Associations ratings

[Ohioref3]

How do different areas around the country rate their officials. Where I come from we rate our top varsity officials 1a and 1b. 1a and 1b are the top boys varsity officials. We then have 2a which would be our top girls varsity officials and 2b which would be our lower rated girls varsity officials. We then have 3a and 3b which is our junior varsity and freshman officials, then the last rating is 4 which is our new officials. We re-rank all the officials with our evaluation and ranking committee after the summmer is over and the officials that attend camp and work summer ball that are evaluated are the first officials that we look to move up.

I know some parts of the country use different rating systems. Do you like splitting the officials up and ranking them either a boys varsity or girls varsity official?

What is the criteria involved in moving an officials ranking up or down?

What systems do you feel work the best in determining a rating and the actual ranking system?