In an effort to provide the best assigning service possible to the high schools and at the same time provide advance information relative to assignments to our referees, we have enlisted the services of “the Arbiter”, an online assigning service. This service has many benefits, but for the time being, we will only utilize those that are mandated to fulfill our assigning service contracts.
The Arbiter recommends that either Internet Explorer or Firefox are used as your web browser. MacIntosh users may experience minor compatibility issues if Safari is used as a web browser.
After you have received your welcome letter you are asked to do the following:
1. LOG IN:
Log in to Arbiter by creating your personal screen name and password.
Our group is the Peninsula Referees’ Association, group # 102694
Be sure that you are on “Start Up” page (link in gray bar above Arbiter logo)
2. ACCOUNT:
Information, use to input or update personal information such as phone numbers, address, etc.
To upload a picture you must sign on using a PC since, for the time being, the system has identified incompatibility issues with MacIntosh. click “save” when you have completed your entries.
2.1 Forms: use this to access links for the new PRA Feeback forms, Incident reports.and payment invoices.
3. AVAILABILITY:
3.1 Under the header “Blocks” select Calendar, then select “Action”
You may block a day, part day and clear all blocks by following the directions below:
Block Dates
The Block Dates procedure is found by clicking the BLOCK DATES AND TIMES link on the Start Page. This screen will display a calendar of the current month. You may move to future months by clicking the next month’s name located to the right of the current month or move back a month in similar fashion. This procedure only allows you to set dates and times you are NOT available. This is done by first setting the time you are unavailable using the Start Time and Ending Time fields. Check the ALL DAY box if you want to block entire days. Next, click the day on the calendar to which you want to apply the unavailable time. The time for which you have blocked that day will then display beneath the calendar. Continue clicking additional days to which you want to apply the same blocked times. Adjust the times for blocking days with different availabilities. The dates will then become blue if applying a partial-day block or red if applying an all-day block. If you work every day, you may want to enter a block of 12:00am to 5:00pm (or whatever time you are actually able to leave work, please do not attempt to incorporate travel time as the Arbiter.NET already includes this) and then click every Mon-Fri day of the season.
A day can have more than one blocked time. For instance, an official may set blocks from 8:00am to 12:00pm and from 7:00pm to 11:00pm which would still allow the official to work an afternoon game between 12:00pm to 7:00pm. To do this, set the first blocked time (8:00am to 12:00pm) as instructed above. Then change the Start Time and Finish Time to reflect the second block (7:00pm to 11:00pm) and click the BLOCK button. Both blocks for the highlighted day will then be displayed beneath the calendar.
To change a blocked date--- simply delete the existing block (see below) and then add the correct block.
Deleting Blocked Dates---Click on the date that is currently blocked to display the block details beneath the calendar. Click the trash can icon to remove the block.To block a date or a time, enter the date range, and the time range, then click apply. You may change this at your will and the assignor will be notified of the change.
3.2 On that same page you will notice a color coded LEGEND to assist you in recognizing and carrying out your assignments in a timely fashion.
3.3 You will receive your assignments via E-mail and trust that you will accept them with an absolute minimum of “turnbacks”.
4. LISTS:
4.1 You may contact other officials via this list, note that you may easily access your assignor by clicking on “assigner” in the gray bar near the top of the page.
4.2 As we progress we hope to have contacts listed for schools, athletic directors, coaches, etc. for your conveniences.
5. SETTINGS:
5.1 When you are satisfied that you have made your availibilty known,
check the “ready” box in the lower left hand corner of the “Start Up” page.
note: The "ready" box MUST be checked each time you enter or delete any personal information.
6. SCHEDULES:
Schedule: view your personal schedule
Master schedule: view entire schedule --- YOU MUST scroll to the right and click on "view slots".

revised 7/16/05