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AYSO San Mateo Region 36

Referee

Welcome San Mateo Region 36 Referees

Each year, starting in the fall and continuing through winter and spring seasons, we need 200+ referees to help 1,000+ players from ages 5 to 19 play soccer. We invite parents and youths (12 year old or over) to serve as AYSO referees. Youth referees may satisfy middle or high school community service requirements by volunteering to referee AYSO games. No prior experience or knowledge of the Laws of the Game is required. All volunteers are trained, certified, equipped, and mentored to be great referees!

Each 6U and 8U team needs to have at least 2 team referees. Details on how to become a 6U/8U Referee for your child's team are on the 6U-8U Divisions page under Registration and Training.

Each 10U and 12U team needs to have at least 2 team referees. Details on how to become a Regional Referee for your child's team are on the 10U-19U Divisions page under Registration and Training.

Referees who wish to officiate at 14U or higher are highly encouraged to upgrade their referee badge level. Details are on the 10U-19U Divisions page. 

Latest Updates, as of August 17, 2022

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.
  2. UPDATED: Our 6U/8U referee classes and Regional Referee field training sessions have been scheduled. Refer to the 6U-8U Divisions page and 10U-19U Divisions page for details.

Training

  1. All volunteers must take Safe Haven, CDC Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and SafeSport 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 2022-2023 IFAB Laws of the Game are available at the IFAB website or downloadable as an app from Apple Store or Google Play.
  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.

Registration and Training

All referee volunteers must follow the following three steps in order to referee.

STEP 1: Register as a volunteer in the National AYSO database.
  • Please visit www.aysosm.org and select the Register Now button (if you have not registered before in Sports Connect) or Login button and register as a volunteer for this season.
  • A parent must submit the application for a youth volunteer. The youth volunteer will need their own Sports Connect user account.
  • Instructions are available on our Referee Volunteer Registration page.
STEP 2: Complete the following online classes:

  • AYSO Safe Haven
  • AYSO CDC Concussion Awareness
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  • SafeSport

To access the online classes, go to your Sports Connect user account and select "Volunteer" in the lefthand menu.

For the first three online courses, click on "AYSOU" in the upper right corner of the page. You will be redirected to etrainu. More instructions on how to access AYSOU at https://aysovolunteers.org/how-to-access-aysou/. Once you are in etrainu, select the Training Library in the lefthand menu and select "View Courses" in the Safe Haven course category. Enroll in the course(s) you need to complete.

For SafeSport, review the instructions on how to get to SafeSport at https://wiki.ayso.org/wiki/Register_for_Safesport.

When you complete a course, your certification should be updated in your Volunteer profile in Sports Connect.

STEP 3: Take the age-appropriate referee course, if you have not taken it before.
  • 6U-8U Referee Class for 6U and 8U divisions. Refer to the 6U-8U Referee page for the 6U-8U Referee class schedule.
  • Regional Referee - Online + In-Person Companion Course (2 Part Bundle) online training at AYSO University (etrainu) and the Regional Referee Field Session for 10U and 12U divisions. Refer to the 10U-19U Referee page for the field session schedule.

 


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