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Livermore Referee Association PO Box 54, Livermore, CA 94551-0054 * 925-455-1214 * Assignor1@livermorerefs.org |
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LRA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (F.A.Q)
Below is information every referee needs for the year and answers to address the commonly asked questions. The topics are listed below with the last date update to allow referees see changes that can occur throughout the year.
DRESS AND ACT THE PROFESSIONAL YOU ARE:
On and Off the Field
ASSIGNMENTS: Be READY, Team Attachment,
Self Assignment, Direct Assignment, Being Removed from Game HOW TO READ GAME INFORMATION: Sport Levels, Age Groups, Team Names, Game ID
MENTORING:
Field Days, Direct Assignment, D&Gs to Prep for Upgrades
FALL 2011 DIVISION START DATES
U12-U14 Division 4 (House/Recreational) games start Sat, Aug 27
with no games on Labor Day Weekend holiday.
U16-U19 Division 4 (Traveling House) games start Sat, Sep 10 U9-U19
Division 1 and 3 (High Comp) games start Sat, Sep 1 As is the current trend
in our District this year, most of the games in Livermore this year will
be
Again this year, the league and LRA decided not to assign referees to the U9 and U10 Division 4 games.
The exception will be if some of the teams are in the Rec Plus program
(we are waiting to hear). We have been getting almost no coverage so we
decided it was best to focus our referees on games that need their help
more than the very young. The league is working with the teams on how to
monitor the games themselves, which they were largely doing anyway. Some
referees have asked if they do a U9-U10 game would it count towards
their year's game count - no, it will not. If the game is not in the LRA
system, it will no count. Normal season games for U12 recreation and
above as well as our tournaments do count. Whatever your age or
experience level, every Livermore Referee is expected to be professional
at all times: on or off the field, in appearance and in behavior. Before
you even hit the field, the players, coaches, and yes, the spectators
are sizing you up. Your credibility on the field began getting judged
the minute you were in their eye sight. In fact, most referee's
reputation is known before they get the field. From there, your
appearance (yes, it is THAT important) and behavior will help influence
the others about your actual ability and caring about their game. Every referee is expected
to wear clean and official referee gear. You have a choice of
manufacturers, but let's put it this way, a yellow t-shirt or black
soccer shorts or green cleats are not acceptable parts of a referee's
wardrobe. Most LRA referees use Official Sports, but this is completely
up to you. Suggested shirts to get
in the following order for most referees: Short-sleeve Yellow -
used in almost every game, especially for new referees Only later, you can
consider buying: Short-sleeve Red Short-sleeve Black Short-sleeve Blue Long sleeves are
really only needed if you are going to do Winter games. Referees Of
The Year At the December LRA
Membership meeting, individuals (adult/youth, male/female) selected
by the LRA Steering Committee present awards such as those listed
below. Referee of the
Year Rookie Referee of
the Year Most Improved
Referee of the Year Referee of the
Year Top 10 Performers Set Up to be READY
for Games 1. Make sure your information
is updated, including photo. There are a lot of referees that each of us are
not always able to recognize in person right away. It helps to have a photo
available before the game to know who we (assignors and fellow referees) are
looking for. To upload a photo to your profile, follow the instructions
below: c. Click "Upload"
and wait for the results. 2. Update your calendar (see
below for help) 3. Make sure your "[ ]
Ready to be assigned" box is checked on the top "Main" screen How to 1. log into Arbiter
(https://www.arbitersports.com) 2. click "blocks" on
black menu bar on the top of the page 3. select "clear blocks"
button option (might have to click "Dates" for the calendar interface
and from there it looks the same as before) 4. click on days that you
want to clear the blocks (this will then let you see games that need
referees that are within you level) 5. make sure you have
"ready to be assign" box checked or you will not see games
It can not be stressed enough to keep your calendar update
with when you are available and when you are not (blocked).
There is no need to waste your time or the assignor's time if you leave
your calendar available and get assigned games that you then decline.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE block time you are NOT available for game
assignments If
you are attached to games, turn down a game, or have your calendar
blocked, you will automatically be blocked (marked unavailable) for that
time frame. This avoids issue and is a automatic process by our system -
a good thing!
