Become a Dive Official

Tanterra needs swim and dive officials! Those fun summer swim and dive meets cannot take place without multiple officials on deck. Officials are critical to running our meets; without them we are unable to hold meets.

You don't have to have been a swimmer or diver to officiate. In fact, you do not even have to have any knowledge about swimming or diving to begin the training. After the clinic, you will continue to learn by shadowing other experienced Tanterra officials. This "on the job" training is essential, and fun. You won't be asked to work a position unless or until you feel comfortable doing so.

Earn some points! Parents can earn 4 points for training to become an official. After your training is complete, you will shadow the position you trained for. When shadowing, you will also receive the amount of points you would have received for working that position. You must complete a shadow session, or 1 session of volunteering for the position if recertifying, to receive the 4 points for training.

“I'm interested, but not sure. What's next?” Sign up for a clinic! Even if you decide afterwards that this isn't for you, you will find the session very informative and fun.

DIVE OFFICIALS CLINICS:

These instructions apply if you are a current certified official or if you are interested in becoming a dive official. MCDL has implemented a new management and self-service website for officials. You can access this site via: https://officials.mcdiving.org/ or from: mcdiving.org, then navigate to the portals menu and select "Officials". Once you have gone to: https://officials.mcdiving.org/ you will be prompted with a login screen:

- If you have been an official in the last three years or are a Team Rep for 2026, you already have an account. Please select "forgot your password" and recover your account. The email used is the email you use for team communication in swimtopia for yourself.

-If you are a parent who hasn't been an official previously, please select " Sign up".

Once you have created or recovered your account, training and certification are a self-service process. You can see your certification status, get help with certification, and register for MCDL Training.

The training process for becoming or recertifying as a JUDGE is still the same as last year: a two-step process.

1. Complete the NFHS online training prior to attending an in-person training by doing the following

Navigate to www.nfhslearn.com and create a free account
Once logged in to your account, select “Officials” along the top vertical menu entitled, “Courses For”
Scroll down to locate the course entitled, “Judging Springboard Diving”. While hovering over the course, a “Start Learning” button will appear. Click on that “Start Learning” button.
When you are ready to take the course, from your dashboard select “My Courses” and click on “Start Course”, “Continue Course” or “Complete Course”. This selection depends on how much of the course you have completed.
When you have completed the course, download your certificate. This can be found on your dashboard under “My Certificates”.
Send your certificate to MCDL via the https://officials.mcdiving.org/ portal. Use the "Upload Training Certificate" button.

2. Attend an MCDL Judge in-person training

You can register for a training session via https://officials.mcdiving.org/
Dates for pool-side judge training are listed below.
The online training must be completed prior to attending the MCDL pool-side training.
This training will focus on analyzing live diving and MCDL specific rules and will
typically last 90 minutes.

Training must be repeated every three years to keep your certification active.

To be certified to be a REFEREE for an MCDL summer dive meet you must:

Be a certified MCDL Judge who has judged MCDL meets for one year
Attend an MCDL Referee recertification training online or in-person
Repeat this process every three years to keep your certification active.

The dates for the Judge and Referee training classes for 2026 are:

JUDGES 2026 (In-Person Training after Completing Online Course):

May 31, Sunday 9:00 - 10:30 am at Manor Woods Pool

June 7, Sunday 8:15am - 9:45am at Regency Estates

June 9 6:00 - 7:30pm at Palisades

June 11 5:30 - 7:00pm at Glenwood

June 25 6:30-8:00pm at Flower Valley

REFEREE 2026 Training Sessions:

May 31, Sunday 10:30am-11:15am at Manor Woods Pool

June 4, Thursday 8:00pm - 8:45pm ONLINE

June 9 7:30 - 8:15pm at Palisades

June 11 7:00 - 7:45pm at Glenwood

Contact David Biss at [email protected] for questions and more information about how to sign up.

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