Southern California Rugby Referees Society

Most matches ever in SCRFU!

This coming weekend – Jan 27/28/29 (as of  1/27/2012, 9 PM)

• We have 80 games this weekend!  SCYR has about 40 for the 14s and younger.  120 games.  Think the game is growing?  Phew, I am tired and I haven’t even stepped onto the pitch to do my 2 games.
• I will thank you now for the OUTSTANDING support shown for each other in the Society and commitment to the game.  Long drives to the hinterlands of our territory, doubling up, tripling up, picking up a Youth match or 3 on the way to your assignment are a strain but appreciated.  The SCRRS Executive Committee is planning to decrease the load per referee through a recruiting, training, coaching and evaluation program.    The training, coaching and evaluating programs are in place and staffed.  Now for the recruiting!
• CARDING:  After each match, you need to enter Red/Yellow card  incidents briefly on the paper Match Report and with more detail directly into the SCRFU Competitive Match System (CMS, aka the Match Reporting System).  The paper is merely a prompt for the Disciplinary Committee to look at the CMS.  I don’t want to chase each one of you individually, so if you gave a card and recorded it on the paper Match Report, there should be an electronic submittal too.  This is the SCRFU method against any chicanery by the clubs.   Must submit Red/Yellow cards online. Don’t forget to note details after the game so that when you get online, you have your the information with you.  Follow the directions on SCRRS and if you need the password, just email me.   Navigate to your game’s record and click on Incidents, it pretty straightforward.
• Before each match you should check incidents so that you can be on the look out for those players with Red if your fellow referee executed on expectations.  SCRFU incidents are at their site under the Administration tab.  Youth, are part of SCYR; their Incidents are under the Conduct tab.
• Confirm assignment to the SCRRS VP.
• My assumption will be that if you have done a game this season, you are available unless I am notified otherwise.  You can manage yourselves by exception, as I want to do away with the confirmation process soon.

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