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Carlos Ramirez and John O’ Kane will be your assignors for the upcoming High School soccer season .

Important telephone numbers

Carlos Ramirez (Assignor): 214 -727 -6709 John O’Kane (Assignor): 469- 688-0434 Jeff Crank (1st VP) Rick Troup (2nd VP) Bret Harp(Secretary) Bryan Turquette(Treasurer) Jim Carlsen (Director of Operations) Ian Chapman (President)

Setting up Game Officials

Linking your accounts:

Log into www.gameofficials.net

Choose group 1194 and the word soccer is the password in

• rder to link your accounts.

Now you can switch identities at the top of the page to view

your different accounts

The Secretary will set up new users ASAP with identities

• nce the meeting is completed.

SOFTWARE FOR ASSIGNING

We will be using Game officials for this seasons

assignments

When you receive an assignment from

Arbiter / Game Officials BLOCK the other date/s on the other software. This reduces the amount of times you end up with conflicts with assignors….and helps us get you more games.

Game officials Home page

All information that is pertinent to you is currently

available at www.tasodallas.org and also the opening page of your game officials accounts.

Personalize how you want to receive text alerts for

game cancellations etc under my info and scroll down to cell/pager /email notices and set it up accordingly.

Log in here

Select your NON AVAILABLE DATES

On the assignors side

Red means that you are not available Green means you are available No color means you do not get seen on our side

Make note of our website: www.tasodallas.org

Documents relating to registration are all here Game fees Travel fees Incident reporting Scrimmages

Information on scrimmages Clarification on payments

2015/6 TASO DALLAS SOCCER SCRIMMAGE FORM PLEASE DO NOT REMIT ANY PAYMENT TO THE REFEREE FOR SCRIMMAGES. ALL PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE TO THE CHAPTER – NO EXCEPTIONS SCRIMMAGE FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: $50 PER FIRST 3 HOURS WORKED $25 PER HOUR FOR EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR or PARTIAL HOUR WORKED GAME DATE: _____________________ GAME LOCATION: _______________________ HOME: __________________________ VISITOR: _______________________________ GENDER (circle one) B G LEVEL (circle all that apply) V JV SCHEDULED START TIME: ________________ SCRIMMAGE END TIME: ________________ REFEREE NAME: ___________________ SIGNATURE: ___________________________

Instructions For Referee

• 1. Print two (2) copies of this form and take both copies to your scrimmage.
• 2. Complete both copies of this form and have the Home Team Coach sign

BOTH copies.

• 3. Take BOTH signed copies of this form with you. Do NOT leave any copies with

coaches.

• 4. Keep one copy of the signed form in your file.
• 5. Scan or photo and email (tasoscrimmage@gmail.com), fax (972) 767 4866 or

USPS mail the other signed copy of this form to: TASO Dallas PO Box 806 Wylie, TX 75098

• 6. Once the chapter receives your signed form, TASO Dallas will invoice the

school.

• 7. Once the school pays TASO Dallas, the chapter will pay you $25 for the

first 3 hours worked and then all subsequent fees paid for additional hours worked.

Game fees/Directions/Partners?

Log onto www.gameofficials.net to view Game fee is Based on the length of your games All other information you need will be located in

Game officials: i.e. Stadiums(under my locations) Partners click on the (I) icon in Game officials

UIL Match Fees

2 person crew (Dual system) – *JV & Middle School matches with a Single Referee use Referee 1 fees: Length of half Referee 1* Referee 2 Total 25 minutes $40 $40 $80 30 minutes $45 $45 $90 35 minutes $45 $45 $90 40 minutes $50 $50 $100 3 person crew (Diagonal system): Length of half Referee Assistant 1 Assistant 2 Total 25 minutes $40 $25 $25 $90 30 minutes $45 $30 $30 $105 35 minutes $45 $30 $30 $105 40 minutes $50 $35 $35 $120

UIL Travel Fees

Metro flat rate of travel reimbursement measured from the Soccer Chapter Metro Plan Center point which is located at 4976 Sycamore St., Dallas TX 75214 to the location of the stadium. (≤ 30 miles = $15, ≤ 40 miles = $18, paid to each official.) Any school outside the 40 mile radius will revert to the non- metro (portal to portal) round trip mileage reimbursement. Round trip mileage paid – One car at the state mileage rate, 2 cars at 75% of the state mileage rate, or three cars at 60% of the state mileage rate. (Mileage is calculated from the officials home to the stadium location – roundtrip.) There are no rider fees.

