REFEREES PAGE

To all potential referees:

We have goals for referees too! Our goals for the 2008 season remain the same as they always have been - to recruit, train and give an enjoyable soccer experience to adult and youth referees. To achieve our goals in the coming season, we will need the continued support and enthusiastic participation of all our referees, returning and new.

   AYSO Region 459 Laws    

We want you to know how much Region 459 appreciates their efforts, both past, present, and future.

Anyone who is interested in taking the referee training class please send Larry Barnes an e-mail and he will set you up for the next one.

Referees wanting to schedule games to cover please send Randy Wolyniec an e-mail and he will let you know what games are open.

In 1997, there were some important changes in the Laws of the Game. The Laws themselves were comprehensively rewritten to be clearer and better organized and to deal with gender neutrality. You can download Microsoft Word and ASCII text versions at the FIFA website or view the laws themselves. Unlike FIFA, our version contains the entire Laws in a single HTML file, although we must say that FIFA have done a nice job in making the Laws easy to follow on-line.

Check out the Referee Sheets - all of the penal and non-penal fouls and the Red and Yellow Card offenses are summarized in a single table along with a pre-game instructions check sheet.

The SOCREF-L mailing/discussion list - This is an e-mail distributed discussion list on soccer refereeing. It receives contributions from all over the world, from referees at all levels of sophistication (from Jim Allen on down), on all aspects of refereeing. Just watching the discussion flow by is an education. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.URI.EDU with "SUBSCRIBE SOCREF-L" by itself in the body of the message. But be warned: SOCREF-L can run to 100 messages a day. Many folks get the list in "digest" form (a once a day batch) rather than as separate messages, so as not to lose control of their mailboxes. When you subscribe, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail detailing how to request the digest.

AYSO Referee Certification Requirements

Referee Safe Haven Class (1 ½ hours) has to be taken by all referees.

Regional Referee

Games - 0
Training - Complete the Basic Referee Course
Testing - 75% or better on the Regional Referee Exam.
Games Required - none
Age- minimum 12 years old
Service - None required

Intermediate Referee

Games - 25 as center ref. (5 at U-12)
Training - Complete Modules 14 through 19 (Intermediate Referee Course)
Testing - 90% or better on the Intermediate Referee exam.
Assessment - Applicants for Intermediate Referee level must be mentored by a Referee Mentor (or assessor) and recommended for upgrade by the Regional Referee Administrator or the Regional Director of Referee Assessment. At least one observation as a referee is required, and one as an assistant referee is recommended.
Age - minimum 14 years old
Service - None required

Advanced Referee

Games - 50 as referee (10 in U-14) and 5 as an assistant referee (in U-14)
Training - Complete Modules 20 through 24 (Advanced Referee Course)
Testing - 90% or better on section referee exam
Assessment - One as referee and one as assistant referee in a U-14 match
Fitness - Complete the AYSO Physical Fitness Test for this level.
Age - minimum 16 years old
Service - Yes(** see below)

National Referee

Games - 100 as referee with at least 30 in U-16 and U-19 matches of which at least 15 must be in U-19, if available, and 25 as Assistant Referee with at least 10 in U-19, if available.
Training - Complete the National Referee Course. A pre-requisite game count of at least 80 matches as referee prior to attending the National Referee Course is required.
Testing - 90% or better on the National Referee Exam
Assessment - Two assessments as referee in U-16 or U-19 with at least one in U-19, if available, and one as assistant referee in a U-19 match, if available.
Fitness - Complete the AYSO Physical Fitness Test for this level.
Age - minimum 18 years old
Service - Yes (** see below)

Referee Mentor

Training - Successfully complete the Intermediate Referee Course.
Module Testing - 90% or better on the Intermediate Referee Exam.
Assessment - Assessed, approved and appointed as a Referee Mentor by the Regional Referee Administrator or the Regional Director of Referee Assessment.
Authorized to - Mentor Regional Referees for upgrade to Intermediate Referee

Referee Assessor

Experience - At least three (3) years of soccer experience as a referee, and must have observed or mentored referees either for improvement or upgrade and have the approval of their Regional Referee Administrator.
Training - Successfully complete the Referee Assessor Course, and 90% or better on the Advanced Referee exam, and 90% or better combined score on the three Referee Assessor Exams.
Assessment - Successful completion of two (2) practice assessments on referees officiating under 14 AYSO matches (or equivalent). These "over-the-shoulder" assessments must be mentored by a Referee Assessor or National Assessor.
Approval - Approved as a Referee Assessor by the Area Referee Administrator or the Area Director of Referee Assessment.
Authorized to - Assess Intermediate Referees for upgrade to Advanced Referee.

** There are too many services to list on the page. If you would like to now what they are let Larry Barnes know and he can get them for you.

We look forward to a great season. It can't happen without our referees!