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New Referee Training

Your young son and daughter decided last year to follow your advice and play soccer. The year started very well, but as it wore on, you determined that the referees should be doing a better job. Most of them were doing fine, but perhaps the thought crossed your mind that you could do a better job. And did you wonder how you might go about this for the coming season? For persons wishing to referee for the first time, we have some choices: Read More Here


Upcoming Referee Certification Clinics

Please find 3 new clinics: The newly formatted Entry Level Clinic which will be held on March 17 & 18th. Attendance is very important for the new officials on Sunday March 18th if they intend to work the spring league matches (parents invited). There is a new ELC format-one day only but the 16 training modules with test questions 1-57 MUST be taken prior to the Saturday attendance. If all modules have not been completed, the participant will not be allowed in the Saturday clinic.

New Assignor Clinic on March 10th-local assignor;s clinic begins at 4pm that day. This should be a referee (the more experienced the better) who knows and can work with your local club schedules, coaches, parents and local club officials (usually U8-U11 association matches). I have a new club mentor to unroll for fine tuning at the assignor's meeting also beginning at 4pm. This is the one position on your board that must carry a USSF license, for access to USSF information and insurance.

Mini Super Saturday will be held on Saturday, March 3rd. It is a very easy way to pick up the five hours of training for either last year or the upcoming year and be done with it.(However this doesn't take care of knowing local league rules/processes). This is the last clinic of any size to obtain training hours/register before the license fee increases at the end of March (an additional $5.50 so total $55.50).

READ BELOW for Clinic Details!

 
Mini Super Saturday Clinic on Saturday March 3rd

PCSRA is hosting 3rd Super Saturday Mini-Clinic!!!

For all those late registering,relatively new (and youth especially) officials-this is a special clinic for youth officiating as taught by national instructor Linda Velie and the fast tracked young referees/instructors of Washington State. This clinic is geared specifically towards the new/relatively new youth and new adult officials, recertifying for the first time. Linda and her band of youth/national/state YOUNG blood's of Washington state-setting the example at what local referees can do/become. This is an outstanding instructional clinic! Please come, bring a referee friend-one easy way to obtain all your training hours for 2012 recertification or complete your five training hours for 2013, all in one day!

Time will be on Saturday, March 3rd, from 9am-3pm. Instruction from 9-3pm, followed by registration for 2012 badge (if you have not done so already); location is Curtis High School (4025 40th Street West, University Place, Wa 98466) Questions? please contact Cindy Moore, crmoore@u.washington.edu

Cost for the day of instruction is $20.00 (payable to PCSRA) to include Cy's famous pizza/pop lunch/morning and afternoon snacks (if you have special dietary needs-BYO). If you need to register for your 2012 license, then test online, bring your SRC form with test score on it and a check payable to WSRC for $50.00 for a grade 8 USSF license..

Please register on the SRC website (www.wasrc.org. log onto site as a referee, then instruction, clinic#4278
http://www.wasrc.org/manageclinics?action=Display&key=4278

 
Referee Assigners Clinic on March 10th

NEW Assignors Clinic March 10th at Starfire
#4173: Assignor Clinic
Assignor Referee Grade 8: New Assignors Clinic
March 10th @ Starfire
9:00am - 4:00pm
followed by:
Website/Local Assignors Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm

Cost and Fee Information
$60.00. Please bring one (1) check for $60 made out to "WSRC"
Clinic fee is $50, USSF Assignor registration fee is $10 = $60
Sponsored By
Dorothy Epps (Dorothy J Epps).
Registration Contact
Timothy A Epps
Site Manager
Dorothy J Epps
Instructor Coordinator
Dorothy J Epps
Sessions for this Clinic
1.Entry Level Assignor ClinicDate-Time Saturday 3/10/2012 9:00 am to 3/10/2012 4:00 pm
Location Starfire Soccer Complex
14800 Starfire Way
Tukwila, WA 98188
Instructor(s) Dorothy J Epps; Cindy R Moore

An assignor should be a referee within a club that knows the local fields, scheduling, and can be a resource within the club to association coaches & parents especially, and the local club referees.

