HOW TO BE AN ACCREDITED SQUASH REFEREE

[Updated on 1 January 2024]

LEVELS OF REFEREE CERTIFICATION

LEVEL 1 – CLUB REFEREE

For adult club members who would like to be a certified referee, they just need to pass the U19 exam. Clinics are available for adult members but are optional.

ADULT CLUB REFEREE CERTIFICATION

Club Referee Exam – U19 FULL CLUB CERTIFICATION

JUNIOR CLUB REFEREE CERTIFICATION

US Squash Officiating Clinic

Club Referee Exam – U13 – U15 – U17 – U19 FULL CLUB CERTIFICATION

LEVEL 2 – REGIONAL REFEREE

Responsible for officiating:

• Junior
• Collegiate
• Regional Adult

To qualify as a regional referee, you must first have experience in being a club referee. An assessor will then be assigned to observe you while officiating a match.

A referee can only make up to 10 upgrade attempts to be a regional referee. You will need 3 recommendations from at least 2 Certified Assessors or 5 recommendations from at least 2 National Referee and a Certified Assessor.

REGIONAL REFEREE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be a current US Squash member
2. PASSED – U19 FULL CLUB CERTIFICATION
3. Must have officiated a minimum of 15 Club Locker validated matches
4. 3 assessments over a 3 year period with a US Squash Pro Tour program

LEVEL 3 – NATIONAL REFEREE

• Officiates Professional Squash Association (PSA) matches
• Assessment of Regional Referees
• Takes part at referee education in clinics and tournaments

To upgrade from regional to a national referee, you will need 5 recommendations from at least 2 Certified Assessors who will observe you officiating top 20 US matches for men and women.

NATIONAL REFEREE

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Must be an accredited Regional Referee.
2. Must have officiated a minimum of 20 Club Locker validated matches
3. Must have participated as an official in the yearly US Championship series
4. Documented yearly attendance at a certification clinic by a Pro Tour official
5. 3 documented assessments from 2 Squash Pro Tour officials.