Referee Training and Certification Info

Training Events are Listed Below:

Referee Training Requirements

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Training Opportunities

While it is best to meet the training requirements through provided classes, for Regional Referee* and Safe Haven, training can be started online. (*Regional Referee Training Online still requires the completion of an exam) Click Here (AYSO ID Required, You can find the ID in your eAYSO account)

Generally training is available every year in Late August and Early September, you can refer to this page for dates on these events.

SAFE HAVEN TRAINING

Every referee participating in AYSO must complete Safe Haven training. You must attend Safe Haven training only once, NOT annually. Safe Haven training and certification are available online through the National AYSO website at www.aysotraining.org You will need your AYSO ID number to access the courses. If you have registered as a volunteer but do not know your AYSO ID number, you can obtain the number by sending an email request with your name and phone number to our CVPA at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Certification

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Additions - USSF Cross Cert, Update Level Info, Safe Haven, ...

Notes:

1. Field assessments for level upgrades must be done in a typical AYSO match in the age group specified, using the Diagonal System of Control. Matches used for upgrade assessments must be of the duration specified for that particular age group in the AYSO National Rules and Regulations except that U-16 and U-19 matches shortened by no more than 5 minutes per half are acceptable.
2. If requested by the referee being assessed, a higher division match or a non-AYSO match of the equivalent age division (or higher) may be used for the assessment.
3. 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.
4. Service units consist of:
• Observer-Friend observations;
• Mentoring of new referees for development or upgrade;
• Serving as a Referee Administrator, Director of Referee Instruction or as a Director of Referee Assessment;
• Instructing Assistant Referee and U-8 Official Training Courses;
• Instructing Referee Assessor Training Courses;
• Assessing candidates for upgrade in referee level, if qualified.
5. Entry may be at Assistant Referee, U-8 Official or Regional Referee level but, in addition to the requirements noted above, candidates for upgrade to National Referee must have one year (min.) experience as an Advanced Referee.

Notes:

No more than two (2) service units may be credited by an applicant for mentoring/observing an individual referee, or one (1) service unit per instruction course or one (1) service unit per year for an administrative function

The requirement for performing service units is waived in the case of candidates who are under 18 years old.

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.

Assesment: 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.

NATIONAL ASSESSOR

Experience: Certified as a Referee Assessor with a minimum of one (1) year in grade and performed at least ten (10) assessments/observations, with a minimum of five (5) assessments on Intermediate Referees seeking upgrade to the Advanced Referee level. The candidate must have the approval of the Section Referee Administrator or the Section Director of Assessment.

Training: Successfully complete the National Assessor Course, and 95% or better on the National Assessor exam

Assesment: Successful completion on one practice assessment on a referee officiating an under 16 AYSO match (or equivalent) and 1 practice assessment on a referee officiating an under 19 AYSO match (or equivalent). These "over-the-shoulder" assessments must be mentored by a National Assessor.

Approval: Approved as a National Assessor by the Section Referee Administrator or the Section Director of Referee Assessment.

Authorized to: Assess Intermediate Referees for upgrade to Advanced Referee, and Advanced Referees for upgrade to National Referee.