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Assignor Documents/Instructions for Certification & Recertification Assignor certification/recertification information for 2012 is posted at www.michiganreferee.org. The instructions are different for the recertifying assignors. Follow the instructions for registration and payment. If you are certifying for the first time, you have to attend the certification class AND the recertification class. IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECERTIFY BY CONFERENCE CALL, YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR IT. If you recertify via teleconference you must be on-the-phone for the entire conference. If you will attend the recertification in Grand Rapids, you only need to be present for the 3:30 to 5:00pm segment. You may ALSO attend the certification segment from 1:00 to 3:30- but not instead of the 3:30 to 5:00 segment. The assignor manual download link at the Michigan Referee website is functional. Download the manual and bring it to your tele-conference or class certification/recertification. Registration information (for certification and recertification) for 2012 is at www.michiganreferee.org -> the "classes" tab in the black bar. Gil Urban (gilurban@aol.com) is the State Director of Assignors. John Corbett (jscsails@aol.com) is the assignor instructor in the Grand Rapids area. GAME ASSIGNMENTS Each club has a referee assignor to assign referees to their home games. The Michigan Referee Committee trains and certifies USSF referee assignors. In order to receive game assignments, an assignor needs to know you are a currently USSF certified referee, and you want game assigments. Each local league has a list of assignors for its member clubs. Go to www.michiganreferee.org, click on the "TOOLS" tab, then on the "ASSIGNORS" link. Choose how you want to find an assignor. The certified assignors, their contact information, and the clubs they assign for, are listed. If you are close enough to travel to other counties, follow the same steps to find assignors there. You may work with more than one assignor. Contact the assignor(s), and let them know you are available for the game assignments. Give them your contact information that will allow them to quickly contact you for game assignments. The quickest way to NOT to receive game assignments is to not honor the assignments you accept. Ask what are the assignor's requirments for turning back games, finding a substitute, and the procedure when teams fail to appear. Ask what resources are available to help you develop your referee skills and how you access those resources. Ask the assignor what procedure is followed when a complaint is made about you, or, by you. Some assignors offer game assignments via telephone to each referee. More assignors are using an internet-based game assignment program called "ARBITER". Each assignor using ARBITER has a list of referees (referee group), their availability and ranking. After games are entered into ARBITER, the program shows the assignor the referees that are available on any game date/time. In order to be in the ARBITER program for game assignments, you have to be invited by an assignor who uses ARBITER. Ask the assignor for an invitation to join the assignor's group. When you receive the invitation follow the links, accept the invitation, update your information and indicate when you are NOT available on your ARBITER calendar. You should change your availability on the calendar every time your availability changes. A referee is able to be a member of more than one referee group (and work with more than one assignor). When you complete your information (address, contact numbers, and availability) in ARBITER, call the assignor to let him/her know you are ready. The assignor will check your ARBITER profile and calendar to make sure you are ready. The Arbiter website is www.arbitersports.com. |
