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T-CYSA Referee Information

T-CYSA relies on a large number of volunteer referees (for the younger teams) as well as paid referees (for the older teams). It is the policy of T-CYSA that each recreational and Three Rivers team have an individual associated with that team be an active participant in the local referee pool.

Click here to read more about referee training requirements and how referees are assigned to games.

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Spring 2010 Referee Training

Grade 8 Soccer Referee Clinic

Successful completion of this 15-hour clinic qualifies you to serve as the Referee or Assistant Referee (AR) for all levels of youth soccer games and for recreational adult soccer games. To successfully complete the clinic, you must attend all the sessions and pass the USSF referee exam on the last day.

Grade 9 Recreational Referee Clinic

Successful completion of this 8-hour clinic qualifies you to referee recreational youth soccer games for U6-U11 teams and to serve as an assistant referee (AR) for youth soccer games up to U14. Successful completion of the course requires attending all training sessions and passing the USSF referee exam on the last day.

Cost

The $50 registration fee, which covers your USSF and WASRC referee registration, is due at the final clinic session (after you pass the USSF referee exam). The fee can be paid by check (payable to WRDA) or cash.

How to Register

You may go directly to the online registration page for the Grade 8 class or the Grade 9 class, or navigate through the Washington State Referee Committee website to get more information.

Reimbursement Policy 1

T-CYSA will reimburse referees who are newly-registered with USSF for the cost of registration if those individuals agree to referee a minimum number of games for a T-CYSA recreational team or serve in the Tri-Cities Soccer Referee Association (TCSRA) referee pool on behalf of a Three Rivers team.

Reimbursement Policy 2

T-CYSA will also reimburse referees who are newly-registered with USSF for their costs for uniforms and equipment (up to $42.50) if those individuals volunteer to referee a minimum number of games for a T-CYSA recreational team.

Reimbursement Forms

The forms required to receive reimbursement from T-CYSA are available here:

• registration
• uniform

Age Restriction

With respect to the minimum age to become a referee, it really depends on the maturity of the individual child. The child must be mature enough to deal with adults from a position of authority. While the great majority of the games are just fine, there can be situations that where the referee is blindsided by situations (example being two players who are having issues off the field meet each other on the field) and they have to deal with it. Add to that a sideline full of barking parents and it can be a bad situation. The decision really has to be between the child and their parents.

Questions

Contact Mike Bunker or Jim Kritzberg if you have questions about the referee clinics.

Recreational Rules of Competition

Learn the rules of competition for each age group.

Links

• Tri-City Soccer Referees Association
• Washington State Referee Committee
• FIFA Laws of the Game