Certification Forms and Rules Reviews

Note: Please use the forms below only after receiving instructions from your Associations's Certification Chair. Please DO NOT simply fill out the forms and send them to your certification chair without talking to them.

• New Official Application Form (Do not use this form if you have been previously certified)
• 2013-2016 Recertification Form (For Officials certified during the 2009-2012 Olympiad)
• Combined Events
  • All Levels
• Electronic Measurement
• Track & Field
  • Apprentice Level
  • Association Level
  • National Level
  • Master Level
  • Track Referee
  • Field Referee
  • Paralympic Track & Field
    • The Paralympic Track & Field Certification is being offered in partnership with USA Paralympics for the first time in 2013. This certification is considered an add-on to the standard Track & Field certification and is open to anyone who is already certified in other track or field disciplines at the Association level. Those wishing to add this certification should go through the training PDF below and when ready take the online test linked below. Once you have completed the test, USA Paralympics will verify your USATF certification level and status and then provide the results of the tests to the NOC for processing. Upon successful completion of the test, and if you meet the prerequisites, a Grade 1 Paralympic Track & Field certification will be added to your record and certification card. At this time Grade 1 is the only certification level offered and no upgrades are currently available. Please note that the online test is the only way this certification is available and the certification will not be added without successful completion of the test. If you take the test and do not pass, USA Paralympics will contact you about an offline make-up test.
    • Paralympic Track & Field Training
    • Paralympic Track & Field Test
• Implement Inspector
  • All Levels
• Grade 3 Referee (All Types)
  • Anyone interested in applying for certification as a Grade 3 Referee may contact:
    George Kleeman
    Grade 3 Referee Subcommittee Chairman
    5104 Alhambra Valley Rd.
    Martinez, CA 94553-9773
    925-229-2927 or email george_kleeman@comcast.net
• LDR/Cross Country/Off-Track Events
  • Apprentice Level
  • Association Level
  • National Level
  • Master Level
  • Master Level IAAF/NFHS (Optional Review)
  • Referee
• Race Walk
  • Apprentice Level
  • Association Level
    • Event History - Remain Association Level Judge
  • National Level
    • Event History - Remain National Level Judge
    • Event History - Advance to National Level Judge - 2 Years
    • Event History - Advance to National Level Judge - 4 Years
  • Master Level
    • Event History - Remain Master Level Judge
    • Event History - Advance to Master Level Judge
  • Referee
• Technical Manager
  • All Levels