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National Referee
(minimum age 18) |
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No. of
Games: |
100 as
Referee with at least 30 in U-16 and
U-19 matches of which at least 15 must
be in U-19, if available, and 25 as
Assistant Referee with at least 10 in
U-19, if available. The Section Referee
Administrator may authorize substitution
of U-16 for U-19, if U-19 matches are
not available. |
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Training: |
Complete the National Referee Course. At
least 80 matches as Referee prior to
attending the National Referee Course is
required. |
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Testing: |
90% or
better on the National Referee Exam |
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Assessment: |
Two
assessments as Referee in U-16 or U-19
with at least one in U-19, if available,
and one as Assistant Referee in a U-19
match, if available. The Section
Referee Administrator may authorize
substitution of U-16 for U-19, if U-19
matches are not available. |
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Fitness
Test: |
Complete the AYSO Physical Fitness Test
for this level. |
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Service: |
Do an
additional five service units. See note
4 below. |
Notes:
1.
Field assessments for level upgrades must
be done in a typical AYSO match in the age group
specified, using the Diagonal System of Control.
Matches used for upgrade assessments must be of
the duration specified for that particular age
group in the AYSO National Rules and Regulations
except that U-16 and U-19 matches shortened by
no more than 5 minutes per half are acceptable.
2.
If requested by the referee being
assessed, a higher division match or a non-AYSO
match of the equivalent age division (or higher)
may be used for the assessment.
3.
Applicants for Intermediate Referee level
must be mentored by a Referee Mentor (or
assessor) and recommended for upgrade by the
Regional Referee Administrator or the Regional
Director of Referee Assessment. At least one
observation as a Referee is required, and one as
an Assistant Referee is recommended.
4.
Service units consist of:
a.
Observer-Friend observations;
b.
Mentoring of new referees for development or
upgrade;
c.
Serving as a Referee Administrator, Director of
Referee Instruction or as a Director of Referee
Assessment;
d.
Instructing Assistant Referee and U-8 Official
Training Courses;
e.
Instructing Referee Assessor Training Courses;
f.
Assessing candidates for upgrade in referee
level, if qualified.
Notes:
i.
No more than two (2) service units may be
credited by an applicant for mentoring/observing
an individual referee, or one (1) service unit
per instruction course or one (1) service unit
per year for an administrative function
ii.
The requirement for performing service
units is waived in the case of candidates who
are under 18 years old.
5.
Entry may be at Assistant Referee, U-8
Official or Regional Referee level but, in
addition to the requirements noted above,
candidates for upgrade to National Referee must
have one year (min.) experience as an Advanced
Referee.
