General Info

OFFICIATING INFORMATION

Interested in becoming an Official! Contact Bill Popadych, Chair of the Umpire's Association bpop@telusplanet.net


 

Officials Clinics

Help tennis develop in PEI by becoming a Tennis Umpire! The PEITA has many opportunities for officials at tennis events. Officials are financially compensated for their time. Here's your chance to ensure that codes of fair play are encouraged and rules are enforced - improving tennis enjoyment for everyone!

Clinics in PEI are held by Bill Popadych and occasionally by Tony Cho from Tennis Canada

 

Clinician: Tony Cho

Tony has traveled around the world as a chair umpire for the ATP Tour and is the Tournament Referee for the Tennis Masters Series and the Rogers AT & T Canada Cup. He is currently the Manager of Officiating for Tennis Canada.

 

Clinician: Bill Popadych


Course Information

Courses will focus primarily on the skills needed to act as a roving official. They will include classroom sessions, video analysis and on-court training. There will also be an introduction to acting as a chair umpire.

Certification

Upon completion of the course, officials will receive certification that will be recognized country wide under the new National Certification Program (below). New officials will receive their Local Level certification as a Roving Umpire. See below for more information on the new National Certification Program.

Tennis Canada launched a National Officiating Program in 1999 to help standardize officiating across the country. The goal was to develop a National Officials Association and to provide qualified officials for tournaments at all levels. Individuals can acquire certification in six different categories. Each category has 2-4 levels of certification.