Why should you become an AYSO Referee?

U6 division:  coaches can referee their own game. Referee pts are not needed.

U8 division:  games should be refereed by certified referees who at minimum took the online Regional Referee Course at AYSO U.  First half refereed by the first team, and second half refereed by the other team.

U10, U12 and U14 divisions:  volunteers who attended the full-day referee training and passed the course are certified to referee U10, U12, and U14 games (AR only).  They can sign up on Matchtrak as CR (Center Referee) or AR (Assistant Referee). 

Heading Rule Change and Limitations!
by Bruce Conze (Area 11E Coach Administrator)

Effective immediately, due to a recent class action lawsuit USSF and AYSO (as a member) has changed the restrictions on heading/headers for youth players as follows:

1. Consistent with the US Soccer mandates on heading the ball, heading is banned for ALL division players U11 (including U12 divisions without a single age division) and below in both PRACTICES and GAMES.
   1. An indirect free kick is to be awarded to the opposing team if a player deliberately touches the ball with his/her head.
   2. The indirect free kick is to be taken from the place where the player touched the ball with his/her head.
   3. An indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team inside the opposing teams goal area, must be taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the player touched the ball with his/her head.
   4. Neither Cautions nor Send Offs shall be issued for persistent infringement or denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity related to the heading infraction.
      
2. Heading for players in the U14 age division is limited to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes per week with no more than 15-20 headers per player.  There is no restriction on heading in matches in the U14 division.
   

How to become a volunteer referee?

1. Login to www.ayso54.org and click MY ACCOUNT.




2. Click VOLUNTEER > Click FIND VOLUNTEER ROLES > Select REFEREE >  Complete a volunteer referee application.

3.  Complete a Regional Referee course (online training module + in-person field training or full in-person training).


4. Complete the required volunteer safety courses: Safe Haven, Concussion Awareness, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (online training available through AYSO University - www.aysou.org). 

     

5. Complete the Sterling background check (online) and LiveScan fingerprinting (in-person). 

Mathematically, each team is responsible for providing a team of refs (CR, two AR) for half of their season or 5 games. 

     a) Maximum 20 referee points (10 pt max first 5 games; 10 pt max next 4 games)

     b) One point for CR, and one point for AR.  

     c) At least 5 points must come from CR.  

     d) You can count two AR points as one CR points to satisfy (c)

     e) Minimum requirement for the Area playoffs - 10 points

Referee Admin:  Ramon Valadez   [email protected]