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Requesting a Ranking Increase

The concept of what goes into a Ranking is difficult to understand for many Referees. We have created a Ranking Matrix in an effort to provide a visual aide that shows how we relate the numerical value of your ranking to the level of games we service. If you read the matrix left to right you will see the leagues we service grouped by category and within each category by ascending level of difficulty and/or service level.

Level of Difficulty is easy to understand, but often misunderstood. For example doing a RCL (premier) BU18 match may look easier than doing a Recreational BU19 match. The RCL players are more skilled and less likely to be careless. Their fouls will more likely be harder and more obvious than the recreational player. That leads to Service Level. Service level is related partly to foul recognition appropriate to the level of play and partly to game management, both of which require experience much more than mere knowledge of the Laws of the Game.

Our Ranking Matrix attempts to factor both of these variables. But that is NOT why you are here!

You are probably reading this because you believe you are ranked too low: And that may be true. With around 400 Referees active over the course of a year it is difficult to manage rankings without some input from those who are ranked. So we depend in part of each referee to monitor his or her rankings and tell us when they think their rankings need to be increased. But just saying "My rankings are too low" does not get you anywhere. Simply put, we need information not opinion!

Your rankings serve one and only one purpose. It lets you self-assign up to and including a certain level of game as center (one ranking) and as assistant referee (a second ranking). In effect, your rankings reflect what the Assignors believe that, without question, you are capable of doing a good job at the particular level and position not just sometimes but every time. But keep in mind that ranking is only one of many self-assign rules.

Okay, so what information do we need?

1) We need to know your Youth and Adult game counts (approximately) and at what levels. Simply saying, for example, "I have done fifty U15 centers" is not good enough (look at the matrix and you will see why). Instead we need numbers at each of the levels, Recreational, Select and RCL for youth games. For Adult games we need numbers at coed, women and men's games. And don't forget to include gender as this is important.

2) We need to know what level of games you would be comfortable self-assigning. Some referees are capable of doing higher level games than they are comfortable doing. For example, you might be capable of doing a BU17 RCL center with only two years of officiating experience but are not comfortable doing one. We do not want to risk you getting out of your comfort level too soon.

3) It helps if you have participated in officiating any of the semi-final or final State Cups games, or in regional or national Youth tournaments, or in competitive Adult tournaments, etc... So tell us if you have.

4) It helps somewhat if you are or have been a player or coach, and at what levels..... So tell us if you have.

5) RECOMMENDATIONS: With 400 or so referees active during the course of a year, it is likely we don't personally know you and have not seen you officiate. We cannot be expected to make correct ranking decisions based solely on what you tell us. So we need recommendations from Assignors, Senior Referees, mentors, etc..... that you have worked with. Include names and contact information.

HOW: Send an email to RankingCommittee@ekcsra.org with all the above information and give us time to look things over and talk to people. THAT IS NOT A LINK! YOU WILL NEED TO COPY THAT ADDRESS AND PASTE IT INTO YOUR EMAIL PROGRAM.