Referees - Travel

Referees for Travel Soccer

Referee clinics for FIFA certification will be held the weekend of April 10.

INFORMATION FOR NEW OFFICIALS

The Grade 9 Entry Class will be held on Saturday, April 10 at North Junior High School in St. Cloud.

The two-day Grade 8 Entry Class will be held on Saturday April 10 AND Sunday, April 11 at North Junior High School in St. Cloud

You must enroll in this clinic before Friday, April 2 and complete the on-line portion of the clinic by Wednesday, April 7.

Levels of referee certification and how to register

United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is one organization that coordinates referee development for the sport of soccer.  Most Minnesota soccer organizations require certification through USSF to receive game assignments in their leagues.

This site refers to Referee and Assistant Referee (AR) as follows:
Referee - The official that carries the whistle and runs on the field
Assistant Referee (AR) - The official that carries a flag and runs along the touch line (Side line)
Games might have one Referee and no AR or one Referee and two ARs.  USSF does not allow the assignment of two Referees and no AR.

Minnesota uses two levels of certification - called GRADE - for new soccer officials:
Grade 9 - Recreational (Rec) Referee and Grade 8 - Referee.
USSF's use of the term "Grade" has no connection with educational levels in school.

There are no formal age restrictions to attain certification at either level, but Minnesota does make the following recommendations:

Anyone under the age of 15 should consider taking the Grade 9 course.  The requirements to attain this level of certification include nine hours of instruction and a score of 75% or higher on a 50 question test.  This level allows a person to officiate in recreational league (in-house) games up to age 14 as either a Referee or Assistant Referee or in MYSA games as Referee through U10 and Assistant Referee through U14.

Anyone age 15 or older should attend the Grade 8 course.  This course requires 16 hours of training and a score of 75% or higher on a 100 question test.  Certification at this level allows you the opportunity to be scheduled to any Referee or Assistant Referee position in the following leagues: In-house, MYSA, MASL, MRSL, MWSL*

Assignments as AR are made based on experience and ability. 

The Grade 8 and Grade 9 courses contain three components this year - An on-line course, a classroom session and a field session.  You must enroll in a clinic no later than the Friday one week prior to the date of the clinic you plan to attend.  The on-line session must be completed by the Wednesday prior to attending the classroom portion of the clinic.  The session will be about three hours in length.  In most cases the field training will occur on the same day as the classroom session.  In some cases it may be at a separate location or on a separate date.  Beginning around February 6, details will be communicated by email prior to the classroom session. 
Failure to meet the deadline will cause your access to the clinic to be denied and will require you to select another clinic date. 

Registration Procedure for New Officials

You must complete the USSF registration process as prescribed by your state.  USSF recommends that referees register in the state where they plan to do most of their games.  Please keep this in mind as you complete your registration.

To start the registration process to become a new referee, please print out these instructions or transfer them to a location where you can access the steps.  Then, click on the link below and follow the step-by-step directions listed here.  Be sure to print your receipt.  It will have proof of your registration. 

Registration Link: https://www.ussoccer.info/

1.       Click on "New User? Sign up."

2.       Fill out Biographical Information screen

a.       User Id – write this down, you will need it later.

b.       Password, - write this down, you will need it later.

c.        Last Name.

d.       First Name.

e.       Middle Name.

f.         Gender.

g.       Date of Birth.

h.       Street Address.

i.         City.

j.         State.

k.        Zip.

l.         Email address.

m.     Primary phone.

3.       Click on SAVE.

4.       After the confirmation page click on the word "Login" at the

top right.

5.       Enter the User Id and Password you created from above.

6.       Click on Referee – Click here to register.

7.       Fill out form.  Enter the referee grade equal to the level of

the clinic you plan to attend.

8.       Enter payment at the bottom.

9.       Print receipt.

        Minnesota referees will receive an email with instructions on how to register for a clinic from sdi@minnesotasrc.org after they register with USSF.  The email will arrive within three days of completing your USSF registrations.  Referees registering in states other than MN that would like to attend a clinic in MN must send an email to sdi@minnesotasrc.org with the following information:  Subject should say Clinic enrolment for out of state referee.  The text of your message should include your name, your USSF ID# and the transaction confirmation number verifying completion of your USSF registration.

INFORMATION FOR RECERTIFYING OFFICIALS

The Grade 8 Recertification Class will be held on Sunday, April 11 at North Junior High School in St. Cloud.

You must register for a clinic at least 9 days before the clinic date.  All returning Grade 8 or higher referees must complete an on-line test appropriate to their grade prior to attending a recertification clinic.  The test must be completed by the Wednesday immediately preceding the clinic to be attended.  Failure to meet this deadline will deny you access to the clinic and require you to attend a clinic on another date.

A test invitation will be sent to your email after you complete your registration with USSF.  You will not be able to receive the invitation if your email address at USSF is incorrect or if you build a new profile.

For the April 11 Grade 8 Recertifying Clinic, you must register by April 1 and pass the test by April 7.

Registration Procedure for Recertifying Officials

Link for Registration: https://www.ussoccer.info/

1.    Find your USSF Login id and Password - THIS IS IMPORTANT - DO NOT CREATE A NEW PROFILE.  I REPEAT - DO NOT CREATE A NEW PROFILE. (You can use the links on the USSF login page to help retrieve this information if you do not remember your USSF ID and password)

2.   Click on the registration link below.  A new window will open to the login page on the US Soccer Registration website

https://www.ussoccer.info/

3.    Enter Login id and password

4.    Verify that the information in your profile is correct - especially your email address.  If you need to make changes - click on the link provided

5.      Where it says – Register As - Click on Referee

6.    Scroll down until you find the section that says Affiliated Game Experience for Prior Year.  Click the link and update your game record 

7.      Enter payment at the bottom

9.       Print out or make a copy of the receipt/confirmation for your records

Minnesota referees will receive an email with instructions on how to register for a clinic from sdi@minnesotasrc.org after they register with USSF.  The email will arrive within three days of completing your USSF registrations. 

Travel Referee Assignor:

Anna McKenna: anna@cmysa.org  or Jack McKenna: jack@cmysa.org

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