 
New Entry Level Referee Clinic on March 17th

New Entry Level Clinic Saturday, March 17th
Trias will host an entry level grade 8 clinic beginning Saturday, March 17th that will be held at Starfire on Tukwila. Trias Entry Level Clinic-Must take this clinic for the HSA/GRJSA spring leagues: Two days-one day to obtain your grade 8 USSF license, Sunday, March 18th from 10-12:30pm is for new referee website and local youth rules/resources...

Entry Level Referee Grade 8: For the on-line portions of the USSF Grade 8 Soccer Referee Course, You MUST complete sixteen on-line training modules on the US Soccer internet site. This may take as long as eight hours, based on the familiarity of the candidate with the Law of the Game..

Start now and up to Friday night, March 24, 9:00 pm - U.S. Soccer's On-Line Training
http://www.ussoccer.com/Referees/Resource-Center/Referee-Resources/Grade-8-Referee-Course.aspx

MUST successfully complete ALL 16 of the on-line training modules before attending Saturday clinic
(Report is automatically send to Washington administrators)

MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING PRIOR TO ATTENDING!

1.) WSRC Clinic Registration - REQUIRED!
http://www.wasrc.org/clinicregistration?action=register&key=4317

2.) USSF On-line Instruction
http://www.ussoccer.com/Referees/Resource-Center/Referee-Resources/Grade-8-Referee-Course.aspx
"State Association" = WA and "Clinic Number" = 4317
Click on the register for a New Referee Clinic in upper left hand corner of the screen

8:00 AM - Saturday - Classroom

  • Session 1-Test Review
  • Session 2 - Law 6 and Law 11
  • Session 3 - Law 5 and Law 12, 13, 14
  • Pizza and Pop Lunch (included in Trias clinic fee)
  • Session 4 12:30 PM -Practicum field session-come prepared to work on the field (flags and whistles provided)
  • Session 5 - 2:30 Restart review
  • Session 6 - 3:00 pm - Test, Grade, and Register as a grade 8 referee


10-12:30pm - Sunday - Practical
Sinday is the second part of the clinic-the local training meeting (parents welcomed to attend) where the referee will learn:

  • Website assigning
  • How one is paid for matches
  • Local Youth league rules
  • You MUST attend this meeting to officiate in the HSA/GRJSA spring leagues


A check for $65.00 payable to WRSC for clinic costs and referee registration (receive your 2012 badge upon successful completion of the clinic/test)

A check for $10.00 payable to Trias for a working pizza/pop lunch

Questions? Cindy crmoore@u.washington.edu

 
Become a Certified Referee
Posted Feb 20, 2012

Hi WSSC Membership,

The referee clinic information I mentioned in my email below from Feb 13th has changed slightly.  There will still be a clinic on March 25th held by a different referee chapter, and that will still work to get certified.

The referee chapter we are part of (Trias) is holding a different clinic on March 17-18.  That will also allow you to become certified.  Both clinics are held at Starfire in Tukwila.

Please, please, please read the details in the announcement for the clinic you will be going to - there are pre-requisites you MUST do before you come, including pre-registration and completing some online modules, or you will not be let in to the clinic.

Also, these clinics are for new referees...they will not count for continuing education hours.  If you need recertification hours or to take the test, you can find recertification clinics on wasrc.org/clinics, as well as the Super Saturday session I mentioned in the note below.

Thanks,

Tim McMonigle
WSSC Referee Assignor

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Hi WSSC Membership,

This is a heads up to anyone, youth and adult, that are interested in becoming a referee.  There is a clinic coming up next month for new referees to become licensed, just in time to get out on the field for our spring season, which starts in April.  If you are interested, please go to the WASRC site for more information on this clinic, and click on the link at the top to register.  Please read all the information, as there are some online pre-requisites you need to do before you come to the clinic!

