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In order to more effectively manage the referee
community in Ohio North, the SRC has divided the
area into several districts, each of which
corresponds to an existing USSF Referee
organization. The districts are each assigned their
own Assistant
State Referee Administrator (A-SRA),
Assistant State
Director of Instruction (A-SDI) and
Assistant State
Director of Assessment (A-SDA).
The State Referee Administrator (SRA) is
responsible for all referee administration
activities in Ohio North. The SRA is an appointed
position and is currently held by
Tom Chapman. The SRA manages the SRC,
coordinates the activities of the State Director of
Instruction (SDI) and State Director of Assessment (SDA)
plus processes all referee registrations and decides
on referee disciplinary matters.
The SRA has appointed Assistant State Referee
Administrators (A-SRA) in each of the
districts who are responsible for coordinating
local referee registration and other activities.
The USSF has developed the Referee Assessment
program as a way to measure referee performance.
Referees of a certain level are required to be
assessed once or more per year and referees who wish
to upgrade to the next grade level must also be
assessed. Referee assessments in Ohio North are
managed (coordinated) by the State Director of
Assessment (SDA). The SDA is an appointed position
that is currently held by
Terry Campbell. The SDA is responsible for
coordinating all USSF certified referee assessments
in OHN.
The SDA has appointed Assistant State Directors
of Assessment (A-SDA) in each of the
districts who are responsible for coordinating local
referee assessments and assessors.
All USSF referee instruction in Ohio North is
managed (coordinated) by the State Director of
Instruction (SDI). The SDI is an appointed position
that is currently held by
Bill Nest. The SDI is responsible for
coordinating all USSF certified referee instruction
in OHN including Entry Level referee clinics and the
state level Intermediate and Advanced clinics that
are held every year.
The SDI has appointed Assistant State Directors
of Instruction (A-SDI) in each of the
districts who are responsible for coordinating local
referee clinics and in-service training.
If you wish to sponsor an Referee Clinic in your
area, contact the A-SDI’s listed for your district. A
list of the scheduled clinics in the area is posted
in the
Clinics area of
the site - if you do not see one in your area,
contact the A-SDI to see if there is one scheduled
that is not on our list.
The OHN Referee Mentoring program is designed for
new referees to get the pre-game, game-side and
post-game support, advice and guidance needed to
make them better referees and make it more likely
that they will keep with it and remain a referee.
Each district has their own Mentoring Coordinator.
The referee associations in these areas hold
regular meetings (for in-service training and
district business purposes), sponsor clinics,
interface with local leagues and offer opportunities
for the yearly referee registration. These groups
have officers, constitutions and regular
memberships.
The districts for the area are listed below along
with contact information and a web site for the group.
Akron
(Akron Soccer Referee
Association)
Ashland/Mansfield
(Ashland Richland Soccer
Officials)
Canton
Assistant State Referee Administrator -
Dave Habib
Assistant State Director of
Instruction -
Dave Beebe
Assistant State Director of
Assessment -
Dave Beebe
Web site:
Cleveland
(Greater Cleveland Soccer
Officials Association)
Firelands
(Firelands Soccer Referee
Association)
Toledo
(Northwest Ohio Soccer
Officials Association)
Youngstown
(Mahoning Valley Soccer
Officials Association)
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