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If I understand what you're trying to do, you're trying to separate officials who are in the same category (4A/3A, 2A/1A etc.) but may have a slight difference in abilities. As deecee said, there isn't much difference between an R and a U. I have heard some assignors say that they are looking for R's and not U's so I know that there is a "leadership" factor in there, but you might find that some of your rating officials don't understand that concept.
Zebra, that is exactly what we are trying to do. Even though the "R" and the "U" do the same job, for the same pay, I don't think that anyone can argue that some are better at it than others. I also believe that the majority of folks out there will agree that some games demand two (or three "R"s while other games can be done well by two "U"s. The designation for a particular game is not what we are after. What we are after is a way to designate the best of the best within each category and at the same time come up with qualities or criteria that each official understands is being used by the evaluators to come up with those groupings. This will also help the assignors when faced with making decisions regarding certain ball games. Our board uses Arbiter software for assignments and that software allows the assignors to set the criteria for assignments. It also allows the assignor to rank the officials and set assigning criteria based on school rankings, etc. We are simply looking for a way to help officials understand what the best of the best should look like qualitatively speaking. The way the assignors are looking at it is the best of the best are the officials they should be able to assign anytime, any place. Deecee, while what you said is true, I bet you'd find every supervisor and assignor doesn't agree with you. I bet you they would easily be able to idebtify the cream of the crop. As for working games, you are correct. There is an R and a U, or U1 and U2. That doesn't mean that they have equal capabilities. I can guarantee you that your assignor knows who he/she can send to any game and knows it will be officiated no matter what crazy situations may arise and he/sheknows what officials he can't send without cover of a more capable official.
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