Procedure

1. The USACUA has institued a very rigorous training procedure for its members that would require a minimum of 3 years (typically 4 years) to get fully qualified as an umpire.


1. This process involves up to 70 hours – and a minimum of 60 hours, depending on the effect of weather and other unexpected circumstances – of in-class training. This training will be imparted during predetermined sessions (or seminars) during the Fall season.


2. There shall be a minimum attendance requirement of 75% in order for members to qualify as candidates for a subsequent examination. 


1. This first of these examinations will be for the “USACUA Preliminary Written Examination Certification”.


2. This examination will be administered to the qualifying  members in April of each year by the USACUA 'Training Committee'.


3. The overall Certification process followed by the USACUA is as follows:


1. Year 1: Member attends a minimum of 75% of the training session and qualifies for the USACUA Preliminary Written Examination.


2. Year 2: Members who have passed the USACUA Preliminary Written Examination by fulfilling the minimum passing requirements set forth by the Training Committee and have attended a minimum of 75% of additional training sessions will qualify to appear for the USACUA Final Written Examination


3. Year 3: Members who have passed the USACUA Preliminary Written Examination and the USACUA Final Written Examination by fulfilling the respective minimum passing requirements set forth by the Training Committee and have attended a minimum of 75% of additional training sessions will qualify to appear for the WICUA Final Written Examination.


4. Year 4: Members who have passed all of the above Examinations by fulfilling the respective minimum passing requirements set forth by the Training Committee and have attended a minimum of 75% of additional training sessions will qualify for a set of six Practical Assessments and the WICUA Final Oral Examination. These two examinations together are considered to be the final phase in becoming a “Fully Certified” Umpire of the USACUA (and, by extension, of the WICUA). In this phase, the practical assessments shall carry 60% weight and the oral examination, 40%.


4. Important notes about the examinations:


1. All written examinations are normally administered in April of any given year.


2. Candidates qualifying for any of these examinations in any given year shall appear for and take such examination in the April of the following year.


3. Practical assessments shall be scheduled for qualifying candidates by the Training Committee during the US cricket season following the April examinations.


4. Candidates who qualify for these practical assessments and are provided with a schedule are expected to contact their USACUA-approved assessors to coordinate specific locations, dates, and times for each of their six assessments.


5. The WICUA Final Oral Examination will be administered by a WICUA Training Committee member, usually in person, within the USA.

Material

WICUA Practical Assesment Form

WICUATraining Officers Manual