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/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.

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.

• Director’s Manual
• Downloadable forms
  • Newcomer's Handout (top 10 tips for people new to Club play)

• 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

• Tournament Listing Form
• Contact the Tournament Committee to add or update events on the Tournament Calendar (use the Tournament Listing Form as a guide when you submit your request).
• Tournament checklist
• Software for Word Judge and Tournament Management
• Official Tournament Rules
• Accommodating players with special needs
• Pairing tables
• Which rating to use when assigning players to divisions
• Downloadable forms
  • Blank/Challenge slips
  • Incident Report Form
  • Word Judge Test
  • 20-game Contestant Score Card (CSC): Front Back
  • 31-game Contestant Score Card (CSC): Front Back
• Submitting tournament results

Membership-related

• Verify a player’s membership:
  • Member Search
  • Member list—a printable list of all current members in alphabetical order
  • Ratings list, updated daily, by name or by rating
• Purchase a NASPA membership
• Players under suspension

Club-related

• We are continuing to compile 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.