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The roles of Instructor, Referee, Assignor and Assessor
A Model for the holistic process of referee
development
For the Good of the Game
Instructo
r
Assessor Assignor
Referee
Admin/SRC
For the Good of the Game
Goal
- Show how roles are integrated
- Show how feedback mechanism should work
- Show how relationships are symbiotic
For the Good of the Game
For the Good of the Game
Instructor
State Director of Instruction (SDI)Paul Mungra
NorthArea Director Jack Deplitch
SouthArea Director
Cookie Ketchum
CentralArea Director
Jake Milne
WestArea Director Chuck Wright
Instructors47
Instructors15
Instructors19
Instructors7
For the Good of the Game
Instructor
- Makes themselves available for clinics consistent with local area needs
Role of the Instructor
• Provides area referees with new rule modifications and recerts, etc.
- Focus instruction based on USSF emphasis; local feedback from assessors, Area Directors of Instruction and Assessment
- Instruction focuses on grassroots application
- Why focus on elbows to the head when 98% of your referees are doing U8 games – Shut down the Hypothetical artist
For the Good of the Game
Referee
State Referee Administrator (SRA)George Vergara
NorthReferees
1,959
SouthReferees
601
CentralReferees
551
WestReferees
195
** Note 679 referees did not know what area they are in
For the Good of the Game
Referee
- Trains – is physically fit and studies current USSF memoranda
- Meets recert or upgrade requirements; schedules assessments goes to clinics, etc.
Role of the Referee
• Provide service to teams applying knowledge of rules to games
- Makes themselves available
- Action plan with Assessors and Assignors about objectives; follow up
For the Good of the Game
Assignor
Referee Assignor LiaisonMark Turner
NorthAssignors
39
SouthAssignors
23
CentralAssignors
12
WestAssignors
3
For the Good of the Game
Assignor
- Assigns appropriate referees to matches
- Based on area needs schedules recerts; upgrade clinics with area Instructors
Role of the Assignor
• Develops referees
- Applies assessor feedback to develop individual referee
- Encourages growth in officials; sometimes by letting go?
For the Good of the Game
Assessor
State Director of Assessment (SDA)Don Torrenti
NorthArea DirectorChuck Watts
SouthArea Director
Jeff Kelley
CentralArea DirectorFrank Carroll
WestArea Director Mike Renner
Assessors20
Assessors11
Assessors14
Assessors2
For the Good of the Game
Assessor
- Keeps up to date with current USSF memoranda
- Follow up with referee about action plan
Role of the Assessor
• Evaluates performance of referee with current guidelines etc.
- Provides feedback to referees, assignors, and area instructors
- Identifies rising stars to Assignors, SRA, LAC etc…
For the Good of the Game
Admin/SRC
Goal of the SRC
• Develop a feedback mechanism for every Instructor, Referee, Assignor, and Assessor
- Referee needs 3 good things and 3 areas for improvement
- Volunteers to come up with Pilot Program; Funding from SRC
• Referee – Feedback into system
For the Good of the Game
Recap
• Feedback mechanisms for everyone in the system
• In order to be successful there must be constant communication
• We are all need each other in order to be sucessful
For the Good of the Game
I am a slow walker but I never walk backwards
A. Lincoln
For the Good of the Game
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