How to Self-assign to Games Make sure your calendar is
updated before trying to self-assign to game or you might end up with games
you are not available for or you might not see games you are available for.
Then Click "Schedule" on the black menu bar, then "Self-Assign"
on the Silver bar. Use the options to refine your search if you want as only
the first available games in the system will show up and it will be hard to
find variety or future games when there are a lot of position open.
When LRA sign in is opened up again, referees
will be able to see 30 days in advance to sign up for
self-assignable games. While signing up for games, a referee may
only pick 3 games within a day (no matter what actual day those
games are on). Additionally, over the course of the season, a referee can
self-assign no more than 3 games to be played on the same day.
(Sometimes that is hard to explain so ask us if you have questions.) All
games will automatically send out a reminder to the referees on a game 3
days prior to the match.
There are a few exceptions to these settings
that may change a referee's number of games one can do on the same day or
how far out one can see available self-assignable games. This is an
adjustment the assigners reserve the right to implement on a case-by-case
basis to ensure all referees have a fair chance at games or the interests of
that referee are being best met.
Direct Assignment to Games Older high comp games are
not open to self-assignment. These include U15 Division 1 and above. The
assignor directly give those games out to referees. The referee gets an
email that s/he has been assigned to a game. Go into your Schedule to
accept or decline the assignment. Change of Plans,
Need to be Removed from an assigned Game
Once you self-
assigned a game, you can not self un-assign. You need to email the
Assignor to make changes. Sometimes a referee makes a mistake of one’s
personal plans change, which is understandable. Just let us know as soon
as possible so we can reassign the position. Just in case
you are new to our system (and a number of you are), there
is what the game notations mean.
Sport Levels All games are
association with either "Soccer
CYSA" or "Soccer Norcal". This allows the referee to know
which set of playing league rules will be used for that
match.
Age Group-Gender-Division Games are
differentiated by age group (like Under 16), gender (girls
or boys, and division (1 and 3 are high comp; 4 is
recreational). Examples: "U16-g-1"
means the game is an Under 16 girls division 1 game "U12-b-4"
is an Under 12 boys recreation game
Team Names Recreation
teams in division 4 have a team number as a "team name" in
Arbiter. This controls the number of team names in the
system since we are now keeping our game data every year.
Rec Plus and High Comp teams will have their actual team
names in the system. They play against other cities and it
is more important to know who the teams actually are as they
are harder to track that our local teams that do not travel.
Game ID Every
game in the system has a unique Game ID. If you need to
refer to a game for changes or comments, you can use
that ID number so everyone is talking about the exact
same game. "Mentoring Days" will
be specific days where some of our mentoring team will be assigned
to a field and provide constructive feedback to all referees at the
field. The first two days will be Aug 22 and 29. These two days will
be focused on our new referees that just earned their badges and
those that got in just a few games last year. Watch for more details
on that soon. If you are a new referee and want to make
sure to get in on those games, contact us as soon as you can. We
will be trying to call all new referees. Some U12 and U14
Division 4 AR positions on Aug 22 and 29 will not be self-assignable
until we first attempt to assign some of the new referees. After a
few days, remaining open positions will be released to
self-assigning.
We
are also offering direct 1on1 mentoring matches up the season as
well as D&Gs (Direction and Guidance) for up and coming referees.
Ask us for details if you are interested. Most referees sign up (or are
assigned directly) to matches before game day. There might be occasion where
there is an opening on the game after yours that you are interested in. If
you feel up to it and the game is within your ranking, you can do the game.
