The Washington "State Director of Assessment" (SDA) is Wain Jackson.

Annual Assessment Requirements can be found in the Certification Requirements page.

Evaluation Process for Officials and Assessors

Process for Regional and National Officials to request an Evaluation (assessment)

Registration Year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025 

1. Regional and National officials must never reach out directly to a National Referee Coach and request an evaluation.

2. Officials should never pay an assessor out of pocket. Payment should be handled through the State Referee Committee. It is a conflict of interest if officials pay the evaluator directly.

3. If the competition is local, i.e., a local adult league, the officials must request an evaluation through the State Director of Assessment or the SRA if the state does not have an SDA. Officials must never select their own evaluator as this creates a conflict of interest for both the official and evaluator.

4. If the competition is a national adult league that the U.S. Soccer National Assignor pool is responsible for, (NPSL, UWS, USL-League 2, Open Cup Qualifying Rounds, and UPSL Northeast American Division only) the referee should request the assessment through the referees SDA and the National Assignor.

5. Video evaluations are allowed provided the referee and both assistant referees are seen during the game and the video quality is professionally broadcast. In-person evaluations are preferred over video evaluations.

6. It is recommended that the game fee for an evaluation not exceed the referees game fee for local competitions. For national adult leagues the evaluators fee is no more than $125 USD.

7. Evaluators must never negotiate their own game fee and expenses.

Note: If you are requesting a National Coach and the system won’t allow this, your request will need to be first evaluated – needed/necessary - by the State Director of Assessment.

Assessment Request Information

Requesting an Assessment

In order for you to be assessed, you MUST have a current year Referee registration. In addition, all members of your officiating crew on the match being assessed must be currently registered as Referees as well. To request an assessment, sign into your account, and then select "Request/Manage Referee Assessment" in the "I want to:" dropdown.

Annual Assessment Requirements can be found in the Certification Requirements page.

Developmental Assessments

You may request an informal or developmental assessment at any time. To do so, you will need to contact your local District Director of Assessments or you may request your assignor to assist you in scheduling a developmental assessment.

• • If your local soccer association is not paying for the developmental assessment as part of a tournament or referee development program, you will need to:

    • Sign into your account, and then select "Request/Manage Referee Assessment" in the "I want to:" dropdown, and select Developmental. Set the date of the Assessment. Perform the check out procedure to pay by credit card or check/money order. If you pay by check/money order, the game will not be assigned an assessor until the check/money order has been registered as received by the WASRC Office. (If you do not checkout - the assessment will not be ordered!)

Referee Advanced to Regional Referee Upgrade or Regional Referee Maintenance Assessments

• • Arrange the match with the Assignor, at least two (2) weeks in advance- verify that your assigned crewmembers are CERTIFIED !

  • Sign into your account, and then select "Request/Manage Referee Assessment" in the "I want to:" dropdown, and select Upgrade or Maintenance. Set the date of the Assessment. Perform the check out procedure to pay by credit card or check/money order. If you pay by check/money order, the game will not be assigned an assessor until the check/money order has been registered as received by the WASRC Office. (If you do not checkout - the assessment will not be ordered!)

  • State and District Director of Assessments will assign the Assessor - you will receive an email notification with contacts.

  • The complete officiating crew on the match will be assessed

  • You will be verbally debriefed by the Assessor after the match

Regional Referee to Regional Referee Advanced Upgrade or Regional Referee Advanced Maintenance Assessments

• • Arrange the match with the Assignor, at least two (2) weeks in advance- verify that your assigned crewmembers are CERTIFIED !

  • Sign into your account, and then select "Request/Manage Referee Assessment" in the "I want to:" dropdown, and select Upgrade or Maintenance. Set the date of the Assessment. Perform the check out procedure to pay by credit card or check/money order. If you pay by check/money order, the game will not be assigned an assessor until the check/money order has been registered as received by the WASRC Office. (If you do not checkout - the assessment will not be ordered!)

  • State Director of Assessments will assign the Assessor - you will receive an email notification with contacts.

  • The complete officiating crew on the match will be assessed.

  • You will be verbally debriefed by the Assessor after the match.

How to Find Your Assessments

To find your assessments, log into your account and follow these steps: