goblue96
Disney and Curling Expert
Creating ma'own dynasty thread (so I stop hijacking the @Orangebird dynasty) for my college field hockey games. I'm slowly starting to get my college assignments for the fall season. As of right now, my schedule is just over 50% full. Some schools haven't gotten their schedules to the assignors which is slowing things down. Also, some higher level umpires have D3 games accepted while they wait for the D1 and D2 assignors to assign them games. Once that happens, they move up to the higher level game and I backfill their vacated D3 game.
Back in April, I went down and worked with one of the national panel umpire managers (people who rate local and regional panel umpires) at a play day hosted by Haverford College. They hosted about six D2 and D3 teams for "festival style" event where they play 25-minute games. I got my evaluation form back from that event last night.
I talked through the evaluation with the umpire manager/assessor because there is a disconnect between what panel she has listed and what is on the USA Field Hockey website. USAFH changed their rating system this year. In the past, there was four levels (Starter, 1, 2 and 3). I was a Level 1 umpire and under the old format - Level 1 umpires had the ability to work college games. Now, there are five umpire panels
Starting Umpire Panel - self-explanatory
Local Umpire Panel - able to work national level U16 and below as well as high school varsity games
Regional Umpire Panel - able to work national level U18 and below as well as lower level college games and higher level college games with an experience partner
National Umpire Panel - able to work any national club game or college game in the country
International Umpire Panel - able to any game both in the country and internationally
The local umpire panel where I'm listed has no mention of college games in it's description. The umpire manager told me that some people, like myself, fall in between the panels. I have a "old" Level 1 certification which allows me to work college games and I will able to continue to work college games as long as my score doesn't fall below a 2.6 average. According to her, USAFH just did a blanket listing where Level 1 = local panel; Level 2 = regional panel and Level 3 = national panel
She told to focus on the Level of Play not the Panel on the rating form and that my score has no impact on my ability to work college games going forward.
I work hard on the last two scores (communication and fitness) because to me they are the easiest to keep high and help the average score. I've seen a lot of the older umpires in my high school association start to break down because they are not in shape - the frustrating part was watching the out of shape umpires get sectional playoff games because the coach who does the playoff assignments knows and likes them. I've worked more college postseason games (1) than I have high school postseason games (0).
For now, I will continue to stay in shape for the fall college/HS season and work with some of the lower experienced HS umpires (3 years and fewer) during some HS summer events with the hopes of moving them up the high school assigning food chain to backfill for me as I move up to college games.
Back in April, I went down and worked with one of the national panel umpire managers (people who rate local and regional panel umpires) at a play day hosted by Haverford College. They hosted about six D2 and D3 teams for "festival style" event where they play 25-minute games. I got my evaluation form back from that event last night.
I talked through the evaluation with the umpire manager/assessor because there is a disconnect between what panel she has listed and what is on the USA Field Hockey website. USAFH changed their rating system this year. In the past, there was four levels (Starter, 1, 2 and 3). I was a Level 1 umpire and under the old format - Level 1 umpires had the ability to work college games. Now, there are five umpire panels
Starting Umpire Panel - self-explanatory
Local Umpire Panel - able to work national level U16 and below as well as high school varsity games
Regional Umpire Panel - able to work national level U18 and below as well as lower level college games and higher level college games with an experience partner
National Umpire Panel - able to work any national club game or college game in the country
International Umpire Panel - able to any game both in the country and internationally
The local umpire panel where I'm listed has no mention of college games in it's description. The umpire manager told me that some people, like myself, fall in between the panels. I have a "old" Level 1 certification which allows me to work college games and I will able to continue to work college games as long as my score doesn't fall below a 2.6 average. According to her, USAFH just did a blanket listing where Level 1 = local panel; Level 2 = regional panel and Level 3 = national panel
She told to focus on the Level of Play not the Panel on the rating form and that my score has no impact on my ability to work college games going forward.
I work hard on the last two scores (communication and fitness) because to me they are the easiest to keep high and help the average score. I've seen a lot of the older umpires in my high school association start to break down because they are not in shape - the frustrating part was watching the out of shape umpires get sectional playoff games because the coach who does the playoff assignments knows and likes them. I've worked more college postseason games (1) than I have high school postseason games (0).
For now, I will continue to stay in shape for the fall college/HS season and work with some of the lower experienced HS umpires (3 years and fewer) during some HS summer events with the hopes of moving them up the high school assigning food chain to backfill for me as I move up to college games.
