REFEREE INFORMATION & COURSES
 
See bottom of this page for a referee's crib sheet of "Referee's Pregame Instructions and Law 12-Fouls and Misconduct"

NEW:  Mentoring and Assessment Information at bottom of this page.



Our 2009 Referee Training Courses are identified below:

Tue.  Oct. 6
Thu.  Oct 8
Tue.  Oct 13
Intermediate Referee Course  6:15PM - 9:30PM
TBA Merit Shoucri
(310) 545-9537
mbb52@msn.com
Oct. 28 - 30 Advanced Referee Course 6:00PM - 10:00PM Neighborhood Church, 415 Paseo Del Mar, Palos Verdes Gene Ogle
(310) 542-1089
iogle@aol.com
Tue.  Nov 10
Thu.  Nov 12
Tue.  Nov 17
Thu.  Nov 19
Advanced Referee Course  6:15PM - 9:30PM TBA Merit Shoucri
(310) 545-9537
mbb52@msn.com
Tue.  Jan 12
Thu.  Jan 14
Tue.  Jan 19
Thu.  Jan 21
Advanced Referee Course 6:15PM - 9:30PM TBA Merit Shoucri
(310) 545-9537
mbb52@msn.com
Tue.  Feb 9
Thu.  Feb 11
Tue.  Feb 16
Intermediate Referee Course 6:15PM - 9:30PM TBA Merit Shoucri
(310) 545-9537
mbb52@msn.com



If you have any questions about referee training, send us an email at rdri_region_18@ayso18.org  or refadmin_region_18@ayso18.org

 Thank you for your extra efforts to improve your referee knowledge and skills!!

Region 18 needs your help. We are an all volunteer organization that believes we are here to support our kids. For those who don't have the time (or personality) to be a coach, we ask that you spend just a few hours over the next 4 months to show your player just how much you care about him or her!

Under-qualified or an insufficient number of referees is a regular source of complaints from players, coaches, parents and referees, in the 2009 season we will be expanding our referee program in the interest of making the game truly "FUN, FAIR, and SAFE".


Below is the web address to the AYSOHELP.org site for the latest referee information and reference publications: http://www.aysohelp.org/REFEREE_PUBLICATIONS.htm



Parents/Spectators and Volunteers
, please help out our Region 18 and your players by volunteering to be a referee for their matches in 2009.  Without a qualified referee, the match(es) will be abandon, unless a referee is present to conducts U7/8 and above matches.

Referee Course Requirements: If you are an adult and have not completed a Safe Haven course for referees or coaches, please go to eAYSO.org and complete a Volunteer formThen, sign a copy in BLUE ink and email a copy to refadmin_region_18@ayso.org.  We are required to enter new volunteers into the eAYSO Volunteer system before you can complete Safe Haven training.  The Safe Haven course is on-line at our Region 18 D4 web site (right margin of the web page) which you can take any time.


 

Here is a quick guide to the minimum training required for each division:

 

Level of Play

Minimum AYSO Referee Certification (required prior to season start)

U7 - U10

Regional Referee – 7 hour class
       OR prior completion of U8 training + Part 2 (Modules 7-13) of the
                                                                      Regional Referee training

U12

Intermediate (Area) Referee 
       OR Regional Referee with waiver from Regional Referee Administrator,
             Director of Referee Assessment,  or Director of Referee Instruction 
             (candidates for upgrade this season may be granted waivers)

U14

Advanced (Section) Referee 
       OR Intermediate (Area) or Regional Referee, with waiver from Regional Referee              Administrator,
Director of Referee Assessment,  or Director of Referee                            Instruction
             (candidates for upgrade this season may be granted waivers)

If you have any questions about your certification level or wish to "REF-UP" at the next level, contact
the Regional Referee Adminstrator at
refadmin_region_18@ayso18.org

REGION REFEREE POLICY HERE.

To reach our goals, Region 18 announces the following referee training classes for new and returning AYSO referee volunteers.

Regional (Basic) Referee Course: trains volunteers in the basic aspects of refereeing needed to handle AYSO matches for U7 through U10 divisions under FIFA Laws and AYSO National Rules and Regulations. This is a 7 hour class excluding Safe Haven for referees which now must be taken on-line, prior to attending the Regional Referee course. Youth referees that are at least 12 years of age and intend to referee in Region 18 may take this class but may only referee matches one division below their age group with the supervision of an adult.

Intermediate Referee Course: Is the first step in becoming a seasoned referee who can handle competitive U12 games and support upper division games.  A candidate must be a certfied Regional Referee with at least one year experience, must have refereed 25 games, five of them as CR for BU12 games.  In addition to the Regional course, the candidate is observed both as CR and as AR in at least two BU12 games.  Once you complete the course and pass the written test, contact the Director of Referee Assessment at rdra_region_18@ayso18.org to schedule an observation.  The Intermediate Referee course will be conducted at the Area 1D level.

See ayso92.org hyperlink above for Intermediate and Advance Referee course dates and contact info.
 




Referee Mentoring and Referee Assessment

Your Region (R-18) can provide you with a mentor to work with you to improve your game or talk with you about a game situation that you would like to get more information on. We can also supply a Referee Assessor to help prepare you for upgrading to the next badge level and to conduct official assessments.
 
Region 18 also has a referee communication device that can be utilized during mentoring or in preparing for assessments to help improve the overall process.  Please contact the Director of Referee Assessment ( rdra_region_18@ayso18.org ) if you are interested in getting a mentor or obtaining an assessment or pre-assessment.




Referee's Pregame Instructions and Law 12-Fouls and Misconduct

The file provides a sample list of pregame instructions and a 2nd list f fouls sorted by IFK and DFK and it includes the Yellow and Red card offenses.
These two lists can be printed back to back on a single page and then cut out to form a card that fits in the standard Referee data wallet behind the game report cards for easy access.
 

Click on Crib Sheet for a printable version.