From Referee Administrator:
We really need parents to give serious consideration to becoming a referee, your children will thank you.
With people aging out of the program or moving, the numbers of available referees can change significantly and unpredictably.
There are plenty of slots 8U and 10U slots that can be filled by untrained volunteers. That's right, you do not need prior experience to referee the lower divisions. These divisions are about fun, respect, and learning very basic rules. Ideally there should be 2 adults on each team who are trained referees. We depend on our coaches for so much, refereeing the game shouldn’t be one of them. Refereeing is also a great way to give back for those who only have an hour or two available on Saturdays.
The AYSO referees are volunteers, parents and youth (+12), who have stepped forward and have taken the referee training. AYSO depends on volunteers to create the fun, fair and safe environment our children enjoy and deserve. This dependance on volunteers means we take referee abuse very seriously. We have a zero tolerance policy on any verbal confrontation and we will ban anyone who cannot abide by this policy.
AYSO is also an active advocate on a National front to end Referee Abuse in sports. The organization has adopted U.S. Soccer Policy 531-9 witch states: "Misconduct Toward Game Officials in Amateur Matches Effective March, 2025. Misconduct against Referees may occur before, during, and/or after the match, specifically when the Referee arrives at and/or departs the venue. Misconduct may occur also at later times when directly related to duties of a match affiliated with U.S. Soccer or its Organizational Members."
In short: RESPECT THE CALL
The Basic Referee class is for new volunteers and U-8 referees looking to upgrade to the next level.
For the Basic Referee class [minimum age is 10, U-8 referee badges provided for anyone under 12]
1. Create an account on ayso.bluesombrero.com/Region605
2. Signup as a volunteer [everyone must complete this form each year]
3. Complete the Safe Sport course. A link is available through your profile portal. If you have already completed Safe Sport through another organization, please contact [email protected] with your certificate information.
4. While logged into the AYSO 605 website, go to AYSOU and click login
5. Complete the AYSO Save Haven course
6. Complete the CDC Concussion course
7. Complete AYSO's Summary of The Laws of The Game
8. Complete the U8 course online
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Advanced Referee courses must be scheduled with a certified AYSO Referee Trainer. Once you have signed up and completed all the basic volunteer courses please reach out to [email protected] with your AYSO ID number. Classes will be scheduled based on the demand.
9. Once a Basic Referee class is scheduled, go into AYSOU, select Live Courses, and select course. Basic Referee courses are located in the Regional Referee courses, search for AYSO 605. The class location will be provided to those who RSVP, and signup in AYSOU. This is a 5 hour class with a test [please allow 5 hours to complete].
Classes will be scheduled depending upon the demand.
Classes may be rescheduled based on weather or attendance.
A minimum class of 3 is desired to invest 6 hours of our time.
Basic Referee courses are located in the Regional Referee courses on AYSOU.
The status of each class will be updated on this page.