Referee must:

• Score minimum 80% on the FHSAA test
  • Rank 1 = 90% and above
  • Rank 2 = 80% and above
• Have a current on field evaluation
  • Evaluations can’t be more than two years old
• Crew Selection options
  • Referees have the opportunity to choose their crew
    • Crews must submit who they want to work with by January 22, 2024
    • All three referees must agree to the crew in writing prior to Districts
    • The entire crew must be up to date on evaluations
    • Crews can’t switch referees unless approved by HSSOCF Evaluation committee and/or FHSAA.
  • The HSSOCF Evaluation committee can form crews based on Rank and Location
• Coordinate evaluation with assignor
  • Crew members being evaluated pay a $90 evaluator fee at the field (no checks)
  • Crew members do not have to be evaluated at the same time
• Recommendation committee will decide which referees move forward depending on the following:
  • Test grade
  • Evaluation score
  • HSSOCF meeting attendance (minimum 3)
  • HSSOCF Varsity game count (minimum 20)
  • Assignment issues (turnbacks, tardiness, “no shows”, school-initiated blocks)
  • HSSOCF ranking
• Assignments past District games are assigned by FHSAA in Gainesville and crews may be split up depending on evaluation scores or other reasons
• HSSOCF has 4 approved Evaluators:
  David Harrison, Greg McCoy, Rick Richardson, and Michel Catin