U-8 OFFICIAL
(minimum age 10)
No. of Games: No minimum
number of games required
Training: Complete the U-8 Official Course (Includes Safe Haven Referee Certification)
Testing: Take U-8 Official Exam
Assessment: Not required
Fitness Test: Not required
Service: None required
REGIONAL REFEREE
(minimum age 12)
No. of Games: No minimum number of games required Training: Complete the Basic Referee Course
(Includes Safe Haven Referee Certification)
Testing: 75% or better on the Regional Referee Exam
Assessment: Not required
Fitness Test: Not required - an introduction to the AYSO Physical Fitness Test is recommended.
Service: None required
INTERMEDIATE REFEREE
(minimum age 14)
No. of Games: 25 as referee with at least 5 in U-12 matches Training: Complete Modules
14 through 19 (Intermediate Referee Course)
Testing: 90% or better on the Intermediate Referee Exam
Assessment: See note 3 below.
Fitness Test: Not required - practice for AYSO Physical Fitness Test is recommended
Service: None require
ADVANCED REFEREE
(minimum age 16)
No. of Games: 50 as referee (10
in U-14) and 5 as an assistant referee (in U-14) Training:
Complete Modules 20 through 24 (Advanced Referee Course)
Testing: 90% or better on the Advanced Referee Exam
Assessment: One as referee and one as assistant referee in a U-14 match
Fitness Test: Complete the AYSO Physical Fitness Test for this level.
Service: Do a minimum of five service units. See note 4 and 5 below.
NATIONAL REFEREE
(minimum age 18)
No. of Games: 100 as referee with at least 30 in U-16 and U-19 matches of which at least 15 must be in U-19,
if available, and 25 as Assistant Referee with at least 10 in U-19, if available. The Section Referee Administrator may authorize
substitution of U-16 for U-19, if U-19 matches are not available. Training: Complete the National
Referee Course. A pre-requisite game count of at least 80 matches as referee prior to attending the National Referee Course
is required.
Testing: 90% or better on the National Referee Exam
Assessment: Two assessments as referee in U-16 or U-19 with at least one in U-19, if available, and one as
assistant referee in a U-19 match, if available. The Section Referee Administrator may authorize substitution of U-16 for
U-19, if U-19 matches are not available.
Fitness Test: Complete
the AYSO Physical Fitness Test for this level.
Service: Do an additional five service units. See note 4 below.
Notes:
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Field assessments for level upgrades must be done in a
typical AYSO match in the age group specified, using the Diagonal System of Control. Matches used for upgrade assessments
must be of the duration specified for that particular age group in the AYSO National Rules and Regulations except that U-16
and U-19 matches shortened by no more than 5 minutes per half are acceptable.
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If requested by the referee being assessed, a higher division
match or a non-AYSO match of the equivalent age division (or higher) may be used for the assessment.
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Applicants for Intermediate Referee level must be mentored
by a Referee Mentor (or assessor) and recommended for upgrade by the Regional Referee Administrator or the Regional Director
of Referee Assessment. At least one observation as a referee is required, and one as an assistant referee is recommended.
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Service units consist of:
Observer-Friend observations
Mentoring of new referees for development
or upgrade
Serving as a Referee Administrator, Director
of Referee Instruction or as a Director of Referee Assessment
Instructing Assistant Referee and U-8
Official Training Courses
Instructing Referee Assessor Training
Courses
Assessing candidates for upgrade in referee
level, if qualified
Note: No more than two (2)
service units may be credited by an applicant for mentoring/observing an individual referee, or one (1) service unit per instruction
course or one (1) service unit per year for an administrative function
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The requirement for performing service units is waived
in the case of candidates who are under 18 years old.
Entry may be at Assistant Referee, U-8 Official or Regional
Referee level but, in addition to the requirements noted above, candidates for upgrade to National Referee must have one year
(min.) experience as an Advanced Referee.
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AYSO Application for Referee Certification forms are available
on the aysohelp.org web site or may be ordered directly from the AYSO Supply Center by calling 888-243-2976. |
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