TAPPS Match Fees

2 person crew (Dual system) – *JV & Middle School matches with a Single Referee use Referee 1 fees: Length of half Referee 1* Referee 2 Total 25 minutes $45 $45 $90 30 minutes $45 $45 $90 35 minutes $45 $45 $90 40 minutes $55 $55 $110 3 person crew (Diagonal system): Length of half Referee Assistant 1 Assistant 2 Total 25 minutes $45 $40 $40 $125 30 minutes $45 $40 $40 $125 35 minutes $45 $40 $40 $125 40 minutes $55 $40 $40 $135

TAPPS Travel Fees

Metro flat rate of travel reimbursement measured from the Soccer Chapter Metro Plan Center point which is located at 4976 Sycamore St., Dallas TX 75214 to the location of the stadium. (≤ 30 miles = $15, ≤ 40 miles = $20, paid to each official.) Any school outside the 40 mile radius will revert to the non- metro (portal to portal) round trip mileage reimbursement. Round trip mileage paid – One car at the state mileage rate, 2 cars at 75% of the state mileage rate, or three cars at 60% of the state mileage rate. (Mileage is calculated from the officials home to the stadium location – roundtrip.) There are no rider fees.

Assignor fees

Officials receive match fees and travel – assignor fees

are then paid for each match to the assignors

$4 for each match holding a whistle - Referee $3 for each match holding a flag – Assistant Referee $50 collected from each Official prior to the season Scrimmage fees can be applied to the account When the fees run low, you will be asked to top it up

Clarification on Dues

$60 paid to TASO – Texas

Covers administration, training, testing, insurance,

background checks, books and badges

$10 paid to TASO-Dallas

Covers admin for Game Officials website, general

• perations, etc.

$50 collected for Assignor fees Scrimmage fees are used to cover our Assessment

Program

New to TASO Dallas?

There are 3 types of games we officiate:

• (1) Scrimmages
• (2) Non District
• (3) District

Do not officiate a VARSITY level game with a whistle in

your hand on DISTRICT PLAY only. All others you may

• fficiate in. You can do all others

Important dates

2015/16 Important Dates

Scrimmages: Dec 28- Jan 7 Tournaments all weekends after this from Thursdays –

Saturdays throughout January

Non District Games will play in between District Play will begin toward the end of January Sunday you get the day off…. ☺

Availability

We need this done by no later than November 15!!!! We now have the schools schedules and want to get your

assignments out to you earlier this year

This is different from past years as we want to continue to

improve the program for you.

Taking a day off work for tournaments ? Let us know so we can make it worth your while.

New referees: Our Secretary will be setting you up with

your own game officials account, please do not ask the assignors to do this as he needs to keep track of payments etc

Please keep your availability current and up to date. Feb 14 is still and always will be Valentines day! Block out important dates that you cannot work

(anniversary, dogs birthday etc)

Most games will play Tuesdays and Fridays however we

have got games on the other evenings / Saturdays

Your 2015 High school Ranking

Board members rank the officials on a scale of 1-5 with

5 being the new members.

Your assignors utilize this to do your assignments If you feel that you want higher level assignments

contact Mr. Troup via email to see if he can get an assessor to evaluate your performance and upgrade

ricktroup@sbcglobal.net

Individual Assignments

Your assignor will be contacting you directly to go

through this with you to avoid conflicts.

Want your schedule earlier? Have the availability done

• sooner. No later than this up coming weekend.

Our schedules are in, it is now your responsibility to

get your availability current and up to date.

