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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

REFEREE INFO

Did you know that becoming a referee, you can pick your own schedule AND get paid! TBSC has an excellent partnership with NCREF’s to provide officials for all our matches of all age groups. This is a great way for our Players (minimum age 13 years) and Parents to give back to the game, earn money, and help our club by officiating our upcoming seasons (Spring, Summer Tournaments, Fall).
 
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, pay fees, and complete the Online Lessons and Test. After completion of the test, the program will ask what field session (Clinic) you would like to attend. 
 
The videos will take 4-6 hours, so get started today; because the 40 spots at a Field Clinic are open to anyone in Washington State that has completed the pre-clinic instructions and they fill quickly.
 
If you cannot make either date, there are many other field clinics to choose from to be certified as a referee. They may not be offered locally, but are a short drive to Tukwila, or Redmond.

 

REFEREE RATES

North Chapter Referees Pay Scale for Recreational Matches
Effective  as of 2026

Age of Match -Recreational Center Assistant Referee

U6/U7/U8

N/A
Coach/Parent Referee

N/A
Coach/Parent Referee

U9/U10

$40.00

N/A

U11

$47.00

$28.00

U12

$47.00

$28.00

U13/U14

$54.00

$34.00

U15/U16

$65.00

$41.00

U17/U18/U19

$73.00

$50.00