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Feb, 2019

Your Team Needs a Referee Volunteer - Adults and Youth age 10+ FREE training! Click HERE

Keeping The Game Safe, Fair And Fun
Why should you become an AYSO Referee? We need you. We can't have games without referees. More importantly, it's rewarding and working with kids is great fun! 

You do NOT need to know anything about soccer.  We'll teach you.  For FREE.

Referees are critical to soccer - the game can't be played without them. The referee's job is to be the official in charge of the game. He is the independent arbiter and manager of the game. Her authority extends to everyone at the field, including players, substitutes, team officials, spectators, and even assistant referees. 

The referee's No. 1 one concern is to keep the game as safe as possible for the players. While there is risk in all sports, the referee is responsible for minimizing such risks from field conditions, equipment, spectators, and the players. 

The referee is responsible for enforcing the Laws of the Game in such a way as to keep the game safe, fair and fun for everyone: the players, the coaches, the spectators and themselves. He interferes with the game as little as possible, avoiding making calls for doubtful and trifling offenses. Referees only make calls for offenses they are sure occurred. 

We want our kids to continue to play, and they keep playing as long as it is fun. Referees learn that fun soccer varies from age group to age group of players.

YOUTH REFEREES: 

We have many talented players in our region who are also referees.  Our region allows youths between the ages of 12 to 18 to become referees.  It is our goal to provide our youth referees with opportunities to increase their skills as a referee and to acknowledge them for their contributions to our region. 

Youth Referee Training
Youth Referees take the same training as adult Referees. Go to Referee Training page for details.   


Supporting our Youth as Referees (Zero Tolerance)
It is important to remember that when a youth is refereeing a soccer match, he or she is an integral part of the official referee staff of our region. These youth represent future resources for AYSO and the greater community, and it is up to us - parents, coaches and fellow referees - to encourage, nurture and support them. We must give them the patience and positive reinforcement that is the cornerstone of AYSO. Every coach, player, and parent must keep in mind that the young referees working out there are our kids, and that we owe them the same, if not more, patience and respect than we give the players. And if you are a coach in a game where one of your spectators is being disruptive or challenging the youth referee's authority, you need to intervene immediately. Coaches, remember that the first line of responsibility for dealing with spectators rests with you.

Contact our Referee Administrator for answers to all your questions - or to check out when our fun Referee Training classes will be held.

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