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Become a Referee

Sign up to be notified when our 2012 New Referee Clasess become available click here.


All United States Soccer Federation (USSF) affiliates, including California Youth Soccer Association North (Youth), require that all referees be certified by the USSF. To do this, you must have a USSF Grade 8 or Grade 9 Recreational Referee.

Referee Classes in Pleasanton:



Here is the list of New Referee Classes for Adults and Youth Referees (Register for one of the following coures which comprise 18 hours of class instruction, field work and test. You must attend all six days of the course you pick):

USSF_badge_09_webGrade 8 Classes in Pleasanton for 2011 (Total 18 hours)

No more Grade 8 classes in 2011

Sign up to be notified when our 2012 New Referee Clasess become available click here.

(Note are classes are always full and we have waiting lists. So don't wait to signup)

Grade 9 classes are only available for Adults and not for Youth Referees. Any youth must take the grade 8 class if they want to become a Referee in Pleasanton.
Our Grade 8 Classes are held at 275 Rose Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566. Upstairs Conference Room (Field Session will be held at Aquatic Park or Pleasanton Middle School.)



For BUSC/RAGE U9/10 Recreational Referee Program

grade9Here is the list of Grade 9 Adult Referee Class courses (Register for one of the following dates which comprise 9 hours of class instruction, field work and test. You must attend both days of the course you pick):

Grade 9 (Adult Only) (Must attend both nights)

No more Grade 9 classes in 2011

Sign up to be notified when our 2012 New Referee Clasess become available click here.

Our Grade 9 Classes are held at 275 Rose Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566. Upstairs Conference Room (Field Session will be held at Pleasanton Middle School.)



Referee Requirements:
  • You must be at least twelve (12) years old (on May 1st, 2012 for our classes in 2012)
  • You must take a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) beginning referee class and then pass an examination
  • PSRA offers both Grade 8 and Grade 9 beginning classes
    • Grade 8 classes are comprised of six three hour sessions (18 hours total) and qualify successful candidates to officiate any level of USSF sanctioned match.
    • Grade 9 classes are comprised of two four hour sessions (9 hours total) and qualify successful candidates to officiate under 14 age groups recreational league matches only. (Grade 9 Classes are only offered to Adults)
  • For Pleasanton residents, the Grade 9, Grade 8 and Bridge 9-8 classes cost $45 ($50 non-residents). Your annual USSF registration fee of $40 is included in the class fee. You get a $25 refund if you referee at least 10 league matches in Pleasanton. This refund is in addition to the money you will be paid for refereeing the 10 matches.
  • You must be physically able to run for an entire soccer match, have good vision, and be able to understand and apply the Laws of the game
  • Refereeing is an excellent way to improve your health!

Referee Classes Near Pleasanton:


 


 

Daily Referee Quiz

Daily Quiz - AReferee.com
FIFA Laws of the Game Quiz and More
  • Question 1:
    The ball fails to leave the penalty area after the taking of a goal kick. What decision should the referee make?
    (a): The referee allows play to continue since there was no infringement.
    (b): The referee allows play to continue if it has crossed the goal area line.
    (c): The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken.
    (d): The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken by a different player of the same team.
  • Answers
  • Question 2:
    If two players from the same team challenge an opponent for the ball...
    (a): it is always a direct free kick.
    (b): it is always an indirect free kick.
    (c): it is not always a foul. It depends on how the challenges are made.
    (d): it is always a direct or indirect free kick.
  • Answers
  • Question 3:
    A player inside the penalty area strikes the referee. What decision should the referee make?
    (a): The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a penalty kick.
    (b): The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a dropped ball.
    (c): The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick to the opposing team taken from where the offence occurred.
    (d): The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick to the opposing team taken from where the offence occurred.
  • Answers
  • Question 4:
    From where does a substituted player have to leave the field of play?
    (a): The halfway line.
    (b): Anywhere.
    (c): The touch line.
    (d): The goal line.
  • Answers

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