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| Referee Mentor | Training: | Successfully complete the Intermediate Referee Course Mentoring Module | Testing: | 90% or better on the Intermediate Referee Exam | Assessment: | Assessed, approved and appointed as a Referee Mentor by the Regional Referee Administrator or the Regional Director of Referee Assessment. | Authorization: | Mentor Regional Referees for upgrade to Intermediate Referee |
Referee Assessor | Experience: | At least three (3) years of soccer experience as a referee, and must have observed or mentored referees either for improvement or upgrade and have the approval of their Regional Referee Administrator. | Training: | Successfully complete the Referee Assessor Course, and 90% or better on the Advanced Referee exam, and 90% or better combined score on the three Referee Assessor Exams. | Assessment: | Successful completion of two (2) practice assessments on referees officiating U-14 AYSO matches (or equivalent). These "over-the-shoulder" assessments must be mentored by a Referee Assessor or National Assessor. | Approval: | Approved as a Referee Assessor by the Area Referee Administrator or the Area Director of Referee Assessment. | Authorization: | Assess Intermediate Referees for upgrade to Advanced Referee. |
National Assessor | Experience: | Certified as a Referee Assessor with a minimum of one (1) year in grade and performed at least ten (10) assessments/observations, with a minimum of five (5) assessments on Intermediate Referees seeking upgrade to the Advanced Referee level. The candidate must have the approval of the Section Referee Administrator or the Section Director of Assessment. | Training: | Successfully complete the National Assessor Course, and 95% or better on the National Assessor exam | Assessment: | Successful completion on one practice assessment on a referee officiating a U-16 AYSO match (or equivalent) and 1 practice assessment on a referee officiating a U-19 AYSO match (or equivalent). These "over-the-shoulder" assessments must be mentored by a National Assessor. | Approval: | Approved as a National Assessor by the Section Referee Administrator or the Section Director of Referee Assessment. | Authorization: | Assess Intermediate Referees for upgrade to Advanced Referee, and Advanced Referees for upgrade to National Referee. |
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