Rating Requirements

All umpires are required to meet and maintain certain standards in order to obtain and retain their qualification and rating. The extent of those requirements varies according to the level of rating.

The standards which apply to each rating level can be found below. Please note that these are new standards introduced in 2009 and show the terminology changes introduced in October 2009. Any umpire rating or re-rating from now on will be required to meet these criteria regardless of their previous experience.

If you have any questions about the rating requirements, please email administrator@laxumps.co.uk  For courses and field testing opportunities, please check our Calendar page and/or contact assignor@laxumps.co.uk

Level	Annual Test Score	Evaluators(From list of Approved Testers)	Level of Games for field testing	Minimum no. of logged games per year	Term	Annual Service Requirement	To Move Up
Level 1	75% Open book	2 - L2 or 1 L3+	Any U15 school, junior club, or higher	10	1, 2 or 3 year Attend basic course at least once every 3 years	TBA	Level 2 Field test after minimum of 10 logged games as Level 1. Pass online test at 80%+.
Level 2	80% Open book	1 – L2+	Any U19 school, club, college or higher	10	1, 2, or 3 year. Re-rate by field testing. Attend a refresher course at least once every 3 years.	TBA	Level 3 Hold 2 or 3 year Level 2 rating for at least a year. Pass online test, closed book with 80%+. Attend a Level 3 course. Satisfy Level 2 Service Requirement.
Level 3 (Territorial)	80% Closed book.	2 – L4+	Any Territorial game (including JTTs and Reserves.) Any U19 Counties game. Some university or club games (at the discretion of the R&U).	12 Of which at least 4 must be at the level required for field testing..	3 years [or less at the discretion of the R&U]. Re-rate by field testing. Attend a refresher course at least once every 3 years.	TBA	Level 4 Hold Level 3 (Territorial) rating for at least 2 years. Pass online test closed book with 80%+. Attend a Level 4 course. Satisfy Level 3 Service Requirement.
Level 3 (National)	85% Closed book	2 - L5	Senior Territorials; U19, U21, or full Home Internationals; Other International games at the discretion of the R&U.	12 Of which at least 4 must be at the level required for testing.	3 years [or less at the discretion of the R&U]. Re-rate by field testing. Attend a refresher course at least once every 3 years.	TBA	International Hold Level 4 for at least 2 years. Pass IFWLA/FIL written test, closed book, with 90%+.
Level 5 (International)	90% Closed book	2 approved L5’s 1 from other country on 2 full matches	International or IFWLA/FIL approved	N/A	3 years	TBA	N/A

The Women’s Lacrosse umpiring year runs from 1 September to 31 August. References to annual requirements apply to these dates.

In order to obtain and retain their ratings, all umpires are required annually:

1.      To pass the online rules test at the appropriate level

2.      To meet the minimum game requirement and maintain and submit a game log

3.      To provide sufficient service and maintain and submit a service log

4.     To ensure that they have attended an appropriate rules course run by the R&U within the past 3 years

If your rating has been lost due to failure to comply with the requirements, or if it has expired, you may apply to the R&U to be reinstated as an umpire (at the R&U’s discretion) at your former level, or at any lower level subject to:

1.      Passing the online rules test with the appropriate score

2.      Passing the field test element for that level and