I have no issues with being rated by a coach. I get rated every game I do by both head coaches here in IL, so it isn't a big deal. The only thing that annoys me is that we have the number of ratings is taken into account for your overall rating. If you do 15 games a season, and another referee does 41 games a season, the referee that did the 41 games is considered a better referee because of the weighting system here in IL. Even if those were easy games with no playoff implications. If I choose to do 15 games, all at a high level, and with major playoff implications, it woulnd't matter. That is the one weakness with the system they use up here to rate referees.
Here is the general system that we use:
About the Power Rating (listed on main page): The Power Rating is calculated on or about the "snapshot date" of September 7 for fall sports, December 7 for winter sports, or April 7 for spring sports. Any information that changes after the snapshot date -- including clinic attendance, change in promotion level, or ratings by schools or officials -- will not be included in the Power Rating. The IHSA administrator uses the Power Rating calculated on the snapshot date to make state series assignments. The Power Rating is viewable for two months after the snapshot date.
How the Power Rating is Determined: The power rating is a number from 0 to 40, derived from 8 different criteria, as follows:
1.Promotion level: Certified (C) -- 5 pts., Recognized (R) -- 3 pts., Registered (X) -- 1 pt.
2.Part 1 exam score: 96 -- 5 pts., 92 -- 4 pts., 88 -- 3 pts., 84 -- 2 pts, 80 -- 1 pt.
3.Previous tournament experience for contests by this gender: state final -- 5 pts., super-sectional or football semifinal -- 4 pts., sectional or football quarterfinal -- 3 pts., football second-round game -- 2 pts., regional or other football playoff game -- 1 pt.
4.Contest ratings (percentile rank of all officials): 90% -- 5 pts., 80% -- 4 pts., 70% -- 3 pts., 60% -- 2 pts., 50% -- 1 pt.
5.Top 15 lists (percentile rank of all officials): 90% -- 5 pts., 80% -- 4 pts., 70% -- 3 pts. 60% -- 2 pts., 50% -- 1 pt.
6.Clinic attendance (highest clinic in last three years): Level 2 -- 5 pts., Level 1 -- 2 pts., Level 0 -- 0 pts.
7.Clinic attendance (most recent clinic): this year -- 5 pts., last year -- 3 pts., two years ago -- 1 pt.
8.Varsity games worked (percentage of games a school is allowed to play in the regular season in that sport): 70% -- 5 pts., 60% -- 4 pts., 50% -- 3 pts., 40% -- 2 pts., 30% -- 1 pt. See table below.
