REFEREE INFO

ALL REFEREES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AYSO SAFE HAVEN AND CONCUSSION TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS.

To complete your Safe Haven and Concussion Training visit AYSOU
You will need your AYSO ID number to login.
Email Gina Haran (Referee Administrator) [email protected] to obtain your AYSO ID or
to see if your Safe Haven and Concussion Training is up to date.

NEW REFEREES

All NEW referees are required to complete the Basic Referee Training course, as well as Safe Haven and Concussion. Safe Haven and Concussion Training are available at AYSOU.
This includes Assistant Referees and 8U Referees.

New Referees have two options for completing their Basic Referee Training Course.

Option 1: Complete the Basic Referee Training Course at AYSOU and print the completion Certificate.
Bring your certificate to one of our Referee Companion Courses to Complete your training.

Option 2: Attend the full Basic Referee Training Course in our Region 95 or at the Area 3T Referee/Coach Super Camp.

Returning Referees

All Returning Referees are required to attend the Referee Update Class.
We also encourage returning referees to further their training by obtaining the next level of training. If you are only Trained as an Assistant Referee or a U8 referee we recommend that you take the Basic Referee Course.

The AYSO Region 95 Youth Referee Program is an opportunity for youths, age 12 and up - born in 2005 or before, to participate as fully certified referees on U8 games.

Somers AYSO Offers 2 Option for your Youth Referee Program

Option A

Somers Youth Volunteer Referee- Under this program all scheduled games to be reffed will be under Volunteer Service. We work closely with the Somers Central School District and will sign off on any Volunteer Hours that the volunteer may need.

Option B

Paid Youth Referee- Our Paid Youth Referee Program is as follows:

6U-8U- $20/game
10U- $40/game
12U and Above- $50/game

*Paid Referee must be 2 years older than game they are reffing.

Paid Referees will be paid at END of Season with a Visa Gift Card. All hours will be tallied up and money will be deposited onto card. Referee MUST have reffed entire game in order to get payment. If a game is cancelled due to weather, there will be no payment.

For more information please contact Gina Haran at [email protected]

Referee Resources

WWW.AYSOHELP.ORG

AYSO web site for all AYSO volunteers and includes all AYSO referee publications, lesson plans, instructor information, tests, and general information. In addition, if you click on “Officiating” (under 2008 Section Conference Lesson Plans), you’ll find more than 2-dozen workshop titles from the 2008 Section Conference.

WWW.ASKTHEREF.COM

This is a fun website to use to refresh your Law memory or ask questions about refereeing. Note: This is not an official AYSO or USSF website but the information presented here is usually very useful.

WWW.FIFA.COM

This is the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) website. FIFA is the international governing body of soccer. On the bottom of the page, there are quick links for the Laws of the Game and Refereeing. The former includes Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees, and the latter has Referee Teaching Material.

WWW.USSOCCER.COM

This is the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) web site. The “Laws of the Game” quick links include Position Papers, Ask a Referee and You Make the Call. The “Referee Development” quick links include Advice to Referees and Information for New Referees. The “Referee Week in Review” feature is also worth looking at frequently. Note: AYSO is a member of USSF, which is the national governing body for soccer in the USA.

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USSOCCERDOTCOM

This website contains hundreds and hundreds of videos, including situations broken down by the U.S. Soccer’s Referee Department. A detailed analysis of each rule interpretation can be found at http://www.ussoccer.com/Referees/Laws-of-the-Game/Position-Papers.aspx.

YouTube Video Explaining Offside Rule

This video posted on YouTube provides a very clear explanation of the Offside rule. (If you have problems with the link, paste the following into your browser window: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jKxy45xqgSo&feature=related

Great Article on the benefits of Refereeing

http://www.socceramerica.com/article/50711/the-many-benefits-of-refereeing.html