10U/12U Regional Tournament Rules

1. 10U Regional Tournament Rules
2. 12U Regional Tournament Rules

Referee Registration

1. Want to help your child play better and be involved in their development? Check out the Registration and Training section below for more details and follow the Referee Volunteer Registration step-by-step guide.
   

Training

1. All volunteers must take Safe Haven (if you did not take it in 2020 or in 2021) and CDC Concussion and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Online Courses (if you have not taken them before) at AYSOU (www.aysou.org). Make sure to save your certificates of completion (screenshot or take a picture). See the Registration and Training section below for details on how to find the online training courses.
2. New 6U-8U referees? Go to our 6U-8U Divisions page for the class schedule. All classes will be at Beresford Park (2720 Alameda de las Pulgas), sheltered picnic area just West of the tennis courts and North of basketball court. Nearest parking is on the street on Parkview Way or 27th Avenue.
3. New Regional (10U-12U) Referees? After taking your Regional Referee online course at www.aysou.org, details at 10U-19U Divisions page for where you can go for field training.
4. Want to improve your referee skills? Upgrade to Intermediate, Advanced, and National Referee certifications.

Signing up for Matches

1. For 10U through 14U, all certified and trained referees may sign up for specific matches at https://referee.aysosm.org/. If you do not have an account on the referee website, please contact William at [email protected]
2. For 16U and 19U, referees sign up at www.pensra.org. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to officiate at 16U/19U matches.

Law Changes and Referee Guidance

1. The 2021-2022 IFAB Laws of the Game are available at the IFAB website.
   
2. 6U-8U Referee cheatsheets: get them from our 6U-8U Divisions page, under Resources.
3. 10U-12U Referee guidance: get a 2-page summary for referees officiating in the 10U and 12U Divisions on our 10U-19U Divisions page, under Resources.
4. What's the Build-out Line on the 10U fields? Video: applying the build-out line in 10U matches
5. 14U: Unlimited substitutions. At the discretion of the Referee, EITHER team may substitute during a stoppage in play. Substitutes must be ready to enter the field, at the halfway line, before play has stopped and enter the field only when beckoned by the referee.