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** [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/list-members.pl Member list] A concise listing of all current NASPA members eligible to play in tournaments (with their ratings and membership numbers), in alphabetical order by last name (includes also new members who haven’t played in rated tournaments yet; excludes members who have not paid yet or whose membership has expired; excludes players currently under any level of suspension). Tip: save or print a copy of the output from this application so you can quickly verify any player’s eligibility even when you are not online. | ** [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/list-members.pl Member list] A concise listing of all current NASPA members eligible to play in tournaments (with their ratings and membership numbers), in alphabetical order by last name (includes also new members who haven’t played in rated tournaments yet; excludes members who have not paid yet or whose membership has expired; excludes players currently under any level of suspension). Tip: save or print a copy of the output from this application so you can quickly verify any player’s eligibility even when you are not online. | ||
** [{{SERVER}}/ratings/data/full/current.txt Rating list] A long listing of all living players (with their ratings, rankings and membership expiration dates) that have ever established a rating with NASPA or the [[NSA]], in alphabetical order by last name (includes rated players only; includes also rated nonmembers and past members; indicates players who are suspended). | ** [{{SERVER}}/ratings/data/full/current.txt Rating list] A long listing of all living players (with their ratings, rankings and membership expiration dates) that have ever established a rating with NASPA or the [[NSA]], in alphabetical order by last name (includes rated players only; includes also rated nonmembers and past members; indicates players who are suspended). | ||
− | * To purchase a NASPA [[membership]] for a player, go to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member services] and look for “Add New Members” in the Director section. If you need to collect membership information offline at a tournament or club, you can use our old [[media:NASPA_Membership_Application.pdf|Membership Application Form]] to record the data you will need to type into the online form. | + | * To purchase a NASPA [[membership]] for a player, go to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member services] and look for “Add New Members” or “Renew Member” in the Director section. As a director, if you have more than one kind of payment to make (membership, renewal, participation fee, etc.), you can choose to defer payment so that you only have to enter your credit card information once. If you need to collect membership information offline at a tournament or club, you can use our old [[media:NASPA_Membership_Application.pdf|Membership Application Form]] to record the data you will need to type into the online form. |
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NASPA certifies directors as being qualified to direct sanctioned tournaments and clubs. The NSA stopped doing so on 2009-07-01.
Currently the same certification applies to both tournament and club directors. The certification criteria are set by the Tournament Committee and the Club/Director Committee jointly. You can be certified as a NASPA director in one of two ways:
The criteria for maintaining certified director status and for restoring a lapsed certification are also set by the Tournament Committee and the Club/Director Committee:
It is important for all NASPA directors to remember they are also NASPA's public representatives. NASPA is Hasbro's official organization to promote competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE play.
Accordingly, directors should only promote competitive SCRABBLE play through NASPA and no other organization. In exchange for these services, directors have been granted exclusive territorial rights for their clubs and tournaments by NASPA.
The first responsibility of NASPA directors is to represent NASPA in a professional, fair, welcoming and encouraging manner.
The second responsibility of a NASPA director is to perform the duties of a director in order to provide more, not fewer, opportunities for all players to participate, which is why entreating anyone to renounce his or her NASPA membership is unacceptable as it decreases the opportunities available to them to participate in competitive SCRABBLE.
While directors may belong to multiple organizations and play in events for multiple organizations, they may not become a club or tournament director of another organization, recruit members for an organization other than NASPA or entreat players to renounce their membership in NASPA.
Any director who does not abide by the policies can have his/her director's certification revoked by NASPA.
NASPA has no qualms with its directors...
(a) running or assisting with School SCRABBLE events because School SCRABBLE is the bailiwick of the NSA, and NASPA has a working relationship with the NSA.
(b) running or assisting with WESPA tourneys because NASPA has a working relationship with WESPA.
(c) running or assisting with any SCRABBLE-related fund-raisers for literacy or charities. (Note: anyone organizing such an event should contact the NSA for permission to use SCRABBLE's trademarked name. Also the NSA will happily provide materials and advertise the event on its list of casual club events. Email Theresa Bubb for information about this.)
(d) running or assisting with non-SCRABBLE events because, well,...they're non-SCRABBLE events.
Here are some resources for directors to help them do their job. If you need something that isn’t listed below, please let us know and we’ll add it.
There is an online group (naspa-tcd) where sanctioned directors discuss questions and issues with other directors, including hearing what they have to say about all facets of organizing and running sanctioned NASPA clubs and tournaments. We encourage you to join it.
See also the Player Resources page for scoresheets and other player-related forms and links.
We are continuing to compile a director list and a Club roster. If you are a director who has not yet submitted information about yourself and/or your club, please download our director questionnaire and submit it to Mary Rhoades.
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