PREREQUISITES TO BECOME A REGIONAL REFEREE |
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ENROLLMENT |
REGISTRATION |
AGE* |
18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER *1 |
PREVIOUS GAME EXPERIENCE* |
25 GAMES AS A REFEREE AND 15 AS AN ASSISTANT REFEREE AT THE LOCAL/NATIONAL AFFILIATED ADULT AMATEUR LEVEL *2 |
PREVIOUS CERTIFICATION EXPERIENCE* |
MINIMUM OF THREE (3) YEARS AS GRASSROOTS REFEREE *3 |
TRAINING |
REGIONAL REFEREE COURSE STATE CONCUSSION TRAINING SMALL SIDED GAMES TRAINING |
SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE |
SAFESPORT TRAINED STATE BACKGROUND CHECK |
LAWS OF THE GAME TEST |
ONLINE - REGIONAL TEST |
FITNESS TEST |
SPRINT / INTERVAL TESTS *5 (USSF REGIONAL REFEREE TEST) |
PRACTICAL EVALUATION |
MINIMUM OF THREE (3) PASSING EVALUATIONS AS A REFEREE AT THE ADULT AMATEUR LEVEL.*4 |
*1 MUST BE 18 PRIOR TO REQUEST FOR UPGRADE
*2 MUST HAVE GAME COUNTS VALIDATED PRIOR TO UPGRADE REQUEST
*3 MUST HAVE 3 YEARS IN GRADE PRIOR TO REQUEST FOR UPGRADE
*4 EACH ASSESSMENT MUST BE COMPLETED BY A DIFFERENT REGIONAL/STATE
MENTOR (1 GAME ONLY) STATE COACH OR NATIONAL COACH, ALL MUST BE APPROVED BY MISSOURI.
ALL GAMES MUST BE USSF AFFILIATED ADULT, 90 MIN AND 11 V 11. ONE (1) GAME CAN BE THE MOST COMPETITIVE AFFILIATED U-19+ YOUTH LEVEL.
INCOMPLETE, ABANDONED OR TERMINATED GAMES CAN NOT COUNT
*5 FITNESS TEST MUST BE UNDER SRC IN MISSOURI, OR PRE-APPROVED BY MISSOURI SRA/SDA TO COUNT
Initially contact your DRA to submit your required game history. Remember only full 90 minute adult games can count for upgrade. All games must be 3 man, USSF affiliated to count.