This FAQ provides assistance in answering the following questions. Simply Read Top to Bottom or click on the link/s below to go directly to that particular section of this FAQ:
What are the Paperwork Requirements for Referees?
How to Determine an Individuals Paperwork Status?
How to Determine the Paperwork Status for any One (1) Particular Individual?
How to Determine if an Individual is a Youth Referee (Under Age 18)?
Keep in mind that the required Paperwork can change from year to year, as many of the requirements are imposed upon the District IV by other organizations (e.g. the U.S. Government, Washington State, WSYSA, etc.).
Also please remember that Referees will not be permitted to Self-Assign unless ALL of their Paperwork Requirements have been met.
If you have any questions on the Paperwork Requirements including how to acquire and submit, please revisit the Paperwork FAQ
The Characteristics Column will display the applicable Icon for those who have a Proof of Age and/or W9 Form on File:
- Proof of Age {Icon= 
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and/or
- W9 {Icon = 
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Please note that the Characteristics Column may contain many Icons - some of which are quite similar in appearance. To ensure you are confirming the correct Icon, if you place your cursor over the Icon in question, the system will display the meaning of that Icon for a short period of time. You also elect to screen for only one particular Characteristic - say W9 by selecting W9 in the Characteristic Block of the User Criteria section and clicking on Show. This would then limit the Display to those Individuals with a Role of Referee and Characteristic = W9.
The remainder of the Paperwork Status can be noted/seen as follows:
- RMA - Will display the individuals RMA# if any has been issued. The number by itself Does Not indicate that an individual is cleared. Simply that they have applied.
- RMA Status - This will indicate the individuals latest RMA Status (i.e. Cleared, Not Cleared, Expired.) If you desire, you can force the system to update this status (re-Check Now) by following the directions below regarding the Action Icon
- RankRef
- 3 - Can Self Assign to U10 and Below;
- 2 - Can Self Assign to U08 and Below;
- 0 - Cannot Self Assign
- RankAR
- Same Ranking system as for RankRef above
- SSN - Will display "Provided" for those who have entered their SSN in their User Profile. "Unspecified" indicates that no SSN has been provided. Actual SSN information is only visible to the Member themselves via their Member: Profile and to System Administrators.
- Expiration - Will display the latest Expiration Date if a Parent/School Authorization Form has been submitted. If blank, then no Parent/School Authorization Form has been submitted.
Action Icon 
- Clicking on this Icon will force the system to immediately Re-Check this members RMA Status with WSYSA. You will see the return response from WSYSA at the top of the display. You can do this at any time for any individual - it will not hurt or damage the system in any way. This is the same check that happens automatically each time an individual logs onto the District IV Website.
To see the status for any particular individual, simply enter the individual's Last Name into the Name Field in the User Criteria Section and click Show. You should then be able to see the Paperwork Status for any individual that matches that name.
To determine the age of an Official:
