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Assessment Program |
The Chapter supports a Member Assessment program as part of Official Training and Ranking. Assessments are used for
Level Maintenance (1-3) and for Upgrades (2-5). Members can request assessments, and the Board of Directors or Director of Training can set up Chapter sponsored assessments. All Members on the Top Officials List sent to the UIL for playoff and Finals recommendations shall be assessed at least once during the current soccer season.
Requesting an Assessment
Contact the Director of Training and Assessments, Chris Ng to request an assessment. You must indicate if this assessment is a Maintenance, Developmental or Upgrade assessment. If you already have a match scheduled that you would like to be assessed , let the director of assessments know. Otherwise the director will work with the assignors to select a supportive match. You will be required to pay a $30.00 Assessment fee to the assessor at the time of the game/assessment. The Chapter will pay the venue mileage fee to the assessor out of available Chapter Scrimmage funds, unless the assessor has already been compensated for mileage.
Chapter Sponsored Assessments
The Director of Training and Assessments or President may request a Chapter sponsored assessment of an official , when feedback is received that warrants an assessment, when requested by the assignor, for training purposes or to ensure the member's readiness for the top officials list. The chapter shall pay the assessor's fee and associated venue mileage fee out of available Chapter Scrimmage funds.
Obtaining your current Rank
You may obtain your current Ranking Level by contacting the Director of Training and Assessments, Chris Ng. A member's ranking level is only available to the member, Board of Directors, Assignors, UIL officials or officials of the State TASO Soccer Division.
Ranking / Levels
The tables below indicate the order of assignments that the assignors use when selecting officials for matches. Note assignors are requested to assign several matches during the season 1 level higher than the officials current rank for
training and advancement purposes. Assignors will attempt assign the matches based on a combination of Rank, availability and balance of assignments. When officials of a required rank are not available, the assignors drop to the next rank. These definitions serve as a general guide and are not absolute.
Level |
Match Description |
1 |
State Finals, Varsity-most difficult |
2 |
Varsity - moderately difficult , Regionals Quarter/Semi/Finals |
3 |
Varsity - moderate / easy , Playoff Bidistrict & Area |
4 |
JV, MS playoff/finals post-season |
5 |
MS (Middleschool) easy |
Level |
Match Level |
1-3 |
Varsity - Most Difficult |
4 |
Varsity - Moderately Difficult |
5 |
JV, Varsity - Moderate/Easy |
Game Official Ranking Criteria / Requirements by Level
The full description of the Referee Levels and Assignment Guidelines
for the TASO Capital Area Chapter can be found here. A brief summary
follows:
Level 5 (Entry Level) Assignment Guidelines :
Requirements for Level 5 :
Annual Renewal Requirements: see general requirements |
Level 4 Assignment Guidelines:
Requirements for Upgrade to 4 :
Annual Renewal Requirements: see general requirements
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Level 3 Assignment Guidelines:
Requirements for Upgrade to 3 :
Annual Renewal Requirements (in addition to general list):
NOTE: Provided they have not been downgraded for other reason(s), Current USSF Grade 7 and State/National Emeritus referees automatically qualify as TASO Level 3 with requirements waived for minimum time in previous level, game count and field assessment. All other requirements for upgrade or renewal above must be met, and field assessment may be required by the Board of Directors.
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Level 2 Assignment Guidelines:
Requirements for Upgrade to 2 :
Annual Renewal Requirements (in addition to general list above):
NOTE: Provided they have not been downgraded for other reason(s), current USSF State II (Grade 6) referees automatically qualify as TASO Level 2, and requirements are generally waived for minimum time in previous level, field assessments, game count, and fitness test. All other requirements for upgrade or renewal above must be met, and field assessment(s) may be required by the Board of Directors.
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Level 1 Assignment Guidelines:
Requirements for Upgrade to 1 :
Annual Renewal Requirements (in addition to general list above):
NOTE: Provided they have not been downgraded for other reason(s), current USSF State I (Grade 5) or National referees automatically qualify as TASO Level 1, and requirements are generally waived for minimum time in previous level, field assessments, game count, and fitness test. All other requirements for upgrade or renewal above must be met, and field assessment(s) may be required by the Board of Directors. |
General Annual Renewal Requirements
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Note the Chapter and Board of Directors extends their appreciation to Bryan Williams for suggesting changes and documenting these guidelines which were modified and extended from the original TASO Soccer Division "Assignment Policies Handbook".
Last Updated : February 1st