Officials Newsletter January 2025

Terri Clark

Happy New Year to You and your Families!  

It’s hard to believe that we are in 2025! I hope that you were able to relax and enjoy the Holiday Season. Thank you to all for your service as it is much needed and appreciated.   

We are still working through the R-9 legislation, and I appreciate your flexibility as we continue to make enhancements to the LSC protocols.  

Moving forward all Meet Referee should submit a pay summary at the conclusion of the meet. This isn’t a new request, but it’s rarely done as a referee, it is part of the expectation of your job. I have attached the matrix for your reference.  

The LSC is now instituting a change in how officials are advanced. Effective immediately you must have your final apprentice session evaluated by an evaluator. All the committee members are evaluators, but we’d love to have more to become evaluators.  Please follow the steps listed in the attached document to become an evaluator. 

How to Become a MI Evaluator  

Minimum Requirements for Appointment as an Evaluator for Stroke and Turn, Starter, Referee, and Administrative Official:   

  • Two years’ experience in the position, working regularly at championship and non-championship MI meets  

  • Regular deck mentoring of officials  

  • S&T N3, Starters N2, Administrative Official or Ref 

  • Approval (subject to annual review) of the MI Officials Committee 

Application Process  

1. Apply to be an evaluator here:  

2. The OTS administrator will access your meet history and verify the two-year requirement.   

3. The information will be presented at the next officials committee meeting for discussion/vote by the members of the committee.  

4. The applicant will be notified by the Officials Chair after a determination is made.  

Delisting: The MI Officials Committee may remove a previously listed evaluator from the list based on the following:

  • Failure to maintain MI certification in the position •
  • Inactivity (not working a minimum of 6 MI meets annually, not evaluating in past 12 months) •
  • Poor quality evaluations 
  • Consistently negative feedback

Hope to see you soon on deck!