Becoming a USTA Official - helpful links

For anyone interested in more information about "How to become a USTA official", I've posted some helpful links below:

From the USTA's website:

https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/who-we-are/national/Become-An-Official.html

For information specific to the Southern region (southeastern states):

http://www.southern.usta.com/How-To/6876_Become_a_Certified_Official/

For information specific to Georgia (my state):

http://www.georgia.usta.com/officials/

After you have become a USTA official, you may want to consider becoming an ITA official, which would allow you to officiate intercollegiate (i.e. college) events:

http://www.itatennis.com/officials.htm

Additionally, if you live in Georgia, you could join the Atlanta Professional Tennis Umpires Association, which could facilitate your getting assignments at USTA and/or ITA events:

http://www.aptua.org/

Each of these certifications require on-line testing, an eye test, and some level of participation, e.g. a conference call (for ITA), shadowing an existing official at an event, etc.