2005 TARRANT CHAPTER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY

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2005 TARRANT CHAPTERASSESSMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY

• Paul Zomnir
• Director of Assessments

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2005 ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

• Total Officials Assessed 75
• Number of Referee Assessments 64
• Includes dual and 3-man systems
• Number of AR Assessments 80
• Referee Rating Recommendations
• Further Evaluation at this Level 6
• Grade Retention 40
• Upgrade 18
• AR Rating Recommendations
• Further Evaluation at this Level 8
• Grade Retention 54
• Upgrade 18

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ASSESSMENT GAMES FOR REFEREES

• JV Girls 23
• JV Boys 16
• Varsity Girls 12
• Varsity Boys - 12

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ASSESSMENT GAMES FOR ASSISTANT REFEREES

• JV Girls 14
• JV Boys 23
• Varsity Girls 20
• Varsity Boys - 26

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ASSESSORS USED

• 11 different assessors used.
• 4 USSF State Assessors
• 3 USSF Assessors
• 2 USSF National Referees
• 2 USSF State Referees

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POSITIVE ISSUES

• Referee
• Appeared confident
• Kept cool under pressure
• Recognized DFK vs IFK
• Dealt with time wasting correctly
• Assistant Referee
• Kept cool under pressure
• Maintained composure
• Well placed for kickoffs
• Enthusiasm for games

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Pre-Game
• Arrived On Time
• Arrived either late (less than 30 minutes before
  game time) or after scheduled start time
• Equipment / Field Inspected
• Primarily not checking field safety and player
  equipment
• Officials wearing same color as teams or GK

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Fitness
• Accelerate When Necessary
• Not sprinting when required to stay with active
  play
• Recover From Deep Position
• Not sprinting when required
• Kept Up With Play
• General Comments
• All the above are related
• Most are due to not anticipating or reading play
• A few are due to poor individual fitness

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Attitude
• Was Mentally Prepared
• Respect For Players
• Appeared To Enjoy
• All The Above Are Related
• Arrogant attitude both on off the field, by
  both verbal comments and body language
• Not receptive to assessor comments
• Talking too much, trying to explain calls/no
  calls to coaches
• Not assertive on the field

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Courage / Character / Consistency
• Gave Decisions Promptly
• Slow to indicate free kick direction (indecision)
• Whistle to mouth, then no call made
• Was Approachable
• See Attitude
• Easy to determine by gestures and body language
• Consistent Decision Making
• Lack of HS rules knowledge
• Inconsistent on calls throughout the game when
  control was not an issue
• Unsure what to call or not call (indecision)

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Position/Mechanics/Signals
• Anticipated Play Adjusted Position
• Not reading the game or getting a head start on
  game flow to stay close to active play (wide
  deep)
• Too rigid on diagonal took you away from active
  play, or, running a center diagonal
• Not deep enough into penalty area for attacking
  challenges
• Standing
• Not into AR quadrant to stay close to active play
• Duals Getting inside players on attacks
• Kept AR In View / Acknowledged AR Signals
• Not looking to AR at play stoppages missing AR
  signals due to referee play involvement

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Position/Mechanics/Signals (continued)
• Well Positioned For Set Plays
• Not varying set play positions
• Decisions Clearly Indicated By Signals
• Sloppy or incorrect hand signals
• Made Best Use Of Whistle
• Weak whistle gives impression of lack of
  confidence in yourself
• No whistle to restart after sub
• Constant toned whistle not befitting the foul
  severity

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Accuracy Of Decisions
• Recognized Intent Correctly
• Indecisiveness (was it a foul or not??)
• Too far from active play to recognize fouls
• Not knowing what or what not to call
• Using advantage too frequently
• Recognized Misconduct Correctly
• Not adequately dealing with misconduct leads to
  poor game control
• Not seeing the first foul or retaliation

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Game Control
• Asserted Authority Firmly
• Not taking charge without being overbearing
• Recognized First Fouls
• Seeing the retaliation and not the original foul
• Not keeping eyes where play was for a split
  second
• Out of position to see fouls
• Dealt With Persistent Infringement
• Same players commit too many fouls, or,
• Same star player gets fouled by many opponents

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Game Control (continued)
• Stopped Encroachment Immediately
• Leads to time wasting
• Not asserting proper authority early in the game
• Administered Subs Correctly
• Includes sub uniform check before entering, off
  before on, on at midfield, players not going off
  their teams touchline
• Players Accepted Decisions
• Lack of game control why????
• Made Effective Use Of Advantage
• Too much advantage called when there was none
• Not letting play continue to see if advantage is
  realized

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• So, What Are The Main Issues??
• Pre-Game
• Preparation is the key to a successful game
• Equipment / Field Inspected
• Players equipment
• Fitness
• Not moving to keep up with play
• Out of shape
• Not anticipating play, thus getting too far
  behind
• Position/Mechanics/Signals
• If you anticipate play, read game flow, do not
  stand during active play, stay close to active
  play, vary set play positioning, use a strong
  whistle, you should be okay.

