Assessment process

[wjarrettc]

Yesterday, I was working a game out of state down in South Carolina and was assessed by the local assessor. It turned out to be a good thing because the match was a real powder keg that turned ugly when the losing coach's mother (yes, you read that right) confronted my 13 year old AR after the match. Luckily, the assessor's favorable report on my game control and foul recognition is going to be used as evidence to the association to try and get woman banned from the fields for the remainder of the season.

But on to my point, I'm looking to find out more about the assessment process. Do you normally request assessments or do they just happen spontaneously (as this one did). Should I send the SC assessor's report to someone here in North Carolina? Is it good to get as many assessments as possible, or should you try to limit your assessments to key points during your career development cycle? Any insight into the assessment process would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jarrett

[jc508]

It is my understanding that your assessment will be sent to the SDA of SC who will then forward it to your own state's SDA.

You can get assessments by contacting your area director of assessment. If your organization does not have such positions, check with some of the more experienced refs to identify who the assessors may be and how to contact them for an assessment.

Every game I do, I try to get feedback (OK, it's not exactly an assessment) from my fellow refs as to how I am doing this game.

Great attitude, and have fun on the pitch.

[Greyhnd00]

It can never be bad to have as many assessments as possible as long as you keep doing well.............Dont cha love parents!

[Scott Zawadzki]

I can't believe that somebody got an assessment in their first month or so of reffing and (even though I've requested one from my state last year) I've never been assessed once.

Congrads on the kind words from the assessor...keep up the good work.

Scott

[Greyhnd00]

I got assessed on my first legal line......Had bootleged for about 6 months. I did a middle right before that, thank god he wasnt watching then!

[Scott Zawadzki]

Sounds like the assessors in MA might be a little slow... hey 'nat ;)

Actually, I think it has more to do with the fact that we have a fantastic young referee program and (rightfully to some extent) the focus of assessment goes more towards referees with a long term future.

Scott

[wjarrettc]

Originally posted by Scott Zawadzki
I can't believe that somebody got an assessment in their first month or so of reffing

Yeah, I was quite excited to find out he was going to assess my game. It was actually quite a stroke of luck as he was actually there to assess an earlier game and then there was this whole blow-up between the parents and coaches of a game later in the day.

Apparently, the game I was assessed on was between two teams with a real history. The center assigned to the game also had a history with these teams (and not a good one) so some of the parents on one of the teams went to the assignor and threatened not to let their kids play if this guy was in the center (They apparently were concerned about his game control in previous matches between the two teams and the safety of their children during what basically boiled down to a U14 local derby).

Therefore, I was recruited about 15 minutes to game time to do the center on that match instead of the one I was assigned. I think the assessor (who was definitely hearing all of this going on) decided it would be prudent to do an official assessment of the game, which in the end turned out to be fortunate given the circumstances of the game and the parent confronting my AR afterwards.

[nsa]

Originally posted by Scott Zawadzki
I can't believe that somebody got an assessment in their first month or so of reffing and (even though I've requested one from my state last year) I've never been assessed once.I think a memo "whipped" off by another bigsoccer poster may have nixed your assessments. I've never seen the word "hopeless" used so many times. ;)

With friends like me, who needs enemies. :)

G'luck, Jarrett. Good to see you on SOCREF-L, too.

[Scott Zawadzki]

Originally posted by nsa
I think a memo "whipped" off by another bigsoccer poster may have nixed your assessments. I've never seen the word "hopeless" used so many times. ;)

C'mon Sherman, you know you can't see far enough onto the field to know if I'm screwing up (again) or not! :)

Scott

[whipple]

Originally posted by nsa
I think a memo "whipped" off by another bigsoccer poster may have nixed your assessments. I've never seen the word "hopeless" used so many times. ;)


Nat, I don't think it what the overuse of the word "hopeless" so much as it was the phrase "dazed and confused".... ;)

Actually, this season I am assigning assessors as well. The only problem is that, aside from Andy, I only have one down here and Luigi keeps stealing him away on the days I need him.

The thought occurs to me that I should start recruiting from further afield, Pepperell for example. You went over so well here in Hingham a couple of weeks ago, maybe you would like to get back to this part of the state more often.

Sherman

[billf]

Originally posted by Scott Zawadzki
I can't believe that somebody got an assessment in their first month or so of reffing and (even though I've requested one from my state last year) I've never been assessed once.

Congrads on the kind words from the assessor...keep up the good work.

Scott

That's funny (in an ironic way) because I got assessed by a Mass assessor at ODP last year. Good luck getting someone to look at you.