REGISTRATION CLOSES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 11:59 PM
OR when the sum of registrants for upgrading or State referee maintenance reaches 128 candidates.
THIS IS A CLINIC TO UPGRADE FROM GRADE 7 TO GRADE 6
NO WALK-INS WILL BE ALLOWED
NOTE: If you already made the payment for the 2014 USSF Registration you do not need to do it again.
Session Check-In at 7:30AM
For runners check in, please click here (this link will be activated by Friday morning, once schedule is set)
Sessions Begin at 7:45AM (Tentative)
Sessions Finish at 5:00PM (Tentative)
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Please make sure to fill out the application and include any additional information as needed. Do not limit your entry to the spaces provided. You are welcome to create an Excel or Word document that will list game history, tournament history, etc. and attach them to your application.
Grade Designation and Discontinuation Announcements
U.S. Soccer will be changing the Grade 5 designation from State Referee to National Candidate effective July 1, 2014. This change will result in all State Referees being registered as Grade 6 and U.S. Soccer will oversee the registration and selection of future National Candidates.
This change results in U.S. Soccer clearly defining the Zone 2 referee population as Grade 5 National Candidates and Grade 4 National Officials. This also means that Zone 1 will now encompass Referee Grades 9, 8, 7 and 6.
U.S. Soccer will also be discontinuing the Grade 12 designation effective July 1, 2014.
Again, these requirements won't go into effect until July 1, 2014, but State Referee Associations may implement them sooner if interested
Cal South SRC will start implementing these changes immediately and will therefore no longer have a clinic to upgrade from grade 6 to 5. All grades 5 and 6 are consolidated into State referees.
THIS IS CLINIC TO UPGRADE FROM GRADE 7 TO GRADE 6
(State Referee)
Please carefully read the upgrading requirements described in the table below. You must meet these requirements to qualify for upgrading.
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· Grade 6 (State Referee) Minimum Upgrading Requirements |
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· Age |
· Minimum of 18 years old |
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· Previous Game Experience |
· Minimum of 100 games |
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· Previous Grade Experience |
· Minimum of 1 year as a Grade 7 Referee |
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· Training |
· Complete the State Referee Course |
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· In-Service Training/Cal South Monthly Instructional Clinics |
· Proof of attendance at a minimum of 5-hours |
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· Referee Professional Development Training |
· Proof of attendance at a minimum of 3-hours |
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· Laws of the Game Test |
· Pass the State Referee Test, Minimum Score 80% |
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· Fitness Test |
· Pass the FIFA Sprint and Interval Tests |
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· Practical (Field) Evaluation |
· Minimum of 1 passing assessment that meets the sufficient test criteria (from an affiliated Youth/Adult division game with a minimum of 40 minute halves, U17 or higher) completed by an Assessor |
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· Application |
· Must Submit Upgrading Application |
You must pre-register online to attend this clinic. The registration will be closed three days before the event or when the registration fills up.
If an upgrading application is not submitted by the deadline then an email will be sent to the referee that he/she cannot attend the clinic.
NO WALK-INS WILL BE ALLOWED
Written Test: A written test will be given, the test is open book. To pass the written test you must score 80% (any score below 80% is not a passing score).
What to bring: Laws of the game book, water, pen, pencil with eraser and paper to take notes, water.
Dress code: casual and clothes for taking fitness test
Attendance: referees must participate in the entire session; any referee leaving early will have an incomplete session and therefore will not qualify to become a grade 6 referee.
Agenda (Agenda may change)
Fitness sessions will be divided into Groups and referees will be notified by email what time they need to show up for their fitness session and/or they may view the schedule above, when posted.
Fitness sessions: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
OR Classroom Session (Depending on your assigned group)
Lunch: 1 to 1:45 p.m.
Classroom sessions: 1:45 to 5 p.m.