SEC Football Officiating Evaluation and Accountability

SEC Football Officiating Evaluation and Accountability

Annual Evaluation Process:

Every official is evaluated in the following categories:

• Prior to the start of each season, every official participates in a fitness test. Each official must meet or exceed the standards for both Stamina and Agility tests.
• Each official participates in a preseason officiating clinic rules test which is scored and evaluated on the official's knowledge of NCAA football rules.
• The in-season accountability process, as explained below, is used throughout the season.
• A composite of weekly video evaluation grades is averaged to develop an annual video evaluation grade for each official.
• The Coordinator and his Position Specialists complete a peer ranking for every official at each position.
• Comprehensive evaluation by the Conference Coordinator of Officials for each official.

On Accountability:

• All SEC officials are held accountable for their overall body of their work and the work of their crew, which is reviewed on a weekly and annual basis.
• Every call by each official during every game is analyzed by a team of experienced position evaluators. These evaluations take place both in-game and through post-game video evaluation.
• These ongoing performance evaluations are used to determine game assignments, SEC Championship Game and post-season bowl assignments, compensation levels and ultimately, whether an official is invited to return for the following season.
• In addition to serving as an important evaluation tool for each official and crew, this extensive review process is utilized for continuous training and education of the entire officiating roster.
• During the season, officials may have their assignments altered based on in-season performance. The SEC typically will not publicly announce those decisions.