Scratching's

If you are scratched from a school, you will be notified

by the assignor and your assignments will change accordingly.

You cannot officiate Games that a family member

works/plays in, this is unethical and may occur in the assigning process.

Please correct your assignor if this happens.

Everyone gets scratched at some point so NEVER take

it personally.

And noooooooo

WE cannot scratch Coaches!!

Middle Schools and TAPPS

Dallas ISD has already begun their middle school

program.

Frisco schools and outer lying northern areas begin

upon completion of high school in April- June.

TAPPS(Texas Assoc. of Private Parochial Schools)

begin in November.

Dallas ISD Vendor Paperwork

This can be found on the opening page of Game

• fficials. Please download it and send it in now in
• rder to obtain your vendor number.

If you have moved, you must fill in a change of

address form and resubmit that paperwork or it will hold up your payment.

You will need your vendor number for payment for the

games you are doing in Dallas ISD(Loos, Sprague, Cobb etc)

Dallas ISD Contacts

Annette Scogin - 214-240-4690 Please allow her at least 4 weeks after you submit your

paperwork to get a vendor number.

Game day preparation

Start off every Mon- Sat with your referee equipment

in the car, washed and ready to go. You may be called upon anytime.

Check your assignments before you head out of the

• ffice, there may have been changes.

Inclement weather: we ask the coaches to let us know

by 2pm if this is going to impact you

If this does impact you: your game officials account

will be updated and if time permits we will also be calling you.

You will definitely be notified if you are going to start

as a dual system if someone is going to run late and they have notified the assignor.

Communication is key, communicate with each other

so you know what's going on i.e. stuck in traffic etc

Game officials will be updated constantly. Head referee for the Varsity game please contact your

AR’s and make sure that you all know each others

• numbers. This can be found with the I icon.

The ① icon in Game officials will let you see this

information/current weather/ map to the field/game information and the assignors contact details.

At the stadium

Sign in at the gate or with the paperwork in the

Administrators office.

Hand in a w-9 at every game every time, it helps

process the checks quicker if they have it.

Who is the administrator on Duty?

Could be your best friend in the case of a problem

situation.

Identify them upon arrival and write their name down

and note where they will be seated.

You need their name in the event of an incident report.

You must meet the players and coaches in the center of the field

Confirm that players are legally and properly equipped and

ask about any medical conditions of players i.e. Asthma and prior injuries you need to know about

Let the coaches know their paperwork will be left in the

Locker room after the game, this way they are not chasing after you.

For a Varsity match, confirm what will happens in the event

• f a tie.

Proceed with your game after the coin toss.

After the game

Leave the game reports in the locker room. Discuss the game with your fellow referees and see

what we can do in order to improve ourselves.

Don’t discuss the match with anybody who is not part

• f our Chapter

Be mindful that officials locker rooms may be close to

players locker rooms

Dual system vs. 3 man crew

In some instances we may run a dual until we get the 3rd

referee in for the varsity.

Many tournaments are requesting 2 referee dual systems in

• rder to save money.

Running Late? 10 minutes into the game and you had the

JV middle? You’ve lost it and will now have to run the line.

Make yourself known to the officiating crew upon your

• arrival. Get the 3 man system up as quickly as possible at

the next stoppage in play!

Paperwork

Start a file Keep ALL of your paperwork with you Have w-9’s with you and leave at every stadium You are normally paid 30-45 days after completion of

your games.

If you have not been paid 2 months after the game and

have contacted the schools, ask your assignor for help. DO NOT wait until Nov 1st to ask for help in games from January…..2010…

However……..if you try this Guess what….

An email received on Nov 2, 2012…… John, I was wondering if you could please find out the

reason why I haven't gotten paid from last year and the years before that for Crandall High School, And also, Red Oak High School from almost two years ago.

• Thank you and hopefully I hear back from you soon.

Questions so far??

Do NOT HESITATE TO STOP US DURING THIS

PRESENTATION.

NO MATTER HOW SILLY YOUR QUESTION MAY

SOUND….Chances are someone else is wondering the same thing!

