In this section you will: Log onto thearbiter.net Review the terms of agreement Set-up your password Join one or more organizations
Logging On: www.thearbiter.net
Type in the e-mail address you supplied to your Assigner, then type in your password. Your
initial password will be your last name.
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Your e-mail address is the one you use for your sport. Every official MUST have their own e-mail address. Addresses cannot be shared. Your initial password is your last name. If in the future you forget your password, click on “Forgot your password” and it will be mailed to you. Your computer will remember your password if you select “Remember my sign in information on this computer”. Watch out, don’t do this on a public or shared computer!
Terms and Conditions
Click “Accept”
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Accept or Decline the “Terms and Conditions”. Talk with your Assigner should you have any questions regarding this.
You Must Change Your Password
Passwords are case sensitive
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The first time you log onto www.thearbiter.net you must change your password from the default password. When changing your password, please consider using numbers and characters – i.e. C4n4d4.
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Join!
Once you log on you may be invited to join one or moreorganizations. If you want to join an organization that isnot listed here, contact the assigner for that group.
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Once you log on, you will be invited to join one or more organizations. If you want to join an organization that is not listed here, contact the assigner for that organization. Click “Accept” to join your organization.
You have successfully joined your group.Press “Sign In” to go to “Start Page”
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“Start Page”
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You are in! “Start Page” is the home base for all operations inside of TheArbiter.net. You can always return to this page by clicking on “Start Page” in the upper left corner of any page in TheArbiter.net. Watch this page for important announcements! Click on “Help” to access more information. Try looking here for information before contacting the assignor. Click “Switch Accounts” to switch from, for example, ACSRA and GMSL
In this section you will: Edit your personal information Add and edit phone numbers Edit your referee information
“Update User Information”
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From “My Start Page” select “Update My Information” Make sure that your information is correct. Be sure to include your Social Security Number and your date of birth. Don’t worry about the Jersey number. While the system requires that you have one, the actual value is unimportant. Next, edit your phone information.
Adding a phone number
Click “+” to add a phone
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From “Update My Information”, select “Edit Phones” To add a phone click on the “+” (plus) symbol.
Edit your entry and click “check” to save,click ‘x’ to quit without saving
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• Click “Pencil” to edit an entry• Click “Trash” to remove an entry• Click “Arrow” to move an entry
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Click on the “Pencil” symbol to edit a phone. Click on the “Trash Can” to delete a phone. Use the “up” and “down” arrows on the right to get them in your preferred order. The first phone in the list is the one displayed by default on the officials roster list and on your game schedules. The assigner is the only one who can see the note. .
Click “Done” when you are finished(Either button can be clicked)
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The officials will update their information accordingly. **Assigners can specify what information is pertinent for their officials to fill out in their organization.
In this section you will: Block an entire day Block part of a day Review a list of blocked dates Set travel limits
• Select the Month you want to block dates for – you will find this option to select on the right-hand of the screen right below the Date Range box.
• Then choose under “Action” what type of block you would like to do – “Block All Day”, “Block Part Day”, or “Clear Blocks”.
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From “My Start Page”, select “Calendar”
Set the Date Range for the “Block All Day” Action
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You will enter in the “From” and “To” Field with the appropriate dates – use the calendar icon to the right of each field to select the dates or type the date in. Format when typing “MM/DD/YYYY”. Once you have those dates entered, select the “days” of the week to affect and place a check mark in each day of the week selection. Then click “Apply”.
It now shows the applied “All Day” Block for the selected Date Range.
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“Blocking Part of a day” To Block Part of the day would be the same, except you would include the “Time Range” – “From” & “To”. Remember – Do not forget to include the Date Range in your selection. **You can also select a single day from the calendar to block (All or Part Day Block).
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• First – Select the type of block you need “Block All Day”, “Block Part Day”, or select “Clear Blocks”
• Next – Select the date range for that selection, if you selected “Block Part Day” don’t forget to include the time “From” & “To”. Click apply to apply your settings.
• Then – Once you are done Select “Exit”
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Print your Blocks Summary
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Click on the “Summary” Link to Print out your Blocks Summary Report.
