Missouri Referee Development Program
Guidelines, Requirements and Procedures for Hosting
All Entry Level Referee Clinics

Beginning on January 1, 2008, the following guidelines are for reference and use by USSF affiliated leagues or organizations within Missouri. These guidelines were adopted by the State Referee Committee in July 2007 in order to achieve consistency throughout Missouri, as well as serve the needs of the various affiliated games.

As soon as it is determined that an entry level referee clinic is needed, the League or other hosting organization should contact the District Referee Administrator within whose geographic area the clinic will be held. The 4 District Referee Administrators are;

Eastern – Tom Lutker                  636-225-7006          E-mail is   eastmodra@yahoo.com

Western – Anthony Gardner       816-769-3782          E-mail is   agardner001@kc.rr.com

Central - Ali Saheli                       573-446-4558          E-mail is   SaheliA@missouri.edu

Southern - Andy Ellsworth            417-889-5068          E-mail is   SoMoDRA@sbcglobal.net

Update links by a county map of the State of Missouri can be found through http://www.mrdp.org/

The Course Instructor will be assigned by the DRA.  If there is not a qualified instructor available for the requested date, the DRA will seek an Instructor from outside that district with the consent of the SDI.   A DRA may elect to delegate the coordination of clinics within a specific area to a Local Referee Administrator (LRA).

The clinic fees to the participants will be $25.00 for the Grade 8 clinic and $12.50 per participant for any single day clinic such as the Grade 9 clinic, PLUS the current registration fee after passing the exam.  Unless the DRA indicates otherwise the Instructor, or if multiple instructors then the Lead Instructor, is responsible for forwarding the registration fees and the registration forms to the appropriate person  promptly for processing into the MRDP registration system immediately following the clinic.

For clinics the hosting organization must guarantee a minimum number of paid attendees, or for Grade 8 clinics a $300.00 minimum fee to the instructor, or for single day clinics a $150.00 minimum instructor fee.  If the number of attendees exceeds the minimum required to achieve the minimum clinic fee, the instructor shall be paid the greater of the fees.  In addition, the instructor shall be compensated or provided lodging and other reasonable expenses (example: travel or mileage) as related to the clinic. This should include printing expenses incurred that relate directly to that clinic.

July 18, 2007

Jeff Kollmeyer
State Director of Instruction
Email is   MoSDI@att.net