Weather related issues

Inclement weather

Carlos and John are your hotlines. We each have our own

districts to look after so please make sure that you contact the correct Assignor on game days.

If a School district is shut down for weather and you see

this on the weather channels, we will be playing the match within the next 48 hours or if on a weekend, probably the following Monday night.

If your game is called off midway and is not completed this

is an incident. You need to notify us, chances are you may be working it the next day…...

General Information

Contact Crew the day before game. See the ① icon in game

• fficials for their contact info.

Locate school and associated school information under

Locations in Game officials. It is alphabetized to the stadium name.

Check game officials before heading out to the stadium. Arrive 30 minutes before and fill out paperwork as you walk in

the gate.

Identify the Administrator on duty.

Referee NO SHOWS

Don’t panic….Yet!! Notify your assignor at halftime in the JV Game. Failure to arrive put us all in a Bind, don’t be that

• person. Let the assignors know you cant make it, this

is life…. we knows things happen.

NO TEXTING PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We know we cant get hold of you as you’re on the fields so…..

Assignors will notify you via voicemail as soon as we

have made adjustments etc or we will try calling the head coaches of the upcoming games to explain what we are doing..

There are repercussions' for people not showing up to

games.

Once again: PLEASE……NO TEXTING!!!

If your missing official does show up, let us know

before you end up with a 4 man crew. That means someone will not get paid…

Try your best to be on time, arriving at game time is

not being on time!

John/ Carlos…there’s no one here???

You arrive for your scheduled game and no one is there?

Team couldn’t get a bus, Game was cancelled and assignors not notified…etc

Your assignors have copies of the schedules the coaches

sent in and will make sure that your payment is

• forthcoming. Chances are you may be rerouted to another

venue…but you will still get paid for the missing game

Athletic Directors know this and are making sure it will not

happen

You will be copied on the email that is sent out the coaches

and administration with a copy of their initial schedules requesting payment. It will be up to you then to follow up

• n payment. They may need a copy of your w-9 to process.

Once we do this please do not do or say anything in the

email, it is a courtesy to let you know its being dealt with.

Let the assignor know when this has been paid, we have

• ther things going on and need your help in finalizing

these issues.

Late Arrivals

We are there for the players. If the buses are running

late or get caught in traffic, we have to deal with it.

This doesn’t happen often, so please be professional

and patient (and sorry there is no overtime payment for the delay)

DO NOT SHORTEN DISTRICT GAMES for VARSITY

UNLESS AGREED WITH BOTH COACHES

Scrimmages: Dec 28- Jan 7

Take your paperwork to the scrimmages and a preaddressed

envelope and drop it off in the post when you get home. This means our Director of Operations can do his job once the paperwork arrives in order to get you paid. The sooner the better….no paperwork, he will not know if that game ever took place.

All paperwork MUST be turned in by no later than Feb 1 You may have 1 or 2 or if your lucky even 3 officials this year on

certain scrimmages as per the coaches requests.

Scrimmage Paperwork will be found at www.tasodallas.org

Once payment is received by TASO Dallas from the

school/s, your check will be sent out. This normally happens once a month.

No Paperwork? We need your paperwork in order to bill

the schools…we know you work hard for it but you also need to keep us in the loop. What happens if the school did not show up, will I get paid…yes if its scheduled by us you will.

What happens if the coach is not there to sign it or you

forget…..Send it in to us regardless.

If you receive a check from the school for

scrimmages…how do you handle it?

1) You shouldn’t be receiving it. 2) Part of this scrimmage money is set aside for the

assessment program.

3) Let us know so we can resolve it.

Non Payment from Schools

Please keep your own records of payments and if you

have a problem in getting paid its normally something as simple as a missing w-9.

Know which assignors to let know about missing

payment after you contacted the schools. We each have our own districts. The schools will ask for social security Numbers which we do not have access too.

We will send you the accounts information that we

have on file.

Contact information for schools

Your assignors will let you know who to contact: be it

the coach or secretary in case of monetary issues.