Select an output format
(Only supported on the Internet Explorer browser at the current time)
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From “My Start Page”, select “Print Blocks Summary” For now you must be running Internet Explorer in order to print your blocked dates (or any other list). Select the format that you would like and press “Print”. The document will appear in a separate window that can sent to your printer. Select “Done” to return to “My Start Page”.
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Set travel limits
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Set travel limits• Set your mileage limits generously so that you don’t limit your
availability.
• Mileage is based on the zip code in the “Postal Code” field.
• Once you are done click on the “done” button to exit the screen.
In this section you will: Enable your account to receive assignments. Accept and Decline assignments Review your schedule
Ready to be assigned!
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Changes
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Once you click on the “I am ready to be assigned!” box you will be able to access your schedule. You will have the ability to view your schedule, self-assign yourself to games and attach yourself to specific games.
Click to accept or decline assignments
Note: clicking on the site will display the site’s contact information and permit display of a map of the site location
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Be sure to press “Submit” when you are done. If you press “Done” instead, you will return to the previous screen with no changes to your schedule! Once you press submit you can no longer edit the status of any game that you accept or decline. After you press submit, you must contact the assignor to change the status of any game that you have accepted or declined.
Then press “Submit”
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Then press “Submit”
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After ‘submit’ the accepted game displays the date it was accepted and the declined
game has been removed
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“Notes” is a one way communication tool. FROM the assignor TO you. Please do not expect the assignor to read any information you enter into the notes field. Please check “Notes” if the “Notes” icon is Green. The assignor may communicate important information in this field. For example, if a team has a player that may not play because of a red card you will be notified in this field. If the “Notes” icon is red then there is no note associated with a game.
Check for Notes
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“Notes” is a one way communication tool. FROM the assignor TO you. Please do not expect the assignor to read any information you enter into the notes field. Please check “Notes” if the “Notes” icon is Green. The assignor may communicate important information in this field. For example, if a team has a player that may not play because of a red card you will be notified in this field. If the “Notes” icon is red then there is no note associated with a game.
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Now, print your schedule ...
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Select the date range and format, then press “Print”
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From “View My Schedule”, select “Print Game Schedule” Select the date range that covers the period you want to print. Select the format and press “Print”. As before, your schedule will appear in a separate window that can be sent to your printer. Your printed schedule will show the names of other officials who have accepted their assignments.
In this section you will: Learn how to self-assign games Learn how to attach yourself to games Review attached games in your schedule
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On any given day, you may only self-assign yourself to a limited number of game sets
pre-determined by the assigner
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From “My Start Page”, select “Self Assign Games” You may assign yourself a maximum of a certain #(Set by assigner) games per day. You can only see those games that you are qualified to self-assign. You can change the sort order of this page by clicking on the column headings. The current sort order is listed on the left of the screen. Click “Reset” to return to the original sort order. Once you have selected “go” for a game in will immediately show-up in your schedule. The only way to undo this action is to contact the assignor. .
The official has now successfully self-assigned himself to game #11 and the screen has refreshed itself with
a new set of potential assignments
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Game #11 is now added to your schedule!
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Attach yourself to a game
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Select “Sport”, “Level”, and “Team”
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When complete, press “Submit”
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From “My Start Page” select “Attach” Attaching yourself to a team puts place holders into your schedule for that team’s scheduled games. The only available sport to select is “Soccer”. “Level” contains a list of all the various levels of soccer that are assigned through TheArbiter.net. At this time, this list includes NCAA, High School, TVSL, GMSL and adult soccer leagues. “Teams” pulls down a list of teams for the “Level” you have previously selected. Once all fields are set, you will be presented with a list of games that you can attach yourself to. When finished, press “Submit” to save your changes.
In this section you will: View and print the roster of officials View and print site contacts
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From “My Start Page” select “Officials” Clicking on one of the letters in the light green box will display the officials whose last name begins with that letter. If there are numbers in the dark green box at the bottom, then there are multiple pages. Click on the number to switch pages. You can change the number of officials displayed per page. The sort order can be changed by clicking on one of the headers at the top of the page. Clicking on an e-mail address will start your e-mail program. Clicking on the address will generate a map (via MapQuest)
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From “My Start Page” select “Sites/Contacts” Clicking on “Address” generates a map to the field (via MapQuest). Clicking on “Name” generates written direction to the field.
