The Director of Referees has the overall responsibility for recruiting, developing, managing and

scheduling all referees assigned by the WSA to cover matches and to ensure that those referees are properly certified or trained as required to cover the games for which they are assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that all referees, whether certified or not, have the training to referee the level of game they are assigned

• Be responsible for referee development planning and activities

• Develop and maintain lists of active, certified and non-certified referees in town and surrounding towns if necessary, and, update the lists each season

• Act as the central contact for League Referee issues

• Organize a training meeting for travel referees prior to the beginning of each season and as necessary at other times

• Attend the state certification course and completes the annual re-certification requirements (preferred, but not required).

• Assign referees to all in-town games and rescheduled games

• Submit referee game payment requests to the treasurer for payment

• Make sure the referees are aware of any rule changes each season.

• Recruit new referees

• Resolve all referee related issues to a timely and effective resolution

Special Knowledge and Skills:

• State certified referee assignor (being a certified referee is preferable, but not required)

• Ability to provide direction to others

• Ability to mediate

• Ability to establish and manage execution of plans

• Ability to use sound judgment

• Ability to manage and lead meetings

Time Commitment:   Generally 2 hours per week during the season and 4-6 hours per week during the preseason periods (February-April and August-September)