Regional Referee Evaluations & Upgrade Process
Referee Upgrade Criteria - What are the requirements towards becoming a higher level referee?
Fitness test- For those referees that need a fitness test for upgrading or maintaining their badge, here you will find the scheduled dates for the year. For upgrading or maintaining the Regional Badge only.
Do not ever hesitate to text, email, or call me if you have questions.
Marc Tiemann, Kansas SDA
Upgrade Criteria

Upgrading to Regional Referee
Please refer to the 2026 Kansas Regional Referee policy for information on upgrading.
Fitness Tests

Upcoming Fitness Tests
Regional Referee Fitness Test
The Fitness Tests are required for Regional Referees as part of their maintenance requirements or approved Regional Referee candidates that are in the upgrading process. You will need to be signed up in OMS to take part in these tests.
Guest runners:
Select referees may take part in the test upon invitation. If you are interested, please email your SDA.
2026 Fitness Tests for Q1 & 2 will be scheduled before the end of 2025.
Mens's Regional Referee Fitness Test
- 40 meter run: maximum 6.40 seconds per trial (six passes out of maximum seven tries)
- 75 meter run/25 meter walk: 17 seconds per 75m run and 20 seconds per 25m walk Run/walk for a total of 4000m
Womens's Regional Referee Fitness Test
- 40 meter run: maximum 6.60 seconds per trial (six passes out of maximum seven tries)
- 75 meter run/25 meter walk: 17 seconds per 75m run and 24 seconds per 25m walk
Run/walk will be 10 laps (4000m), on each lap there are four runs and four walks
We will run the 40m sprints first, followed by the 75m/25m interval.
If you have never participated in the fitness test, I suggest you ask one of the RR's for advice. You should certainly be training for it.
Beginning in 2026, mirroring the National Camp fitness test, we will be running on a turf field.
Fitness tests will begin at the time posted, warming up properly is your responsibility before starting time. Just like refereeing, if you are on time then you are late!

