Palo Alto AYSO - 2009 Referee Survey

1. Which divisions' games did you referee during the Fall 2009 season? (Check all that apply.)

	U7	U8	U9	U10	U12	U14	U16	U19
Boys	Which divisions' games did you referee during the Fall 2009 season? (Check all that apply.) Boys U7	U8	U9	U10	U12	U14	U16	U19
Girls	Girls U7	U8	U9	U10	U12	U14	U16	U19

2. Did you referee mostly boys games or girls games?

Did you referee mostly boys games or girls games? Mostly boys' games

Mostly girls' games

About equal

3. Overall, how would you rate the 2009 Palo Alto AYSO season?

Overall, how would you rate the 2009 Palo Alto AYSO season? Very Poor

Poor

Average

Good

Very Good

4. Please rate the following aspects of the referee program:

	Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Pre-Season Communication	Please rate the following aspects of the referee program: Pre-Season Communication Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Timing of Referee Training	Timing of Referee Training Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Quality of Referee Training	Quality of Referee Training Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Balanced Teams	Balanced Teams Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Communication During Season	Communication During Season Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Scheduling of Referees	Scheduling of Referees Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Atmosphere at Games	Atmosphere at Games Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Behavior of Coaches at Games	Behavior of Coaches at Games Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Behavior of Parents at Games	Behavior of Parents at Games Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Behavior of Referees at Games	Behavior of Referees at Games Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good

Comments:

5. On average, how many AYSO games per week did you referee?

On average, how many AYSO games per week did you referee? One

Two

Three

More than three!

6. How adequately prepared did you feel you were for your games?

How adequately prepared did you feel you were for your games? Not trained enough

Adequately prepared

Very well prepared!

7. If clinics about general refereeing topics were available on weeknights during the season, how frequently would you attend?

If clinics about general refereeing topics were available on weeknights during the season, how frequently would you attend? Weekly

Bi-weekly

Monthly

Never

8. What is your current level of training?

What is your current level of training? U-8 Official	Basic (Regional)	Intermediate (Area)	Advanced (Section)	National	Other
If "Other", please specify:

9. What is your current level of certification?

What is your current level of certification? U-8 Official	Basic (Regional)	Intermediate (Area)	Advanced (Section)	National	Other
If "Other", please specify:

10. We encourage referees to continue learning and to upgrade to the next level in order to provide the best quality refereeing for our players. Are you interested in upgrading next year?

We encourage referees to continue learning and to upgrade to the next level in order to provide the best quality refereeing for our players. Are you interested in upgrading next year? Yes	No	Maybe	Not next year, but later
If you are not planning to upgrade, please let us know why not:

11. On-field mentors were present at some U10 and U12 games and were available by request to all referees. Were you mentored by an experienced referee during the season?

On-field mentors were present at some U10 and U12 games and were available by request to all referees. Were you mentored by an experienced referee during the season? Yes

Didn't know about it

12. If you were mentored, was it useful to you?

If you were mentored, was it useful to you? Yes

Wasn't mentored

1. For all referees