Upgrade to Regional Referee
CJSA and U.S. Soccer encourages referees who aspire to referee higher level games to upgrade once they feel their referee skills, experience and knowledge of the laws have developed and advanced enough to meet the criteria of managing these more challenging games.
Requirements
AGE—- MINIMUM OF 18
REGISTRATION—- IN U.S. SOCCER LEARNING CENTER
PREVIOUS GAME EXPERIENCE—- (1). 50 GAMES AS A REFEREE (ADULT)
(2). 25 GAMES AS AN ASSISTANT REFEREE (ADULT)
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING—- IN U.S. SOCCER LEARNING CENTER
SAFETY COMPLIANCE—- SAFESPORT + INTRO TO HEALTH SAFETY IN U.S. SOCCER LEARNING CENTER
BACKGROUND CHECK—- IN U.S. SOCCER LEARNING CENTER
ASSIGNMENTS—- IN U.S. SOCCER LEARNING CENTER
FITNESS—- FIFA SPRINT AND INTERVAL TESTS
MALE: CATEGORY 1
FEMALE: CATEGORY 2
PRACTICAL EVALUATIONS (3)—- (2) ADULT MATCHES, (1) U18/U19 MATCH
Registration
Step 1: Sign into Learning Center
FIRST TIME LOGGING IN— Email Info@ctreferee.net so we can help give you access. IN THE EMAIL PROVIDE—
- Full Name
- Email Address
- Date of Birth
- USSF ID#
IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY LOGGED IN Navigate to https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee
- Sign into your profile
- Use this link to register to become a New Regional Referee:
https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee/courses/available/26/details/3875
- Use this link to register for the Regional Recertification course:
https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee/courses/available/27/details/3567
Step 2: Complete the Course
- To access assignments:
- Go to “Courses”
- select “my courses”
- Find your course, then click Go To Classroom
- Select the grey “assignments” tab at the top of the page when you are in your course
- YOUR BADGE WILL BE MAILED TO YOU IN 1-3 WEEK UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
- SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH REGISTRATION, EMAIL THE CJSA TEAM AT Info@ctreferee.net
Assessments
If you meet the above Age, Game Experience, and Certification Experience, and feel you are ready for a formal assessment, please follow the steps in the link below. Assessments should only be requested if a Grassroots referee wants to upgrade to a Regional referee, and if a Regional referee wants to re-certify. Referees who are just looking for mentoring should contact their assignor.
All online assessments are completed in ******************* and can be accessed by logging into your account and clicking on “After Games”. Others with access to your assessment results are the assessor, the Regional Referee Coordinator, State Director of Assessment, State Referee Administrator and the U.S. Soccer Referee Department.