The center referee will confirm with us that you did the game and you will
be added to it in Arbiter for the credit and payment. Only If You Are Ready For referees not yet ready
for the center or higher level AR, feel free to not do the game. If you were
assigned as an AR and the center did not show up, you will still be paid for
the game if you need to walk away from the game. DO NOT DO GAMES YOU DO NOT
FEEL READY FOR. In the long run, we want you to be ready and have a long
career as a referee. Team Attachment No one is allowed to
self-assign to a game they have a vested interest in. However, there are
cases where a referee is needed for a game that you are associated with. If
you are available, the center referee agrees (if you would be an AR),
comfortable with doing the game, it is within your ranking, and BOTH coaches
agree prior to the game, you can do the game. If you do a such a
game, either the center referee will report that to the league or you can
report the game at http://www.livermorerefs.org/Record_Game_Form.htm to
get Arbiter updated.
Fill
Out The Game Report
Once
a regular LYSL match has been completed, the assigned Center Referee
fills out the Arbiter game report for
the officials to get paid. No one on the game is paid until the game
report has been completed. Go to "Schedule"
on the black top menu bar Check "Show All
Games" in your schedule if necessary to show games that have
already happened, such as the game you want to fill out the game
report for. It is common to forget this.2. Click on "Calendar" on
the silver top menu bar Under the Notes
column, click on the red "R".
Red Yellow Green Make sure the
Status is correct (see list below) Enter in the score of
the game Note the status of
the referees (On Time is the default) Enter in any
comments on Red cards/Send offs, coach/player/spectator notes
the league should be aware of. They are very responsive handle
the comments professional. Enter in any field or equipment
issues also; those are shared with the appropriate league board
members to respond. Click the "Save"
button to complete the game report. Once saved, the Treasurer will
verify the game and issue a check (roughly every two weeks in the
Fall season
If the game was NOT
played, please use the following guidelines when updating the game
report. Update
Status from "Normal" to "Forfeit" if one team did
not show up Update
Status from "Normal" to "Canceled" if both teams
did not show up Update
Status from "Normal" to "Suspended" if the game was
abandoned (due to a game management or weather problem) In all
cases other than "Normal", please explain the situation further in
the Comments section, if possible. Remember
that the referee does not determine the outcome of a game (forfeit,
cancelled, replayed, etc) for the team; that is for the league to
decide. We use those teams in the game report to help categorize what
happened as those are the menu options available to us. No
Assigned Center Referee? Game
Report Not Filled Out Earn an extra $50
by doing at least 13 games in the calendar year. At the close of the
financials at the end of the year, referees that completed the
required number of games will receive a check. New Referees:
There is a one-time additional $50 bonus for first year
referees that complete at least 13 games in the calendar year. Those
checks are send out after the financials close at the end of the
year. This is in additional to the normal bonus discussed above. Send
off reports for CYSA and NorCal games are different.
These forms are found in our FORMS area. All reports
must be filled out and sent in to appropriate
organizations within 24-hour of the incident.
CYSA Disciplinary Contact is Diane Scott,
1739 Peru Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
925-462-2357 dublinfighters@yahoo.com
NorCal Disciplinary Contact is admin@norcalpremier.com
[click
here for NorCal Premier Referee web site
information]
REMEMBER that NorCal does not collect the
player/coach pass for a send off; it is returned
to the team after the game. It is
requested that the LRA President, currently David
Bunch, get a copy of every send-off (red card)
report. If a referee is new to writing one, call us
and we will help you write an effective report.
Email or dropping off at David's house at 1403 Aspen
Court, Livermore, CA 94551. Needless to say, good
communication to and from the referees and the assignors will make
everyone's life easier and more fun. Let us know how things are going
for you. When you are ready to get more challenging games, let us know.
If you have any issues or questions, contact us. Monthly LRA
Membership Meetings Emails Twitter
Facebook:
LRA is now on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/livermore.referees. Photos, referee
comments, news, meeting announcements, and more! Phone:
And
feel free to put Corey's celphone number, 926-216-1807, in your celphone
right now for future use. We are generally available every day from 7am
to 11pm. Don't worry about calling us late night up to 11pm or during
the days. If we can not answer our phones are quiet and we will get back
to you as soon as we can if you leave a message. You are NOT disturbing
us, we are here to support you.
Face-to-Face:
See you
on the fields or call and set up an in-person meeting anytime you want
for any reason! If there is anything you
need to know that is not listed or clarified here, contact any LRA Steering
Committee member. |
