Howard County Officials Training

Howard County Officials Training Arbiter Training

www.TheArbiter.net – Officiating Management Software

www.thearbiter.net • Logging on • Setting-up Your Account • Blocking Dates • Accepting Assignments • Lists

Logging On: www.thearbiter.net Type in the e-mail address you supplied to your Assigner, then type in your password. Your initial password will be your last name.

Terms and Conditions Click “Accept”

You Must Change Your Password Passwords are case sensitive

Join! Once you log on you may be invited to join one or more organizations. If you want to join an organization that is not listed here, contact the assigner for that group.

You have successfully joined your group. Press “Sign In” to go to “Start Page”

“Start Page”

“Update User Information”

Adding a phone number Click “+” to add a phone

Edit your entry and click “check” to save, click ‘x’ to quit without saving

Click “Pencil” to edit an entry • Click “Trash” to remove an entry • Click “Arrow” to move an entry

Click “Done” when you are finished (Either button can be clicked)

“Change Your Preferences”

Select the Month you want to block dates for – you will find this option to select on the right-hand of the screen right below the Date Range box. • Then choose under “Action” what type of block you would like to do – “Block All Day”, “Block Part Day”, or “Clear Blocks”.

Set the Date Range for the “Block All Day” Action

It now shows the applied “All Day” Block for the selected Date Range.

Remember! • First – Select the type of block you need “Block All Day”, “Block Part Day”, or select “Clear Blocks” • Next – Select the date range for that selection, if you selected “Block Part Day” don’t forget to include the time “From” & “To”. Click apply to apply your settings. • Then – Once you are done Select “Exit”

Print your Blocks Summary

Select an output format (Only supported on the Internet Explorer browser at the current time)

Set travel limits

Set travel limits • Set your mileage limits generously so that you don’t limit your availability. • Mileage is based on the zip code in the “Postal Code” field. • Once you are done click on the “done” button to exit the screen.

Ready to be assigned!

Changes

Email Notification From: jcalamari@comcast.net Subject: [TheArbiter.net] You have new games from Howard County Officials

Click to accept or decline assignments Note: clicking on the site will display the site’s contact information and permit display of a map of the site location

Then press “Submit”

After ‘submit’ the accepted game displays the date it was accepted and the declined game has been removed

Check for Notes

Now, print your schedule ...

Select the date range and format, then press “Print”

Arbiter to do’s Check email daily during season (or at least every other day) Check Arbiter for schedule often! Put in Blocks by 15th of month preceding the month to be scheduled. I WILL be scheduling between 15th and 20th of month Any problems, please contact myself or Ralph ASAP by phone

Important Dates/Information • I should be getting schedule from HCR&P by March 28th. I then have to enter the schedule into Arbiter and then schedule the games. Please check schedules the first week of April for slow pitch • I should be getting Early Bird Schedule by the 2nd of April. FAST Turnaround so please check often during that week • Fast Pitch Schedule should be done early next week (except for EYO) • All Fast Pitch umpires should have 2008 HCYP Rules which I emailed to you

Howard County Officials Training