If you get us involved allow us some time to get it

• resolved. There will be emails and follow ups which

you will get copied on…..it does take time for people to check and follow up on. 1 week is pretty much the norm to get an answer.

You and the schools are our customers, we need and

want to keep you happy!!

Duration of Games

Clock is the official time. JV’s are all different per district, work with them . Do Not shorten a VARSITY DISTRICT UNLESS

AGREED WITH BOTH COACHES

MAKE SURE YOU FILE AN INCIDENT REPORT

District Play

Never shorten a District Game for any reason. The scorekeeper keeps the “OFFICIAL” clock. Consequences of goal differential etc for determining

seeding for playoffs etc.

Travel Pay

Concentric circles from the center of Dallas going

• utward.

Tournament play, you may be paid in cash from the

Booster clubs.

Cancellations

We understand why there are cancellations, just please

let us know asap on the day of your games.

We do play on Holidays like Martin Luther King day. Be PROFESSIONAL: Please do not email us or text us

• cancellations. Pick up your phone. You will be released

from that assignment once contact is made with your

• assignor. Game officials will reflect this and an email

sent out to confirm it through the system.

Feeling sick?

Call in as soon as humanly possible. Be PROFESSIONAL: Please do not email us or text us

• cancellations. Pick up your phone. You will be released

from that assignment once contact is made with your

• assignor. Game officials will reflect this.

Swapping games

If you swap out a game the assignor needs to know. We don’t recommend it but understand sometimes

that things happen.

Why? There could be changes to the game and we

need to know who to contact

What is an incident report??

Coach Send Off: Ask, Tell, Remove….move on. Spectator Incident/ Ejection Match abandonment or termination A STRAIGHT RED CARD FOR PLAYER IS AN

INCIDENT

What do I do????

Contact your assignor immediately after the game who

will notify the Board members

Email your crew and get your stories straight before

sending to UIL. Our Board would like to read your version of events prior to sending this in to ensure that we have done it properly.

Repercussions of an incident report

Coach has to face his Athletic Director and a maybe a

trip to UIL in Austin.

Possible suspension. Failure by the referee to do this in a timely

manner….also has repercussions.

When to file an incident report

An Incidental Report must be filed with UIL (every occurrence)

• Ejections regarding players, coaches, bench personnel and fans
• Use of non NFHS logo balls
• Non conforming player uniform and equipment
• Non conforming field markings including lines obscured by

school logo or lines from other sports

• No ball handlers
• Any other NFHS rule non conformance where game was played

Its freezing……What can I wear??

Brrrrrr…..

Cold weather gear. Stay healthy. Referee shirts over your cold gear please….no yellow

and red gloves….this causes problems for the players and coaching staff….preferably as much black as possible.

TASO TEST

We utilize the TASO website www.taso.org for testing. To

take the test, log-in to members portal and click on the current year test date. The test will change every two weeks and indicates next test date. the test contains 100 questions (true or false). You are able to save and continue with the test during the current test dates. If test changes before you finish, retake test after the new test dates. When you have completed test, click submit. To view results, then return to your members portal page and scroll down to center of page to 'TASO TESTS' and view the % passed and click on that % to view your answers. You may take the test once during each two week test dates.

On Line test

Can be found at www.taso.org Log into your account and take the test asap To be eligible for playoffs you MUST Take the test. You will also be required to fill in the risk management

form to allow TASO to do a background check.

You must fill this in ASAP as this is a new requirement by

the STATE to officiate High school sports.

New members and the TASO Test

New members cannot take the test until you receive a

TASO ID number form the State office, this could arrive at the end of the season or midway through.

TASO have promised to expedite your numbers as

speedily as possible though given the new state requirements’

TASO Membership number

Please contact the Secretary to get this.

Playoffs

We try to utilize as many officials as possible for

playoffs.

You will be selected based on your grade and

Availability.

Out of town travelling, we encourage y’all to ride

together and meet up somewhere safe and central for everyone.

You have to have taken the TASO test!

Questions PLEASE

Now is the time to ask not once we have begun the

season.