REFEREE Assessment
State Director of Assessment
Richard Mackey
480.782.7492
Area Director of Assessment: Tucson
Bob Barton
520.797.9735
Director of National and Candidate Referee Program
Richard Heron
480.893.9253

ASSESSMENT REQUEST FORM

Associate Assessor Class

Candidates for the Assessor program must meet the following minimum criteria:
      • Grade 7
      • 3 years officiating experience
      • Be at least 21 years of age


If you meet these requirements and are sincerely interested in making a commitment to this sport,
Please contact Richard Mackey .


USSF Referee Development and Guidance Form
Assessor's Feedback to Game Official
Report of Assessment of Game Officials
Youth Tournament Assessment Form

Assessment Criteria    

Upgrading
 Who can upgrade?
Any referee who has the correct number of games and meets the minimum age and has been a referee at the current grade for the minimum time required can upgrade to the next level.
Refer to the current issue of the Referee Administrative Handbook for these details.

Classes of officials:
 Referee (Grade 7 and 8)
 State Referee (Grade 5 and 6)
 National Referee (Grade 4 and 3)

 How to upgrade
   NOTE: Upgrade to National Referee is a different process. Contact when you wish to begin the process.


• Complete a game log listing each game, team names, gender and age of teams, date, and location, whether you were the Referee or Assistant Referee and the assignor's name who assigned you to this game. Sort this list so games as a  Referee are separate from games as an Assistant Referee.

• Complete the appropriate written test (Entry or State) with the necessary minimum score within the last 12 months. Refer to the Referee Administrative Handbook for details.

• Complete the physical test with the minimum times during the last 12 months for the grade you are upgrading to. Refer to the Referee Administrative Handbook for details.

• Complete the necessary educational requirements. Refer to the Referee Administrative Handbook for details.

• Complete all necessary assessments required for the grade you are upgrading to. Assessment fees are given to the assessor at the time of the assessment.

Prepare all of this documentation and present at an Upgrade Clinic or submit to the SRA at time of completion.

 What next?
REMEMBER, all upgrades are provisional for 1 year. After this, if all goes well, you will be officially at the new grade.

If you wish to register with the Federation at your new grade before the next registration year, do the following:

For upgrade within a class (8 going to 7 or 6 going to 5) fill out a new USSF registration form , completing the upgrade section. Send this with $5.00 to the SRA

For upgrade to a new class (7 going to 6) fill out a new USSF registration form, completing the upgrade section and send it with the FULL fee for the new grade to the SRA.

If you wait to register the new grade until the next registration year do the following:
Complete the registration form for the new year and fill in the upgrade section. Send this with an attached note to the SRA that you are registering at a new grade. Enclose the correct fee for the new grade.
Do not cross out your old grade and write in your new in the area where the form asks for your grade.

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