ATTENTION REFEREES!!! If you have a question about a situation that has occurred while you or another referee was refereeing a game or a scenario that could possibly happen and want to know what should
be done then check out AsktheRef.com. There are many questions being answered there. Try to answer the questions yourself and see if your answer matches
the answer given. Also check out this site: http://www.drix.net/jim/.
Referee Recertification: A course is being offered on November 11, 2006 from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. It will
be held at Quigley Hall, Allegheny Collge in Meadville, PA (directions).
Please contact Lonnie Hunter at (814) 763-5596 (email) for more information and to register.
Entry Level Referee Information
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Why start with Grade 9? Most referees will begin their referee career working In-house and Travel games for younger
age groups that are classified recreation or recreation plus. The Grade 9 badge qualifies those referees for those
games, requires fewer hours in the classroom, and is $10.00 less expensive than the Grade 8 certification. PA West
Soccer Youth Division Playing Rules also require a referee to be two (2) years older than the age group playing the
match he or she will be officiating and the Grade 9 certification is good up to age U14 in the recreation, recreation
plus and transitional levels of play, so this certification makes perfect sense for younger (ages 12-14) referees
because they can’t work games played by older players that require a Grade 8 badge.
Referees 16 years of age and older can certify two ways; the referee can take the Grade 9 course ($45.00 - 12 hours) and
then take the Bridge course ($10.00 - 9 hours) to attain a Grade 8 certification or take the Grade 8 course (cost
is $50.00 - 21 hours). A referee younger than 16, but with two (2) years experience as a Grade 9 referee may take the
Bridge course to certify as a Grade 8 referee once they’ve re-certified as Grade 9.
The Grade 9 course certifies referees to work recreation, recreation plus and transitional games (In-house and Travel
Divisions 2, 3, 4, B, and C). The Grade 8 course certifies referees to work all levels of competition within PA West
Soccer.
If you are interested in becoming certified as a referee please contact our
Referee Coordinator.
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Pre-game/Post-game Procedures for Teams and Referees -
A procedure has been defined by the PA West Soccer Youth Board for team check-in and for post-game responsibilities.
These procedures provide a standard set of guidelines for teams and referees to follow in order to facilitate a
consistent pre-game and post-game at all levels of play and in all clubs. Click here to get them.
This Should Stop Referee Abuse for Awhile - The October 2004 issue of
Referee Magazine (published by the National Association of Sports Officials) contains a chilling
story (p. 10) of a referee in a South African game who responded to a coach's criticism by shooting and killing
the coach ... during the game! The July 24 match was being played between local rivals Young Tigers from Marcelle
and the Mighty Eleven of Kenton-on-Sea. The referee had just issued a yellow card to a Young Tigers player. When
the coach protested, the referee put away his yellow card, pulled out a handgun, and shot the coach.
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