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Referee Information
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Each soccer team (U9 and up) should provide a
referee candidate to the club’s referee pool. This person should
be at least 12 yrs old and up to adult. The Referee Scheduler will
draw from the Pool to provide a referee for all home games
beginning at U9. Teams who have provided a referee to the pool
will be scheduled first. We are flexible when scheduling a
referee’s time so that it will not be in conflict with their
child’s matches or any other commitment that may exist. No ref
shall work a game in which his/her child plays. The club will
provide training, all necessary equipment and the ref will be
compensated for their efforts. This is a great way for kids to
earn spending money or help pay for their soccer fees. Here’s the CWSC pay schedule for a certified referee:
| Age Level |
Center Referee |
Assistant Referee
(Lines) |
| U8 |
$10 |
n/a |
| U9-U10 |
$15 |
$10 |
| U11-U13 |
$25 |
$15 |
| U14-U19 |
$35 |
$20 |
Need a form to submit for payment? Go to the
Forms Area of the
website.
Scheduling, training and performance of referees
should be directed to the Referee Coordinator. The Referee
Coordinator also represents the CWSC in the Judicial process where
penalties for Red and Yellow Cards and other infractions are
administered.
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Referee Grades and Ages
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Grade
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Title
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Age
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Limits
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9
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Rec.
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12 & Up
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U6-U13, C or AR
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8
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Entry, R2
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15 & Up
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U6-U19, C or AR (Adult, Select, Prem., County)
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7
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Entry, R1
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18 & Up
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U6-U19, C or AR (Adult, Select, Prem., County)
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Referee age: A youth referee may be admitted to a
class other than for the age brackets listed, due mainly to their
experience, maturity and comprehension. |
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Referee Clinics
(Check
CSRA
website for clinic details, dates & times) |
Becoming a Referee
To become a Referee you need to first decide what level of games and
assignments you will be doing for the next year or so, how much time
you want to commit to the training and how much money you want to
spend becoming a referee. So an Adult might be interested in doing
Adult games as well as Youth games, while it is likely
that young referees would only be interested in doing Youth
games. As such the starting point for the Adult would be a Referee
Grade 8 and would be interested in taking the 16 hour (5
Session) Entry Level Course. A young referee may only want to do
Recreational Under 14 games for the first year or so and would be
interested in becoming a Grade 9, which is a 10 hour Entry
Level Course. This course was written for 11 and 12 year olds.
Once you determine what level review the
list of clinics
supporting that level. (Grade has nothing to do with school grade)
After finding one that works for you, contact the sponsor of that
clinic to register to attend.
Recreational Referee Grade 9
If you are interested in doing under 14 ONLY, then this grade is for
you. Requires annual recertification.
Grade 9 is relatively new to USSF. It is intended to introduce new
referees to the game with a minimum amount of commitment to training
and with a minimum amount of cost. But at the same time affording
the new referee with the full support of the USSF.
Referee Grade 8
If you are interested in all levels of Youth play, both
centering and lining, and recreational Adult play, then this
grade is for you. Requires annual recertification. Referee
Grade 8 is the "traditional" starting point for most referees, but
the class is a 16 hour clinic and the cost is slightly
more.
However, most referees in the State of Washington are Grade 8
referees, because this opens the most opportunity. Because of this,
most Entry Level Clinics are for Grade 8.
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