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2011/2012 State Cup & Presidents Cup Pay Rates:

Age Referee AR

U11 - 12 $28.00 $20.00

U13 - 14 $32.00 $22.00

U15 - 16 $39.00 $33.00

U17 - 19 $49.00 $34.00

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http://coreferees.org/Assessment/Assessment.htm

ASSIGNMENT OF YOUTH REFEREES AT THE CUP GAMES

State and Presidents Cup games are different from the regular youth league games.  The coaches do not want Youth Referees on their games as center referees, especially if they are planning to go on to a Regional Championship. Too much is at stake for the teams.  The assignor tries to use the Youth Referees on games where, potentially, the teams will not advance, or the winner has already been decided. Kohl’s American Cup is different--no teams advance, and this is a local tournament.

Many Youth Referees want to be assigned as the center referee on older games but the answer is "no," since the assignor must answer to CYS.  It will not matter how good the Youth Referee is, the teams will always look at them as inexperienced referees. One mistake and they are done. Coaches are more accepting if the youth referee is older than the age of the team they are refereeing.  A general guideline an Assignor should use is to assign Referees to games that are no less than one to two years older than the age of the team they are refereeing. The assignor cannot just fill holes because a warm body is needed.  Referees can always be found for Cup games. Every referee that is selected to participate in Cup games has the potential to advance, just like the teams, based on performance and assessments from the Referee staff, who are advanced level, experienced referees. Referees are always being watched. The present assignor has been the assignor and Region IV Referee Administrator for 11 years, and this view has never changed about youth referees.

We see more turnover with youth referees each year for various reasons. In Colorado we certify 1,500 each year, and 80% are youth. The number one reason for youth referees leaving the game is referee abuse, and then it becomes no fun any longer. Why would the assignor put the youth referees at RISK?

Have you ever heard the saying that referees must pay their dues? What that means is, they need more time to develop, and that comes with age, experience, maturity and training. Sometimes young referees are placed on lower level games in State Cup with an adult referee.  What they need to do from this point on is to work on their game and have the “Wow” factor--where referees and people are saying, "This kid is good! Kevin and Christel, you have got to see him!"  Average is not an option here--probably just like being a player. The final factor is the attitude of the referee. If a referee thinks they are entitled to the game, they probably won’t go far as a referee.

Sometimes it's just a matter of getting older, bigger, adjusting little things like posture and the way a referee is perceived.  With the right attitude, most of our excellent young referees can go far. And we want to development them all we can. Assigning them to the right game is the best way to help them in their development.

Contact: SRA/SYRA Kevin Yant 303-881-8566 Kevinsyant@comcast.net

Assignor: Christel Yant 303-881-1101 Christelnani@comcast.net