Referee Administrative Handbook - PDF Version

Organization of State Referee Administration | Referee Registration | Referee Grades | Referee Grade Maintenance and Upgrade Requirements | Procedure for Referee Upgrades | Cross Certification Policy for USSF Referees | Out of State Travel Policy | Procedures for Reporting Referee Assault | Game Priority in Referee Appointments | Youth Referees | Physical Fitness Test | USFF Modifications to Laws   Organization of State Referee Administration Each state shall have a: State Referee Administrator Served fifteen years as a certified Referee and have attained State Class 1 Referee Status Served five years as certified Instructor or Assessor  Serves a two year term State Director of Instruction  Served ten years as a certified Referee and have attained State Class 1 Referee Status Served five years as a certified Instructor and have attained a Regional Instructors Status Serves a two year term State Director of Assessment Served ten years as a certified Referee and have attained State Class 1 Referee Status Served five years as a certified Instructor and Assessor and have attained a Regional Assessors Status Serves a two year term State Assignor Coordinator Served five years as a certified Referee Served two years as a certified Assignor Serves a three year term Referee Disciplinary Committee Shall have five members one of whom shall be the State Referee Administrator Each member shall serve a five year term   State Referee Administrator The State Referee Administrator shall be nominated by the State Executive Committee upon recommendations of the Amateur and Youth Representatives and be appointed by the National Office.  His or Her duties shall be: Enforce all policies set forth by the National Office Register all Referees and Assignors in his or her state Supervise all programs pertaining to referees Appoint the State Assignor Coordinator upon recommendation of the State Executive Committee Recommend the State Director of Instruction and State Director of Assessment for approval by the National Office Chair the Referee Disciplinary Committee State Director of Instruction The State Director of Instruction shall be nominated by the State Executive Committee and the State Referee Administrator and appointed by the National Office. His or her duties shall be: Supervise all Instructional Programs Appoint area Instructional Coordinators Certify all Instructors except for National Instructors Notify all officials of any Law or policy changes Work with the State Director of Assessment for the instruction of all Assessors State Director of Assessment The State Director of Assessment shall be nominated by the State Executive Committee and the State Referee Administrator and appointed by the National Office. His or her duties shall be: Supervise all Assessment ProgramsAppoint all Assessors to matches Certify all Assessors except for National Assessors Supervise Youth Referee Development Programs in conjunction with the State Referee Administrator and State Assignor Coordinator State Assignor Coordinator The State Assignor Coordinator shall be appointed by the State Referee Administrator upon recommendation of the State Executive Committee. His or her duties shall be: Supervision of all Assignors Supervise the training of assignors in conjunction with the State Director of Instruction Supervise the proper assignment of all Referees Supervise Youth Referee Development Programs in conjunction with the State Referee Administrator and State Director of Assessment Referee Disciplinary Committee The Referee Disciplinary Committee shall be established to deal with any matters of inappropriate or unethical conduct by Referees, Instructors or Assessors.  It shall be chaired by the State Referee Administrator and shall have four members.  The State Executive Committee will appoint the four members. Two members must be certified referees, instructors or assessors and two shall be chosen from the State Amateur and Youth committees. Any charges must be formally made to the State Executive Committee and State Referee Administrator in writing.  If the charges are concluded accurate the charges will be forwarded to the Disciplinary Committee within seven days of the original complaint.  The committee will set forth the protocol of its proceedings and will hold the meetings within thirty days from the date of the original complaint.   The accused must be given the right to be present at all hearings and the right to defend his or her self. All decisions made by the Disciplinary Committee can be appealed to the National Office in writing within thirty days of the decision.

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