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STSR Referee Handbook

STSR REFEREE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
1.1 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

1.1.6 Assessment Program

A note from the SDA (07/24/06): Referees who need an assessment need to give a week's notice to the Area Director. If a Referee does not give a week's notice to the Area Director, you may not see an Assessor on your game.

1.1.6.1 Assessments

The following policy is for assessments scheduled for the referee concerned.

  1. The referee is not prohibited from being a member of an officiating crew if an assessment is scheduled for another member of the crew.
  2. Referee Assessments will be limited to one per day.
  3. Different assessors must conduct passing assessments in the Referee position (e.g., the same assessor may not do both required center assessments).
  4. Apparent conflicts of interest will be determined by the SDA and specific recommendations/procedures given.
  5. For all referees seeking an upgrade to the next referee level, the assessments should be completed within a twelve-month time period. No more than two failing assessments may occur within that time period.
  6. If a referee fails an upgrade assessment the referee must now past two assessments to make up for the failed assessment.
  7. For annual maintenance assessments the first failure will require only one additional passing assessment (one-for-one). For the second, and any additional failures, the two-for-one criterion applies.
  8. The intent of the wording is this, for example:
    • If a referee is required to have one passing assessment and fails one assessment (e.g., a maintenance assessment), the referee still is given the opportunity to pass an assessment on a one-for-one basis. If the referee fails a second assessment, then the referee must successfully pass two assessments to make up for the additionally failed assessment.

This applies to assessments as Assistant Referees as well as assessments as Referees.

1.1.6.2 Procedure of Obtaining Upgrade or Development Assessments

Registration with the STSR referee development program is required for the referee to be entered into the formal assessment program.

Once registered the referee is responsible for their availability to allow for assessment. The referee should work with the referee assignor and appropriate director of referee assessment. Such director of assessment will determine the sequence of rotation of assessments.

Upon receiving an appropriate assignment the referee should notify the DDRA or SRA (grade 5 upgrades) of the assignment. The DDRA will then determine the scheduling of the assessment.

1.1.6.3 Referee Assessment Payment Procedure

Referee Assessments for Referee grades 08 and 07 shall be $25 or the referee game fee which ever is higher. This does not apply to developmental assessments requested by local youth associations and coordinated with the DDRA. In this case, a minimum of $20 per assessment is suggested.

Assessment of State Referee grades 06 and above shall be $40 or the referee game fee which ever is higher.

Assessment fees, check or money order only made payable to STSR shall be collected by the assessor and included in their assessment report to the SDA

Referee Assessors shall receive payment by the STSR after receipt of all required documents properly completed for the Assessment.

All assessment fees will be paid by check or money orders payable to STSR. The assessment fee will be given to the assessor prior to the game.

Assessment fees will be determined by the State Referee Committee annually. Travel expenses will be paid in accordance with STSR Referee Development policy.

Assessors will be paid the established fee upon receipt of all properly completed assessment paperwork for the assessment by STSR.

The assessor will ensure the check or money order is payable to STSR, process all forms within the specified time - seven days for the assessment forms (72 hours via electronic media; e.g., email) and fourteen days for the Expense Report.

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