Volunteer Point Program

(2012-2013)

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Volunteer Point Program is to help ensure that AYSO Region 76 recruits, trains, certifies and fields enough volunteer referees to officiate at our Regional games. In this Program, volunteers agree to referee games during our Regional Regular Season (usually September through most of November) and Preliminary (pool play) Playoff Rounds, which will take place in late November and early December, 2012.

Referee volunteers earn Volunteer Points which they allocate to one or more teams.

During the 2012-2013 Season, teams in Division U10 must earn at least 21 volunteer points and teams in Divisions U12 - U14 must earn at least 24 volunteer points to qualify for the Final (elimination) Round of our Regional Playoffs, which leads to Area and Section Playoffs. Teams that fail to accumulate the required points will play the same number of Regular Season and Preliminary Playoff games, but will not advance to the Final Playoff Round. Teams that fail to accumulate the required Volunteer Points cannot become Regional champions.

During the Final (elimination) Rounds of our playoffs, teams must earn an additional 2 points in the first weekend to be eligible for advancement to the 2nd weekend. Teams that qualify for the 2nd (semifinal/final) weekend of our elimination rounds must then earn an additional 2 points during the final weekend to be eligible to become league champions.

For Divisions U16 & U19, because play is between our Region and other Regions, interregional standings are kept during the Regular Season in order to determine Area 1-P Playoff seedings. Region 76 U16 & U19 teams that fail to accumulate the required number of volunteer points may not participate in the Area 1-P Playoffs.

GENERAL RULES

A volunteer can allocate a maximum of 15 points to a single team in U10 and a maximum of 18 points to a team in U12 - U14 during the season. In U8, the maximum is 6 points to a single team. A minimum of 2 volunteers must allocate points to a team in order for that team to accumulate enough points to qualify for the Final Playoff Round (or in the case of U8, to participate in the U8 reward activities).
Volunteer Points belong to the Volunteer who earns them. Allocation decisions by a Volunteer cannot be appealed.
Game Assignment points may be allocated to any team.
Youth Referees have the same rights and privileges as Adult referees under this program. The minimum age to certify as a Referee is 12 years old.
Teams are responsible for recruiting their own volunteers.
The referee administrator reserves the right to issue negative points in cases where the system is clearly being abused (like not showing up for an assigned game without notifying the RRA in advance).

These guidelines may be revised as necessary by the AYSO Region 76 Commissioner or Referee Administrator.

Questions or comments concerning this program should be addressed to the Region 76 Referee Administrator.

WAYS TO EARN POINTS

*Point Type*	*Points Earned*	*Comments*
Game assignment	1 per game	Officiate as either center or assistant referee Multiple games per day earn multiple points Must be certified referee (no points for club linesmen)
Basic Referee and Safe Haven Training completion	3 per complete course (need roster number)	Successfully complete Basic Referee & Safe Haven course Clinic points are not earned until after the volunteer completes their first 3 referee assignments
First time center	1 time per volunteer	One time only for center referee assignment Should be earned in the same season after completing Referee Training Does not apply to U8 games
Upgrade completion	3 per upgrade certification	Intermediate Referee Advanced Referee National Referee Any level Referee Instructor or Assessor
Referee Trainer	1 per course	Participate in referee clinic as instructor
Referee Assessor/Mentor	1 per game	Serve as mentor or assessor for a less experienced referee
Laws of the Game Refresher Course	2 per course	Attend a Region 76 Law Refresher course (must be a certified referee to earn points) Clinic points are not earned until after the volunteer completes 2 additional referee assignments after the Refresher Course during the same season.
Referee Scheduling	2 points per week scheduled	Under the direction of the Referee Administrator, help schedule referee assignments for each weeks games.

What if I cannot make it on the day?

We understand that “things happen”. We do ask you to try and contact us at refschedulers@ayso76.org as soon as possible. Please note that our chances of finding a referee at the last minute are slim, so if you cannot show up you will likely not be replaced. Also note: The referee administrator reserves the right to issue negative points in cases where the system is clearly being abused.

Signing Up for Games and Getting Trained.

For referees needing training, dates for referee clinics and additional details are posted here. Certified Referees may sign up for games by logging into their AYSO Online account, and selecting the "Self-Scheduler" link in the Referees section.

No one except the AYSO Region 76 Commissioner or Referee Administrator may grant an exception to these guidelines.