Officials
Officiating for CYO
Athletics is an important aspect of the program. Officials play a vital role
in the quality of a player’s experience; they are an important contributor
to the development of young men and women.
Because of this role, every official is expected to be a person of good
character and integrity, free of any personal bias. CYO Officials are
knowledgeable of all CYO and sport specific rules and must be able to
enforce these rules fairly as well as encouraging good sportsmanship.
Officials must represent the Mission, Values and Philosophy of CYO through
their professional attire, presence, and interaction with coaches, staff and
spectators. Officials are expected to conduct themselves according to the
Code of Ethics guidelines.
Officials Academy
High school age or older boys and girls who wish to learn more about
officiating or interested in becoming an official for CYO volleyball,
basketball, flag football, track and field, soccer or softball/baseball can
get trained through the CYO Officials Academy. Training classes are
conducted in Akron by a variety of college and high school officials. Upon
completion of training, each official will be added into Arbiter Sports and
assigned to games or matches for grades 3-5. For more information about the
Officials Academy, contact Vic at
vrosato@clevelandcatholiccharities.org.
Arbiter
All contest officials assigned to
regular season, tournament competitions and sanctioned events must be
certified by an organization approved by the CYO Athletic Administration.
All officials assigned to CYO competitions must be registered with the CYO
Athletic Office according to the administrative procedures determined by
CYO. CYO officials are registered by the CYO designated assigner into the
Arbiter Sports database. Once a CYO assigner registers an official into
Arbiter Sports, CYO will send the official a welcome letter and additional
information and instruction. After a CYO Assigner has registered an
official in Arbiter Sports, each official must set up a Ref Pay account for
payment. Use this link for more information and easy instructions to set up
an account once the Assigner has registered you:
https://www.arbitersports.com/Groups/Files/refpayforofficials.pdf
For the latest announcements and updates in Arbiter, please visit this link:
https://www.arbitersports.com/Assigner/Default.aspx
It takes
a special person to be an official. If you would like to officiate in CYO
Athletics, please contact an Assigner. A list of CYO Assigners is located in
the link to the right.