Ratings

[SCalScoreKeeper]

How are officials evaluated to move up a category where you are? Here you pay for an observer to come to a match (must notify assignor before season begins) and then they tell you at the end of the year whether or not you passed.The cost of observation depends on the category you are looking to move from.

[Insane Blue]

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper

How are officials evaluated to move up a category where you are? Here you pay for an observer to come to a match (must notify assignor before season begins) and then they tell you at the end of the year whether or not you passed.The cost of observation depends on the category you are looking to move from.

I think it sucks that we have to pay the unit $100 (C4 moving to C3)to be rated with no guarantee. some officials have tried a few times and are still C4's and a couple Hundred lighter.
Inland Softball and Baseball do ratings for free but limit the number of officials that are rated yearly.

[oldsetter]

1. Pretty funny you call it a 'unit'.

2. Just because you apply does not mean you are ready. Of course the problem here is that it is subjective....and political. That is life. There is no solution to that.

3. In my area, the assigner rates you. Doesn't really mater because the assigner also assigns you. Be nice to the assigner. We don't really have levels, we do use the arbiter and you have a 000 to 900 rating. Be nice to the assigner. The assigner assigns the regular season and considers coach requests for prospective officials for post season. Be nice to the assigner. You can be a DI college official and not get post season matches but a 2nd year may. lol. such is life, be nice to the assigner.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by oldsetter

We don't really have levels, we do use the arbiter and you have a 000 to 900 rating.

My board also uses Arbiter in three categories - R1, R2, & LJ - with a rating from 100 to 700.

[SCalScoreKeeper]

LCubed and oldsetter- what do those number ratings mean? how do they work?

[stmaryrams]

Sorry to comment on an older thread but here in Ohio we only have three ratings for OHSAA officials.
Class 3 is a High School student. They are limited to 9th grade and lower matches. They must submit an application and one observation to move up following graduation.
Class 2 - may be R2 for Varsity matches and take any other match sub-varsity. They must be rated by 2 officials and pass an online test.
It is preferred that the rater be an official not working the match but often times it's their partner. Difficult to make notes of game play but not any more difficult that a post game conference with your partner. As secretary of our association I request that the candidate work the match for another official who rates them. The other official gets the match fee.
They then take an online test.
This is the only time Ohio officials take a test or are rated other than when they first take the class (20 hours instruction with 1 hour of on court).
We have some officials who have been working 20, 30 or 40 years who have never advanced above this level and haven't taken a test or been rated in years.
Class 1 officials may be R1 for Varsity and work post season matches. Officials are rated in the post season on a case by case basis. All officials at the State Finals are rated.