Girls Southeast Cincinnati Soccer Association, Inc. and Southeast Cincinnati Soccer Association, Inc. will conduct joint referee clinics this year to prepare individuals who have NEVER refereed before so that they can become referees for our neighborhood recreational programs. Experience has demonstrated that when boys and girls reach the age 12 or older, they can start refereeing the younger age groups. However, the referee clinics outlined here are not just for younger age boys and girls, but are for everyone that will step forward to help by becoming a soccer referee. We urge parents to take the steps outlined below and support your children by becoming referees in your program. As part of our training, new referees are assigned to games in the younger age groups. In this way, the new referees can learn and gain the necessary experience to become more highly skilled as referees.

All NEW referees will be required to complete the following listed steps (see points 1, 2, 3 below) in order to become qualified and licensed referees and be able to be assigned to referee soccer games for Girls Southeast Cincinnati Soccer Association and Southeast Cincinnati Soccer Association.

1. Successfully complete the ON-LINE web based training program prior to attendance of the class room sessions.
2. Successfully attend all three days of either one of the two different (2) sets of classroom sessions (see dates below – with permission you may mix and match).
3. Successfully pass the Referee Test that is given at the end of the third class room session.

The ON-LINE web based training program and the classroom clinics will cover all the information necessary for anyone to begin refereeing. In addition, it will cover all other details that are necessary for all referees. Rules books will be handed out at the classroom sessions. This is the ON-LINE web based training procedure that must be followed in order to become a qualified referee.

Go to: WWW.SWOSOA.COM – Once the web site opens up you will find the section for USSF Online Training. This material will be posted on their web site between July 1 and July 4.

The Online Training is divided into the following parts:

1. The initial Training Module and
2. The Supplement Training Module, and
3. The ON-LINE test
4. The “Certificate of Completion.”

Select the First Law of the game and complete the ON-LINE training. You may repeat each Law as often as necessary to insure that you have a complete understanding. Do not move on to the next Law of the Game until you totally understand the application of the Law you have been studying.

Generally it takes about 5 to 8 hours of study to complete the ON-LINE course. It is recommended that you start the ON-LINE course at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the class room sessions. Understand that the ON-LINE web based training session does not need to be completed in one ON-LINE session. It is recommended that several different sessions be used to review, study, and understand the material being covered. Repeating Laws of the Game is very common since reviews are needed to gain an in-depth understanding.

Understand that you must complete the ON-LINE web based training program (all Laws of the Game) prior to your attending the Classroom sessions. The ON-LINE referee training program is the foundation for the classroom training sessions. This means that your “Certificate of Completion” is your ticket to the Classroom session and you must bring your “Certificate of Completion” or you cannot attend the three required days of classroom Referee Training Sessions.

Once you successfully complete the ON-LINE training and you are going to attend the Classroom sessions, you must email the address shown below and include the following information (listed in points 1 – 8):
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1. Your name
2. Your Address
3. Your phone number
4. Your birth date (all Adults should list Ad rather than birth date)
5. The three specific dates of the Classroom session that you will be attending.
6. That you have completed the ON-LINE web based training
7. That you passed the test for the ON-LINE web base training
8. That you have your Certificate of Completion.

As noted there will be two different sets (in different weeks) of classroom referee training clinics. Each of the two different sessions contains three days of material related to that weeks Referee Clinic. We offer the two clinics in different weeks so that we can accommodate anyone who may have a conflict with one or the other of the opportunities. Each of the different Referee Clinics is composed of three classroom referee training sessions that you must attend. (It may be possible to mix and match from the three different Referee Clinics, but this needs to be approved in advance. If you need to mix and match email your request to the address shown above.)

The following are the Referee Clinic dates (to be attended after completing the on-line program):

FIRST SET OF REFEREE TRAINING CLINICS
July 18 Monday	Post 484	6:00 – 9:00pm	Referee clinic part 1 (1st session)
July 19 Tuesday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 2
July 20 Wednesday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 3
July 21 Thursday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 4
SECOND SET OF REFEREE TRAINING CLINICS
August 15 Monday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 1 (2nd session)
August 16 Tuesday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 2
August 17 Wednesday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 3
August 18 Thursday	Post 484	6:00-9:00pm	Referee clinic part 4

You must SUCCESSFULLY PASS the referee test that is given at the conclusion of the REFEREE TRAINING Clinic session in order to receive your Referee Badge (to be worn on your referee shirt) and be assigned to referee games. For your information, you will not be able to PASS the referee test unless you have successfully studied and have an in-depth understanding the ON-LINE web based training program. So make sure that your ON-LINE training on the Laws of the Game provides you the needed background. One measure of your success is the ON-LINE test. If you cannot pass the ON-LINE test, you need to go back and re-review the ON-LINE Referee Training so that you can pass the test.

The referee classroom clinic will be held in the recreational room (main hall) of American Legion Post 484 located at 1837 Sutton Avenue in Mt. Washington on the dates and times shown above. Remember, you must attend each of the three different sessions in one of the Referee Clinics. Understand that each classroom day covers different subjects. A referee test will be given to all referees that have not yet earned their certified referee badge. Badges will be given out to those that pass the test and is to be sown to the individuals referee shirt on the left of the shirt (where the shirt pocket would be located). We will have available for sale referee shirts for all new referees or for experienced referees who have out grown their current referee shirt. The shirts will sell for $8.00 each and will be available for sale at each clinic. For your information, these referee shirts cost the Associations more than $8.00 each, but are sold below our cost so that every referee can afford to have a referee shirt and to insure that every referee is properly dressed for his/her games.

All referees are expected to wear a referee uniform (shirt) to all games. If you do not have a referee shirt and wish to purchase one during the referee clinic, please bring $8.00 with you.

ALL REFEREES ARE PAID FOR EACH GAME AT THE FIELD BY THE COACHES PRIOR TO THE GAME