Fall 2021 Referee Training Course Schedule
Thank you for stepping up to referee and support our kids! Simply, without referees, the kids can't play soccer. We promise to make it fun and guarantee you will have the best seat in the house to watch a game. AYSO volunteers must complete the items listed below prior to attending a referee class or officiating an AYSO match.Register as an AYSO Adult Referee Volunteer All volunteers must register regardless if they have registered in the past. An AYSO ID# will be listed upon completion of registration and is necessary to be certified as an AYSO Referee and to access the online referee training (8U - 10U) at AYSOU.org. Use the Register Now link on the Region 71 website. Click on the Volunteer box on the left side of you account page. You choose your volunteer role on the next page by clicking onn the green circle called "Find Volunteer Roles" on the upper right of that page. New and returning referees should select the referee volunteer role. If you select multiple volunteer roles, you should be able to just complete one registration form for all roles (e.g., coach, referee, team parent, board member, etc.). See section below for registering youth referees.
Complete the online AYSO Safe Haven Course at AYSO U Safe Haven course is the same for all AYSO volunteer positions. This course must be retaken if your certification was prior to July 2019. Your AYSO Volunteer number is required to access any classes on AYSOU.
Logon to aysou.org
Select Online Courses
Select AYSO's Safe Haven
Complete the online CDC Concussion Course at AYSO U The concussion course is the same for all AYSO volunteer positions. This course must be retaken if your certification was prior to July 2017.
Logon to aysou.org
Select Online Courses
Select CDC: Concussion Course
Complete the NEW Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training
We have a new requirement for ALL REFEREES effective 1/1/2020. At this time, this is a one time requirement for us (unlike the every 2 years for SH and CDC-CA). The course is now available via AYSOu.org in partnership with Simon's Heart. The course is approx 20 min.
If you took the course in the last year and want credit, you can upload a PDF/JPEG of the cert to your certificate section of the Volunteer section of your account at www.region71.org.
Here are summaries of this requirement in case there are further questions:
New Regional Referees Including 8U Referees/10U Assistant Referees
Take the Online Regional Referee Class on the AYSO U site. Complete the class, take the test, obtain your certificate of completion. You must first register as a Region 71 Referee Volunteer before you can access any classes on AYSOU.
Here are instructions to take the on-line companion course.
- Be sure registered as volunteer/referee in Blue Sombrero: www.region71.org.
- Log-in to AYSOu.org (tip - log into Sports Connect first and then open new page to log-in to AYSOU.org - should log in automatically)
- Click on Online Courses
- Click on Regional Referee Training
- If there is a cost, the Region will reimburse this amount upon successful completion of becoming a referee
You must then complete the 4-hour Regional Referee In-Person Companion Class.
To register for these classes:
Login onto AYSOu.org
Select Online Courses if you plan on taking that class along with the In-Person Regional Referee Companion Class. If you plan to take either of the full day Regional Referee Live classes just select In-Person Courses
Select Referee Instructor led courses
Select either
or
Then select the class you wish to attend by hitting the Register button
In addition, you must also complete the required Safe Haven, Concussion Awareness and Sudden Cardial Arrest training referenced above.
You must register online via AYSOU.org to participate in the class.