2025/2026 Fall referee requirements
U8 teams
For U8 teams, the home team is expected to referee their game. Each team will supply one assistant referee for the game. Each team needs 2 U8 official referees. At least one should be new and take the on-line U8 official referee course. The U8 official course is an on-line course only and allows you to officiate U8 games only.
Referee Points, Why?
Regional and Area playoffs are a privilege not an entitlement. In order to be invited to playoffs, a team must do their region assigned duty(s) and fulfill the referee requirements.
Team Referee Requirements
24 points required for Divisions 10U, 12U and 14U
12 points required for Divisions 16U, 19U
You must be a certified referee to earn points. Certified means having completed the course and being up to date on your volunteer requirements. Remember you need to volunteer for the current season and complete the required volunteer training and background checks.
You must be affiliated with the team to get points. Affiliated means certified coach, parent, sibling or player on that team. At the beginning of the season on the referee scheduler you MUST list which teams you are associated with to give credit to that team.
Referees not affiliated with any team may designate a team at the beginning of the season they want to give points to.
U10 1 A/R is expected from each team for the match. Each U10 team needs at least 2 regional referees (or higher). One NEW person needs to take the Regional Referee course (either the combined on-line and companion course or the full day course).
U8 officials do not earn points for U10 or higher games.
Points are acquired on U10 and above matches.
Points must be earned by the last league game of your division.
Once in Playoffs, there will be additional referee point requirements. Information will be given to the coaches prior to playoffs on the requirements.
How to earn referee points
All referees are expected to be in full uniform
Referee Socks (Pulled up)
Referee Jersey (Tucked in)
Proper badge
Black Shorts –preferably referee - not sweats or pants
To get 3 Points
1. Sign up on the scheduler in advance
2. Officiate as a neutral official (not your child/siblings/team’s game)
or
1. Sign up on the at the field for a second (or third) match AFTER signing up for a match on the scheduler
2. Officiate as a neutral official (not your child/siblings/team’s game)
To get 2 Points
1. Sign up game day
2. Officiate as a neutral official (not your child/siblings/team’s game)
To get 1 Point
1. Sign up game day
2. Do your own game
Bonus points
If you sign up in advance for the last games of the day and are a neutral referee, you can earn an additional point.
Note! You can sign up for multiple weeks on the scheduler, please remove yourself in advance if you will not be able to do the games so others can fill in.
Referee Raffle
You have the chance to get referee gear and it is very easy. Every time you signup on the scheduler and actually do the match, you are given entered into a raffle. Multiple times in the season we will conduct these raffles and award prizes to the winners. We expect to have separate raffles for adults and youth referees. After a raffle, we start over with awarding entries.
