The Upgrade and Advanced Clinics for 2012 have been scheduled.  Here is the information:

Intermediate Upgrade Clinic (Grade 8->7)
Saturday, February 11, 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm

Register For Intermediate Upgrade Clinic

Advanced Upgrade Clinic (Grade 7->6)
Saturday, February 11, 2012 and
Sunday, February 12, 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm

Register For Advanced Upgrade Clinic

State Referee (Grade 6 & 5) Annual Advanced Recertification Clinic
Sunday, February 12, 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm

Register For State Referee Clinic

These clinics will be held at Howard Community College, Kittleman Room, 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD. 21044.

Online pre-registration will be required in order to attend any of these clinics. The appropriate exam will also be online and will be a requirement in order to successfully complete the clinic. Exam information will be emailed to referees upon registration. Upgrade Clinics are in addition to, not in place of, Recertification Clinics. They cannot be used to recertify. You must be registered for 2012 before attending an Upgrade Clinic.

There is a $20/day fee for these clinics, which will be collected the day of the clinic. A continental style breakfast will be available by 8:30am each morning and lunch will also be served. There is no additional charge for the food.

For additional information, please contact Terry Miller, SDI.

All Maryland Grade 7 & 8 referees are now required to successfully complete their Recertification Exam online and bring the completion certificate to a Recertification Clinic in order to receive a 2012 badge. This change is being instituted for three main reasons:

1.)  You will not have to spend 90+ minutes during the clinic taking and grading the exams.
2.)  You will have the opportunity to see exactly which questions you missed and, if after your review you still have questions, you can come to the clinic prepared to ask.
3.)  We will be able to shorten the overall length of the clinics because we will not have to spend time on the exam.

When you register for a specific Recertification Clinic, you will be given a link and password in order to access the exam for that clinic. Upon successfully completing the exam, you will be prompted to download your completion certificate. At that point, you will also be supplied with a link in order for you to register with USSF online. You should be prepared to bring both documents with you to the clinic.

Click here to see all Recertification Clinics.

Thank you.
Terry Miller, SDI