Registration for 2012 is now open. Registrations must be submitted to Cal South from now till June 30, 2012. If registrations are submitted on 6/30/12 it MUST be in our office by 5:30 pm to get registered for 2012, NO POST MARK DATE IS ALLOWED. A registration is valid from January 1 through December 31 of each year.
2012 RE-CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Referees who want to maintain/renew their current grade must attend a re-certification clinic and complete in-service training hours annually to re-certify. The in-service hours are accumulated by attending a 5-hour re-certification class, attending the monthly instructional meetings with their referee association or attending online webinars at www.refereeinstructiononline.com. The webinars are currently available to Grade 8 referees only. If the attended re-certification class is not 5 hours long, then those referees will only receive one credit hour towards their in-service training hours.
Grade 8 & 9 referees must complete 5 hours of in-service training and take the refresher exam at a re-cert clinic.
Grade 7 referees must complete 8 hours of in-service training, take the refresher exam at a re-cert clinic and complete a physical fitness test.
Grade 6 referees must complete 8 hours of in-service training, take the refresher exam at a re-cert clinic, complete a physical fitness test and one maintenance assessment as a referee U19 or higher.
Grade 5 referees must complete 8 hours of in-service-training, take the refresher exam at a re-cert clinic, complete a physical fitness test and one maintenance assessment as a referee Adult Division 1 or higher.
Active Emeritus Grade 15 & 16 or National Emeritus Grade 13 must complete 5 hours of in-service training and take the State refresher exam at a re-cert clinic.
Inactive Emeritus that has not been active during the season DOES NOT have to do the in-service training and re-cert clinic.
Referees requesting to go Emeritus for 2012 must submit a note stating this with their USSF referee registration form. The referee must have held a grade 5 or 6 for a minimum of 3 years prior to the request.
To register for a re-certification clinic, click here
For information about the physical fitness test, please click here
All forms must be submitted to Cal South. The fees paid online for classes and clinics include the USSF registration fee which is needed to re-certify annually. If payment needs to be submitted, please make your check or money order payable to Cal South. DO NOT SUBMIT PAYMENT ONLINE THROUGH THE US SOCCER WEBSITE. Make sure to include the USSF Referee Registration Form with all referee documents.
Submit forms to: Danielle Bryant, Cal South Referee Registration, 1029 S. Placentia Ave, Fullerton, CA, 92831.
PLEASE ALLOW 3 WEEKS FOR PROCESSING. ONCE REGISTERED, YOUR NAME WILL APPEAR ON THE REGISTERED OFFICIALS LIST. US SOCCER MAILS OUT ALL PACKETS WITH THE BADGE AND ID CARD. THIS WILL TAKE 4-6 WEEKS FROM THE TIME WHERE YOUR NAME IS LISTED ON THE REGISTERED OFFICIALS LIST.
2012 Annual Referee Renewal Fees
RISK MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT
In order to officiate youth games, all Cal South referees age 18 and up must be Live Scanned to comply with Cal South Kidsafe Risk Management Program. It can take up to 14 business days to get approval back from the California Department of Justice. A referee age 18 and older cannot get any youth game assignments until this is approved. To download the form and a listing of Live Scan sites in your area, please click here
. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Wolfs at lwolfs@calsouth.com.
Failure to include all required documents in order to maintain your current grade will result in the downgrading of your referee grade.