SCSOA-SD Referee Procedures
for Rain
1) Make your assignment unless specifically
notified by a school official or assignor that a game has been
cancelled.
2) If your game is a "Rainout":
a) For Non-Tournament Games on School Days:
i) Check your schedule in ArbiterSports; if
the Status is Cancelled or Rainout consider yourself notified
by your assignor. If the Status is Normal then proceed to step
ii, if not go to step iii.
ii) Call the Home School before you leave
to the game. Talk to an adult, preferably in the Athletic Director's
office. Ask if they are playing your specific game assignment.
(Note, varsity games may be played, while non-varsity games might
be cancelled.) If the answer is that they are playing, note the
name of the adult that told you. This call should be made no more
than three hours before game time. Note many school switchboards
may be closed after school is out. Do not call any assignor. We
will contact you only if we receive word that the game is cancelled.
iii) If you are notified the game is cancelled,
EMAIL your assignor so you are removed from the game and not charged
a game fee.
b) For Non-School Day & Tournament Games:
i) Check your schedule in ArbiterSports; if
the Status is Cancelled or Rainout consider yourself notified
by your assignor. If the Status is Normal then proceed to step
ii, if not go to step iii.
ii) Wait to hear from the Tournament Director
or Assignor, but if you do not hear from somebody, make your assignment.
iii) If you are notified the game is cancelled,
EMAIL your assignor so you are removed from the game and not charged
a game fee.
3) If your game is to be played:
a) When you arrive, confirm with the coach
on the field that the game is on and the opponent is coming, if
they are not already there. Prepare your pay voucher and give
it to the coach.
b) Remember the home school has control over
the decision of the playability of the field up until you start
the game. Do not interfere or interject your opinion if they decide
the field is playable and you disagree.
c) Start the game on time and only terminate
the game if the field is UNSAFE in your opinion. Whatever your
opinion is, it is the same for all referees assigned to the game.
There will be no disagreements between referees in front of third
parties.
