McLean Youth Soccer Association

All referees most recertify for 2012 before the spring season begins in April 2012. To register, follow the directions on the State Referee web site and register with United States Soccer Federation as a referee (and pay $65.00 by credit card). (Please note your userid and password for future reference.) 

If you are looking to becoming a referee for McLean you must be 13 year old and attend a USSF approved referee level 8 course (see referee web site for definition of different levels). McLean only uses level 8 or lower certified referees.

You must register and pay a registration fee ($65) prior to the classes beginning. This is a two step process.

Step one is to register with USSF as a new referee (level 8) and pay a registration fee of $65 (credit card preferred). This must be done on the USSF web site. The link is: https://www.ussoccer.info/PublicUser/SignUpIndex.aspx

Once that has been accepted (allow 1 day) you must register for the McLean class. We will have one class starting Feb 29th and going thru March 10th (see web site for details). Classes will be a night from 6:30 to 9:30 at McLean Community Center. Once you have registered you will be contacted before the class starts with additional information. The link to the class registration is:

http://www.vadcsoccerref.com/new_referee/registration/index_E.html

If you need additional information contact Ray Crawford, the principle instructor.

For other Virginia referee class information (new referee and recertification) go to: http://www.vadcsoccerref.com

McLean Soccer employs certified referees for all age groups based on availability. If no referee is present 10 minutes before the game the coach should call the assignor, Amr Alien at 202-550-6732, and ask if a referee will be provided.

If no referees are available the coaches are asked to referee as objectively as possible and report the shortage to the assignor, Amr Alian (amrelian@yahoo.com) , when the game is complete.

Where certified assistant referees are not available, McLean Soccer uses club, or volunteer assistant referees who have responsibility for noting only in and out of touch and direction.

For some of our Travel Leagues, due to the shortage of certified referees, parent volunteers must also become certified referees called Step In Assistant Referees (STAR). In many cases, as many as two parents per team are required.

NCSL/WAGS FAQ on STARs

 If you are looking to becoming a referee Virginia referee classes (new referee and recertification) information can be found at: http://www.vadcsoccerref.com