Oregon Referee - Promotion

Promotion

The Promotion Committee reviews all requests for promotion to determine if all
requirements for promotion have been or will be met and works with candidates to
develop plans for successfully achieving promotion. The Promotion Committee also
is responsible for developing a program for rapidly achieving, based on merit, the
promotion of a number of referees to national and state grades, with heavy
emphasis on younger referees.

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Mission Statement

To identify, recruit and inspire Oregon

referees for US Soccer Federation promotion

In meeting this mission, the Promotion Committee will:

Provide structure, guidance and tools to help referees achieve
promotional goals.
Foster collaborative relationships among all assignors (USSF,
college, high school, indoor).
Strive to insure that those seeking advancement receive equal
consideration for match assignments consistent with their
demonstrated ability and the level of game needed for upgrade.
Encourage and support participation in out-of-state USSF affiliated
tournaments and events.
Develop an “Oregon Elite Referee” program.

Notes:

1. Your assessment should not be among the first few games you have seen at that level of play. You should have done several (about

25) of the “stretch” games at your current grade to prepare for your upgrade assessment. Do not reach higher than you have to for your

assessment game.

2. The level of fitness of the official is assumed to be better than average for that grade for games above the “mainstream” level, and

obviously the official’s fitness needs to be in alignment with the speed of the game.

3. Realistically the Women’s game, while requiring equal foul recognition and technical skills, requires less sophisticated player

management and therefore an official ought to be able to work a slightly higher level in the Women’s game than the Men’s.

4. Not all matches are equally easy to manage – you should not expect to be able to manage a heated game compared to a more

sporting game within the same division.

5. Don’t use this chart to demand anything. Ultimately it is the players and the assignors who determine what game assignments you

are going to get.

6. This chart is intended to represent what is really a continuous spectrum of assignments. The best officials will be ahead of the

curve, those who have less ambition or fitness will be below the curve and both of these are just fine -- as they all serve the game at

the level which they are capable and comfortable with. The ‘fast track’ official will move through the chart much faster than the

“games in grade” would indicate. However, the “games in grade” indicate that while the USSF requirements are much less, it takes the

average official some substantial experience and ambition to move along in the chart.

7. Regional tournament and championship assignments (e.g. Youth State Cup) are typically reserved for ambitious and elite referees,

and are generally given at a step below the stretch level so that the official is totally comfortable.

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Oregon USSF – Typical Assignments by Grade