Referees
Referee Authority:
Every referee, including emergency volunteers in no-show cases, has complete and total authority for the conduct of the match and to enforce discipline from the moment he arrives at the field until he leaves. This includes all pregame and post-game activities. The referee is responsible for starting each match as close to the scheduled time as possible.
Upon any initial incident of verbal abuse directed toward a referee, any player, any coach or any other spectator, the referee will stop the match (if it is going on). The referee will warn the coach and allow the coach to advise his spectator(s) of the warning and counsel the spectator(s) to cease immediately, if such incident occurs before a match, the referee will similarly warn the coach and instruct the coach to warn his spectator(s). If such incident occurs following a match, the referee will notify the League immediately and call 911 if necessary.
Referees are to be paid on the field before the start of the game. A referee may refuse to referee the game unless paid. Each coach is responsible for paying ½ of the fee. This also includes the U8 division, in which case the HOME coach is responsible for providing a referee.
U8 will be $18.00 per game or $9.00 per team
U9 – U10 will be $20.00 per game or $10.00 per team
U11 – U12 will be $24.00 per game or $12.00 per team
U13 – U15 (Jr. High) will be $26.00 or $13.00 per team
THE REFEREE AUTHORITY AND JUDGEMENT SHALL NOT BE CHALLENGED, NOR MAY HIS JUDGEMENT BE APPEALED.
Referee No-Shows:
The referee has 15-minutes after the start of the game time to show up to the field of play. Both teams must remain at the field during this 15-mintute grace period.
If the assigned referee does not show up, the HOME coach shall referee the 1st half of the game and the Visiting Coach shall referee the 2nd half. Or an individual that is mutually agreed upon may referee the game and is to be treated as such. That person will be paid just like a certified referee. The final score of the said match will be considered valid and recorded by the League.
Coaches need to complete a [REFEREE NO-SHOW GAME REPORT]
Referee Conduct:
Upon any initial of verbal abuse by a referee directed towards any player, coach, or other spectator, the coach observing the behavior shall report it to the League BOR [LSA BOR]. Matters, including the conduct of officials, brought to the attention of AYSA, will be subject to review or submission to the Referee Association for review, but remedies will never include changing the result of a match.
Coaches may complete a [Coaches Game Report] to report both positive and negative referee behavior.
Referee Assignments:
Coaches may look up referee assignments to determine if a referee has been assigned to their game.
Go to Arbiter Sports [Arbiter Sports]
Click on “Sign In”
Email login is: [email protected]
Password is: coaches
Once in you will click on “Schedules” listed under “Schedules” on the left side
All matches can be found by match location. Simply select the location of the match and every match to be played at that location will come up.
Most matches will show either [0/1] or [1/1] on the right side of the listing. Occasionally you might see a [2/2].
You will be looking for the color of the [1/1] or [0/1] or occasionally [2/2].
[0/1] will always be in red. This means no referee is currently scheduled to work that match.
[1/1] This means a referee has been assigned to the match, but has not yet accepted the assignment.
[1/1] This means a referee has been assigned to the match and has accepted the assignment.
[2/2] or [2/2]. This means a referee and a referee mentor have been assigned to the match.