Team Requirements

Every U10, U12, U14, U16/19, and EXTRA team must provide certified referees for regular and post-season play. To be certified, individuals must pass the Basic Referee course (prior years count).

Points. A team is awarded one point for each game assignment (U10 and above) completed by their team referee (Team Requirements are shown in Table 1). Team point requirements vary depending on the division. All U10, U12 and U14 teams are required to get four points during the pool play portion of region playoffs. A team can only be credited with a maximum of four assignments per game day.

Table 1. Ref Points Required

Referees must write their team number on the back of the game card for the team to get credit for the game (i.e. 10 B 10 for Under-10 Boys Team 10). The referee point totals for each team will be posted for review at the Referee Table and on the region web site. All points will be final two weeks after being posted. This “grace” period is to allow for corrections, if need be, in the assignment of points. Teams having difficulty recruiting referees should contact the referee staff for assistance at the field referee table. We can setup times to meet the team players and parents to explain the program and encourage participation. The referee staff contact information can be found on the region website www.ayso304.org.

Failure to complete the required points during regular season may result in the team not being eligible to participate in region playoffs. These teams WILL NOT advance out of pool play. Failure to provide a referee for the minimum of three games during pool play will also result in the team not advancing out of pool play.