Arlington Soccer Association: Rec, Teen & Travel soccer in Arlington, VA

Refereeing with ASA

Become a Referee:

•    The Arlington Soccer Association invites all Arlington and Falls Church youths who wants to referee games to attend an ASA Referee class.
•    ASA Youth Referee Certification classes are held twice a year — before the spring and fall seasons. Referees must complete two 2 1/2 hour classroom sessions and a field practice in order to referee ASA recreational games for 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade players.  This is NOT the USSF 8 course and is free to ASA members.
•    The minimum age is 13. There is no maximum, but ASA’s focus is on youth.
•    ASA referees are “center” referees and not assistant referees.

Referee Classes

ALL FULL: The Spring 2013 ASA YOUTH REFEREE CLASS will be held March 19, 21 and/or April 3 [plus outdoor practice date] in the Black Box Theater in Kenmore Middle School 615-915pm.    This class is ONLY for:

1.    Arlington & Falls Church Youth at least 13 years of age as of March 15, 2013
2.    All registrants must submit completed W-9 form, including Social Security number, before completing the course.

If you are confirmed as registered in this class, you must download materials found below, print, complete the Workbook and study!! before attending first class.  YOU are expected to know the FIFA Laws of the GAME before you come to class.

Please download the following materials: Workbook, Schedule, Being a Referee, plus all items under “Rules” below.  Please memorize the 2nd grade game rules! You must bring paper and writing materials with you.

•    ASA Referee class materials for SPRING 2013: Schedule | Workbook | Being a Referee | Rules (go to middle of the page this link goes to) PLUS Please memorize the 2nd grade game rules!

•    You must print, study and complete the workbook BEFORE attending class.

IF YOU WERE A YOUTH REF PREVIOUSLY, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE THIS CLASS, BUT YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE MATERIAL AND THE RULES EACH SEASON.

Also see USSF 8 or 9 referee classes offered in the Virginia and DC-area on the Clinic Listing on the Metro DC–Virginia State Referee Program website.  To register for either re-certification or for the Referee Grade 8 class, visit the state soccer referee web site at www.vadcsoccerref.com.  Follow the directions.  It is a 2-step process.  One must first register and pay the USSF, and then wait one day while information is downloaded.  Then revisit the site and select the appropriate class.

Pay Rates for ASA Referees:

•    New ASA referees earn $14 per game for 2nd grade games; after the successful completion of 8 games, refs can graduate to games involving 3rd and 4th graders, with pay increases for every 4 games worked.  There are rapid wage raises for dedicated referees, with top wages reaching over $30 per game and the opportunity to center 5th and 6th grade games as Senior Youth Referees based on qualifications, age & experience.
•    ASA referees may be subsidized for USSF certification courses (USSF badge increases all pay rates by $4/game for the season after ref receives his badge).
•    There is no requirement for annual ASA re-certification but the USSF course is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

FOR MORE INFO and RESOURCES, PLEASE VISIT THE REFEREES RESOURCES PAGE.