Officials Clinics and Training
Currently, clinics are offered by NC Swimming. Schedule for these clinics can be found on the Clinic Schedule webpage.
After attending a NCS Clinic, or completing a Clinic at USA Swimming University, PLEASE COMPLETE this form:
LINK: Clinic Attendance Record
- your apprentice certification is added to your USAS Membership,
- you get the correct on-deck training form, and
- you receive a NC Swimming name badge upon completion of all certification requirements.
Part 1 Clinic (Highly Recommended) – Optional Training for all new apprentices
LINK: Optional Part 1 Stroke & Turn and Administrative Officials
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NCS Hosted Clinic Materials
- Link: Apprentice Training Part-2 Stroke and Turn Official_031123
- Link: Apprentice Training Part-2 Administrative Official_030521
The following video is the kind of stroke briefing each official will hear at the beginning of every meet.
The following is a short video to give apprentices some idea of what happens when they finally get on deck
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Other Training Material
- Link: Open Water Officials Clinic created by Jim Riggs dated SEP2020
- Link: Consolidated USA Swimming documents “The Professional Official MAR2020”
Additional Resources
- Link: USA Swimming webpage – Officials (main page)
- Many resources for training, advancement and broad subject material
- Link: The USA Swimming webpage – How to Become an Official
Updated 3/2/24