Referee PRogram
Ensuring the safety of our participants and community is a priority
Resources are available to the Club and Volunteers to achieve this goal. The steps below are required by State and Federal laws which Washington Youth Soccer and Terrace Brier Soccer Club must adhere to in order to operate our program. These are a prerequisite to work with TBSC youth athletes and are provided at no cost to Coaches and Volunteers.
SportsConnect – WYS Registration Help Guide
SportsConnect – WYS Registration Help Guide (Espanol)
Concussion Awareness
To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, National Federation of State High School (NFHS) developed CDC compliant concussion awareness certification. This initiative offers information about concussions to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports.
US Soccer Learning Center: Intro to Safety
Frequency: Recertification required annually, valid from date of completion.
Duration: 30 minutes or less.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the number one cause of death in the United States for student athletes during exercise. With content developed by Simon’s Heart, this course will help you learn and recognize the warning signs and symptoms of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
US Soccer Learning Center: Intro to Safety
Frequency: Recertification required annually, valid from date of completion.
Duration: 30 minutes or less.
SafeSport Certification
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is designated by Congress through the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 (pdf) to serve as the independent national safe sport organization, with the responsibility for developing policies and procedures to prevent the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of amateur athletes.
SafeSport: Online Training
Frequency: Recertification required annually, valid from date of completion.
Duration: about 60-90 minutes or less.
Risk Management (Background Check)
Frequency: Required annually, for the season. Must submit after Apr 1st, will cover Fall and Spring seasons.
Duration: 5 minutes or less.
Referee Resources
- TBSC Referee Assignor
Vernon Winters
- Washington State Referee Committee
www.wareferees.org
- North Chapter Soccer Referees
www.ncrefs.org
- Sno-King Referee Group
www.skrefs.org
REFEREE CLINICS
IN PERSON REFEREE CLINIC IS COMPLETED – PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
Date: Sunday, May 5th 2024
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Location: Evergreen Playfield #6
Address: 5401 224th St SW Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Contact: Vernon Winters for questions
Email: wgonsho@hotmail.com
Phone: 425-879-7060
How to Sign-up:
Log onto this website: https://www.wareferees.org/
To the right is a link/process titled “How to become a referee” follow the pre-clinic Instructions and complete the Videos/Final test.
After completion of the test, the program will ask what field session you would like to attend. Select the appropriate clinic.
Local, New Referee Grassroots
The videos will take 4-6 hours, so get started today; in-person clinic seats are open to anyone in the State that has completed the online portion and can fill up quickly.
If you were unable make this date, there are many other clinics to choose from to be certified as a referee. They may not be offered locally, but are a short drive to Seattle or the Eastside. Just pick from the list on the https://www.wareferees.org/ website under Instruction/Clinic and Events Schedule.
REFEREE RATES
North Chapter Referees Pay Scale for Recreational Matches
Effective as of 2019
| Age of Match -Recreational | Center | Assistant Referee |
|
U6/U7/U8 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
U9/U10 |
$33.00 |
N/A |
|
U11 |
$37.00 |
N/A |
|
U12 |
$37.00 |
$28.00 |
|
U13/U14 |
$43.00 |
$30.00 |
|
U15/U16 |
$50.00 |
$35.00 |
|
U17/U18/U19 |
$57.00 |
$40.00 |