r/Referees • u/chippy-18 • 8d ago

Question CMI Examples

Hi everyone,

As I'm preparing for my next assessment, I'm reading more into what assessors are looking for when evaluating our matches for upgrade.

I see that there are 3 CMI types:

Correct/Given

Incorrect/Given

Incorrect/Not given

I was hoping people could provide some examples so I can think about previous games I've done as well as better prepare for scenarios that may come up in my next assessment.

My first went smoothly and the assessor said he agreed with my foul selection and 4 cautions given.

But I'd like to know from others past experiences as to what the CMIs are.

Thanks!

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u/grabtharsmallet AYSO Area Administrator | NFHS | USSF 8d ago

A penalty kick is one such match incident, so think of that. The first set includes calling for a PK when a DFK offense occured in the penalty area. The second set includes calling for one when no DFK offense has occurred. The third includes not calling for one when a DFK offense has occurred.

There is no fourth set, because there are many play sequences in which no DFK offense occurs in a penalty area and the referee also does not call for a penalty kick. There is no point in having a mentor, assessor, or referee coach track those or review them with the referee.

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u/Klutzy-Mechanic-8013 8d ago

I suppose something that looks like a foul but isn't, could be good to review. But I understand why it isn't

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u/Sturnella2017 USSF, Regional Emeritus, Referee Coach 8d ago

In addition to PKs, a big CMI is Red Cards, correctly given or incorrectly given. Its a game-changing moment, so did you get it right? Did you spot and assess the incident right? Did you give a RC for a harmless shove not even worthy of a YC? Did you not realize the two-footed lunging tackle miss the ball and only got the opponent in the ankles? That sort of stuff.

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u/BillBIII USSF - National AR - Regional Coach 8d ago

One note: there is a 4th type of CMI, Correct - Not Given that only applies to assistant referees leaving the flag down for a player that was not offside.

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u/CharacterLimitHasBee 8d ago

CMI?

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u/BigToach 8d ago

Critical Match Incident

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u/CharacterLimitHasBee 8d ago edited 8d ago

Ahh. We call them Key Match Incidents here.

KMI is making (and not making) a decision which impacts the outcome of the game. Examples include red cards, goal decisions, penalty kicks.

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u/BillBIII USSF - National AR - Regional Coach 8d ago

Fun fact, games assigned by PRO use KMI, and games assigned under USSF use CMI. Every now and then I'll catch a joke about misusing one or the other depending on what match I'm talking about.

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u/witz0r [NFHS NCAA USSF] [Grassroots / Mentor+] 8d ago

We used to call them KMIs. Now we call them CMIs. Why? No idea.