Assessment/Mentoring Definitions

ASSESSMENTS

These definitions are intended to clarify the different types of assessments that can be performed to provide feedback to a referee and further their personal growth and development as a referee.

Upgrade Assessment

This is an assessment that the referee formally requests from the DDA or SDA.
The official must honor the assignments as given by the game referee assignor.
The DDA or SDA will assign an appropriate assessor to perform the assessment.
The assessor is to be paid in accordance with the fee schedule outlined in OSSRC Policy 4.0, typically by the official requesting the upgrade assessment.
The assessor must determine if the match is sufficiently competitive (for the particular referee grade level) in order to be viable toward the upgrade.
If the match is determined to be non-competitive by the assessor, it can not be used for upgrade purposes, but the assessor is still responsible for giving feedback to the official and submitting a full written report on ossrc.com
If the match is considered to be competitive, then the official’s performance must be determined to be either acceptable or not acceptable.
Successful completion of this assessment is one of the requirements for applying for an upgrade in referee grade.
An unacceptable performance requires that the referee successfully complete one upgrade assessment to offset this assessment, in addition to whatever the total number of assessments that are required for the upgrade.
All assessments required for an upgrade must be performed within 12 months of the first competitive match assessment. Any successful assessments that occur outside this 12-month time frame can no longer be considered as satisfying the requirements of upgrade.
The match must be a two 45 minutes halves game.

Maintenance Assessment

This is an assessment that the referee formally requests from the DDA or SDA. The DDA and/or SDA can authorize exceptions to this requirement.
The DDA or SDA will assign an appropriate assessor to perform the assessment.
The assessor is to be paid in accordance with the fee schedule outlined in OSSRC Policy 4.0, typically by the official requesting the maintenance assessment.
The assessor must determine if the match is sufficiently competitive (for the particular referee grade level) in order to be viable toward the maintenance.
If the match is determined to be non-competitive by the assessor, it can not be used for maintenance purposes, but the assessor is still responsible for giving feedback to the official and submitting a full written report on ossrc.com.
If the match is considered to be competitive, then the official’s performance must be determined to be either acceptable or not acceptable.
Successful completion of this assessment is one of the requirements for the referee to retain their referee grade.
An unacceptable performance requires that the referee must successfully complete an additional assessment to maintain their grade (i.e., 1 for 1).
The match must be two 45 minutes halves.

Not Requested Assessment

The assessor may or may not be assigned this assessment by the DDA or SDA.
The assessor may or may not be paid for performing this assessment.
When the assessor is due compensation for this assessment, it is typically not paid by the referee being assessed.
This assessment can not be used by the referee for upgrade or maintenance assessment purposes.
This type of assessment is performed and graded like an upgrade or maintenance assessment.
The assessor is responsible for giving feedback to the official and submitting a full written report on ossrc.com

MENTORING / COACHING

OSSRC Mentoring Program

The OSSRC mentoring program is typically not assigned by the DDA or SDA.
It is for first, second and third year officials.
The mentor is typically not paid by the officials.
The mentor is responsible for giving feedback to the officials and submitting a written report on ossrc.com.

OSSRC: Coaching Referees: tournament games

The program is typically for helping officials in tournament games.
The coaches are typically paid by the tournaments.

Observations

An observation may be requested by the DRA, SRA, DDA, or SDA.
Observers need not be registered assessors.
The observer may be paid by the OSSRC.
Observations are unannounced evaluations of a match official and/or a match assessor to appraise their overall performance.
No immediate feedback will be provided to the official or assessor being evaluated.
An informal confidential report (verbal or written) will be provided to the DRA, SRA, DDA, or SDA requesting the observation, within seven days of the game.
The DRA, SRA, DDA or SDA in receipt of this report may only share this information with other members of the OSSRC, and/or may also choose (or not) to provide feedback to the observed official or assessor.