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REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• So, What Are The Main Issues?? (cont.)
• Game Control
• Appear confident, but not arrogant
• Be close enough to active play to recognize
  deal with first fouls
• Do not over-use / under-use advantage
• Players and coaches will then accept your
  decisions

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Dress Appearance
• Neat Well Groomed
• Socks falling down, shirt not tucked in, no badge
• Wearing short sleeved shirt with long sleeved
  undergarment, often not the same color as the
  uniform shirt
• Wearing sweats / long pants when the remainder of
  the crew are in shorts.
• First Impression Good
• See above
• Overweight questions ability

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Pre-Game
• Equipment / Field Inspected
• Primarily not checking field safety and player
  equipment
• Officials wearing same color as teams or GK
• Fitness
• Accelerate When Necessary/Recover From Deep
  Position/Kept Up With Play
• Slow to recover to offside position from deep
  position with defensive recovery from an attack
• Not sprinting when required to stay with offside
  position

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Attitude
• Was Mentally Prepared
• Not making eye contact with referee
• Antagonistic attitude by word and/or body
  language
• Not receptive to assessor comments
• Appeared To Enjoy
• Lackadaisical attitude looking away from game,
  showing no game interest
• Joined Referee At Half Full Time
• Slow to leave the field
• Talking to players and coaches after the game on
  the field

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Courage / Character / Consistency
• Gave Decisions Promptly
• Insistence that the referee call what you flagged
  by not yielding flag position after referee made
  a decision
• Slow to signal not paying attention to the
  game??
• Timely Decisions
• Making foul calls not in your quadrant
• Not making eye contact with referee before
  calling an infraction
• Flagging for a foul/offsides then quickly
  lowering flag as if to negate your signal

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Position/Mechanics/Signals
• Throw Ins
• Turning your back to the play
• Flag not at 45 degrees
• Goalkicks
• Improper mechanics
• Not knowing responsibilities
• Substitutions
• Not checking subs equipment before he/she enters
  the field
• Allowing subs to enter at other than at midfield

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Position/Mechanics/Signals (continued)
• Follows Ball To Goal line
• Not going to corner flag before signaling GK or
  CK
• Flag In Correct Hand
• Flag not in hand facing referee
• Walking while signaling
• Poor signals not sharply defined
• Goal kicks Offsides
• Off Side Square To Field? Flag Angle
• Incorrect flag angle can be confusing to referee
• Not signaling by facing the field first

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Position/Mechanics/Signals (continued)
• Off Side No Ball watching / Drifting
• Watching play when not critical to do so losing
  off side positioning
• Lining up behind the off side line during both
  dynamic and static play
• Running inside the touch line onto the field
• Not anticipating play for proper body position to
  go with the play

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• Offside / Goal Line / Touch Line
• Throw In Direction Clear
• Flag signal not in accordance with standard
  signaling criteria (I.e., not 45 degrees for TI)
• Throw In Own Half Or Both
• Flagging TI in referees half of field
• Goal Line Timely Necessary
• Not going to goal line on all G CK or close in
  plays
• Recognized Off Side Position Vs. Infraction
• Tend to call off side too quickly
• Not understanding difference between off side
  position and offside infraction

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• So, What Are The Main Issues??
• Dress Appearance
• Crew dress alike look professional
• First impressions are critical
• Equipment / Field Inspected
• Players equipment
• Fitness
• Get in shape stay there.
• If you are in shape, use it. Do not get lazy.
• Stay with the offsides position always

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• So, What Are The Main Issues?? (cont)
• Courage / Character / Consistency
• Timely Decisions
• Keep in eye contact with the referee
• Determine if the referee was able to see and make
  the call before signaling
• Do not make calls outside your quadrant
• Do not be too quick to make a call
• Signal with confidence in a timely manner!

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• So, What Are The Main Issues?? (cont)
• Positioning / Mechanics / Signals
• Read procedures for goalkick positioning and
  substitutions
• You must go to the corner for every ball over the
  goal line
• In which hand do you want the flag to be?
• For offsides, are you square to the field and
  stopped ?
• Are you positive the person in offside position
  is interfering with play or seeking to gain
  advantage by being in an offsides position?
• Are you watching play too much?

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ASST. REFEREE ISSUES NOTED

• So, What Are The Main Issues?? (cont)
• Offsides / Goal line / Touch line
• Be where you have to be when you have to be there
• Do not get lazy or slow down because the game is
  not to your liking, level of play, active play in
  your area, etc.

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HOW DID WE DO????

• Overall Evaluation
• Discovered areas that need improvement and will
  work on those in the future during training
  sessions
• Determined our Rating System is a good one
  relatively accurate
• Found many of those officials that needed to be
  upgraded (which was done)
• Need more assessors
• To achieve this, we need more referees so the
  assessors do not have to officiate all the time

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HOW DID WE DO????

• Question
• Did you feel the assessment program was
  beneficial?
• I would like to hear your comments
• Paul Zomnir
• Phone [phone]
• Email pz4_at_charter.net