Becoming an AYSO Referee is an excellent way to volunteer and help the kids have a safe, fun, and fair game. No experience required!! You just need to have a willingness to learn and spend a little time practicing new skills.

AYSO Provides Training

• Certified instructors provide 8 hours of instruction
• Class sessions before season starts
• More advanced training available as you gain experience.

AYSO Provides Equipment

• Shirt, Shorts, Socks, Hat, Badge
• Watch, Flags, Whistle, Cards, Name Tag, Ball Pump

Note: You provide the shoes and the smile!

Flexible Scheduling

• We ask that you officiate 12 games in a season (more gladly accepted!)
• You do not ref during your child's game
• We try to schedule at a time and location near your child's game
• We do not schedule you above your abilities or wishes
• We schedule games in advance, and you do not have to work a game every weekend (let the scheduler know when you are not available)

All aspects of scheduling are dependent on how many volunteers we have to work with. There is a great need for qualified trained referees!! AYSO appreciates your help very much!! To achieve full referee coverage on all games each team should have 1-2 referee volunteers. Teams with referee parents are given priority in officiating coverage.

It is fun!

• Learn the official rules of the game
• Get a little exercise
• Have a positive influence on the kids
• Great camaraderie among all our AYSO Volunteers
• Forever more, see the game with a new perspective!

Kirby Kruckmeyer
Regional Referee Administrator, Region 44
408-733-2287(h)
kirantula@comcast.net