Here are the dates for the clinic:

March 24, 8-4pm
March 25, 10-12:30
Also, for those existing referees, you can attend Mini-Super Saturday on March 3 to get your hours.  If you didn't get your continuing education hours last year, you can attend and register the same day (take the test beforehand) so you can get out on the field immediately.  If you are already licensed for 2012, you can get your hours this year to be able to ref in 2013 (you will have to wait to take the test though).  You can find more info here.

We need both youth and adult referees, so please consider getting licensed!  Let me know if you have any questions.

Tim McMonigle
WSSC Referee Assignor

 
Referee Code of Ethics

Referees Code of Ethics:

A code of ethics has been developed for all Referees by US Youth Soccer & USSF to clarify and distinguish approved and accepted behavior.

  • I will always maintain the utmost respect for the game of soccer.
  • I will conduct myself honorably at all times and maintain the dignity of my position.
  • I will always honor an assignment or any other contractual obligation.
  • I will attend training meetings and clinics so as to know the Laws of the Game, their proper interpretation and their application.
  • I will always strive to achieve maximum teamwork with any fellow officials.
  • I will be loyal to my fellow officials and never knowingly promote criticism of them.
  • I will be in good physical condition.
  • I will control the players effectively by being courteous and considerate without sacrificing fairness.
  • I will do my utmost to assist my fellow officials to better themselves and their work.
  • I will not make statements about any games except to clarify an interpretation of the Laws of the Game.
  • I will not discriminate against nor take undue advantage of any individual group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
  • I consider it a privilege to be a part of the United States Soccer Federation and my actions will reflect credit upon that organization and its affiliates.
 
Super Saturday Recap

Super Saturday 2011 will take place on Saturday, March 5th, at Bellarmine High School beginning at 8:00am (doors open for registration at 7:30 am) until 5:00 pm. There will be two FIFA instructors Dave McKee and Ricardo Salazar instructing the clinic. The format will be to divide the adults from the youth and flip the instructors from morning to afternoon with the two groups. It is hoped with this format that specific instruction may be directed towards each group and their particular interests will be better served.

This is a wonderful opportunity to obtain ALL your training hours in one day by FIFA instructors/Referees! There isn't another clinic like it. Please come (bring a fellow referee and join the 300+ other officials that make Super Saturday SUPER! This is YOUR opportunity and YOUR clinic to network; discover what other officials in associations all over the state are doing.

There will NOT be test/registration for 2011 offered. Instead PCSRA has a special mini-Super Saturday for this purpose that we are offering on Saturday, April 9th at Curtis High School.

Ricardo Salazar has been to Seattle many times. If you go to see the Seattle Sounders or follow them on TV for away games on a regular basis, you undoubtedly have seen him referee a game. I know my first Question will be is "How did it feel to give Beckham a RED CARD!"

Ricardo Salazar is a 38 year old referee from Bakersfield CA. He has been a FIFA Referee since 2005 and a full time referee for the MLS since 2007. He has officiated the Seattle Sounders both in Seattle and on the road.

Our second Speaker will be Dave McKee -Director of National of Assessment and a National Referee Instructor Trainer: He was the 2008 recipient of the Eddie Pearson Award which is presented each year to referees who distinguished themselves through outstanding contributions to soccer refereeing in the United States.

He is often the individual that answers the "Ask a Referee" on the US SOCCER web site - http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Ask-A-Referee/2010/03/100311.aspx. With his years of experience, we all will undoubted get a couple of things that can be used in our weekly matches.

Fees are $35.00 with early registration; $40.00 day of the clinic; FREE to youth 18 and under. There is also an all you can eat pizza lunch for $5.00.

Please come and join us-hope to see YOU at 2011 Super Saturday!

To pre-register log onto the SRC website www.wasrc.org/instruction/clinics/Super Saturday (clinic 3775) when you open the screen, register up in the upper left hand corner of your screen....

If you can't remember your wasrc password, please contact Bob Zipp, local ARA for yours.bzippsoccer@comcast.net

 
 
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