Referees

Referees are as critical to soccer as players and coaches. In AYSO, the game can’t be played if there aren’t enough referees. It’s most common for a volunteer to begin their AYSO referee career by refereeing their own child’s game. However, as they learn the rules, develop their own techniques for managing players, coaches and fans, and gain an appreciation for how important the role of the referee is to a fun, fair and safe soccer experience, they often find it very rewarding to expand their knowledge and experience through AYSO’s advanced training and certification process. AYSO’s referee training is considered some of the best in the U.S. and includes both in-person courses in your community and online opportunities. Soccer knowledge is a plus, but is certainly not required. The AYSO referee training will give you all you need to know to have a terrific experience on the field.

REFEREE TRAINING
Region 50 is offering regional in-person referee training at the Redlands Sports Complex and the date will be posted ASAP.

You MUST complete the Regional Referee Online Course (part 1) prior to attending this in-person training. Visit https://ayso.learn-usa.etrainu.com/ for more information.  The online portion of the course can be found through - Clicking Training Library > Refereeing > Regional Referee - Online + In-Person Companion Course (2 Part Bundle)

For registering for the in-person course: Training Event > Find location search bar > Redlands and browse month of Sept


Other regions offering referee training:

Running Springs - July 27
Beaumont - August 10

Referees MUST have completed the following items in order to be allowed to officiate:

• Registered Current Volunteer as "Referee" in Blue Sombrero
• Background check approved by Sterling Volunteers (Youth Referees excluded)
• Certified as a Regional Referee or higher
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• Safe Sport 
• CDC Concussion Training (ETRAINU)
• Safe Haven (ETRAINU)
• CGI Account (cgisports.com)

How do I become a referee?

Adult Volunteers
Youth Volunteers (Youth Referees must be 2 years older than the division they referee. Minimum Age:12)

Referee Schedule Sign-up (CGISports)

CGIsports.com is the Redlands AYSO referee scheduling page. Please create an account if you don't have one to sign-up for games. CGI is the system we use to track team referee points and points towards referee incentives.

 Referee Scheduling Page


**NEW** Laws of the Game Changes 2024-2025
Summary - Click Here

Other Referee Resources

Pregame Discussion - Click Here
Referees should and are highly recommended to do a pregame discussion. This will help the referees manage the game as a team. Check-out our suggested topics to discuss with your fellow referees before your game.

Referee Talk - Click Here
When Referees want to talk and share experiences they've seen or gone through. We would like to hear about them, fill-out this Referee Form and let us know what happened.

Referee Points and Incentives - Click Here
Details *about the referee points and incentives for adults and youth referees. We appreciate your time!

Advice to Referees - Click Here
Referees are looking for a deeper explanation to the Laws of the Game and how they might consider managing in-game situations.

Game Card and Reporting Instructions - Click Here
See an example how to fill-out a game card and the coach's responsibilities on the game card. Also, how to report issues in matches. Referees are responsible for the game cards and need to bring them to the referee tent!

Certification Upgrades - Click Here
We would like to encourage all our referees to consider greater expanding their knowledge about refereeing. We appreciate our referee volunteers that go above and beyond to ensure the kids get a quality experience in Redlands AYSO.

Referee Assessment and Observation Request - Click Here
Referees seeking formal or informal assessment or observation. Formal for referees upgrading certification.



The Referee Administrators recommend referees do NOT represent more than one team in the event their teams advance into the playoffs and have conflicting referee and game schedules.