CTB TEST PREPARATION

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CTB TEST PREPARATION
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REASONS FOR CERTIFICATION

• IT VALIDATES YOUR KNOWLEDGE
• HELPS TO IMPROVE YOUR INDUSTRY
• IT CREATES VALUE IN YOUR BUSINESS

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MISSION STATEMENT

• MISSION STATEMENT
• The purposes of certification for tennis court
  and track builders are
• Assisting the general public in evaluating the
  experience and expertise of builders
• Recognizing professional tennis court or track
  builders who have met a designated level of
  experience and demonstrated a standard of
  knowledge
• Providing a means of identifying professionals
  who have met a standard of achievement.
• Raising professional standards and improving
  the practice of tennis court or track
  construction.

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CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

• PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
• SITE SUB-BASE AND BASE WORK
• TRACK LAYOUT
• TRACK SURFACING AND MARKING
• TRACK RENOVATION
• 100 POINTS REQUIRED
• MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM IN EACH CATEGORY
• 50 OF EXPERIENCE IN LAST 3 YEARS

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REFERENCES

• 3 INDUSTRY REFERENCES REQUIRED WHO CAN VOUCH FOR
  YOUR EXPERIENCE

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• 600 FOR CERTIFICATION (ASBA MEMBERS) 1,1OO FOR
  NON MEMBERS
• 375 FOR RECERTIFICATION (ASBA MEMBERS) 625 FOR
  NON MEMBERS

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TEST SITES

• TECHNICAL MEETING
• WINTER MEETING
• BY APPOINTMENT AT ASBA HEADQUARTERS
• SPECIAL TIMES AT RELATED ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

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EXAM

• 100 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (4 OPTIONS PER
  QUESTION)
• 4 HOUR TIME LIMIT
• OPEN BOOK
• THE BIGGEST HURDLE IS THE TIME LIMIT, MOST WHO
  DONT PASS DIDNT FINISH THE TEST
• 70 REQUIRED TO PASS

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QUESTIONS

• 4 TYPES OF QUESTIONS
• RECALL
• APPLICATION
• ANALYSIS

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MATH

• KNOW YOUR MATH THERE IS VERY LITTLE TIME TO
  ANALYZE HOW TO ATTACK A PROBLEM OR TO FIGURE OUT
  WHAT EQUATION TO USE.

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GOVERNING BODIES

• BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR
  CONSTRUCTION OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF TRACK AND
  FIELD AND KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM QUICKLY IN THE
  BOOK

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CONVERSIONS

• BE FAMILIAR WITH METRIC CONVERSIONS. MAKE A
  POINT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CONVERTING ALL
  PARTS OF A PROBLEM TO THE LABEL THAT THE
  QUESTION ASKS FOR.

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QUANTITIES

• BE FAMILIAR WITH CALCULATIONS FOR FIGURING
  QUANTITIES OF CUT/FILL, DIRT, BASE STONE,
  ASPHALT, CONCRETE AND SURFACING MATERIALS

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STRIPING

• TALK TO YOUR STRIPER
• WATCH THEM LAYOUT A TRACK
• GO TO A TRACK MEET AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE
  EVENTS AND HOW THE MARKINGS ARE USED