• We are compiling a director list and a club list. 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.