| Hello, and thank you for considering Volunteering to become an AYSO Referee for Region 9! |
| How to Volunteer as a Referee: |
| https://www.ayso9.org/Default.aspx?tabid=866537 |
| Special Notes: |
| If you are a youth, under 18, choose "Youth Referee." If you are an adult, over 18, choose "Referee." Youth Referee is NOT for adults who will be refereeing youths. I see the ambiguity, so, yes, I have to explain it. Yes, people choose incorrectly and have to go through the process all over again. |
| If you are the Lead SportsConnect account for your family -- i.e., your name is the one we see that registers the children and pays the registration fee -- you can use that account to volunteer as a Referee. If you are NOT the lead account, you must create your own SportsConnect account with its own separate e-mail address in order to volunteer. Connect your account with the Lead Account, so the Division Administrator knows which player you are connected to. |
| If you are volunteering as a Team Referee for a Core Team so that your child's Team will have a Team Referee, choose the Division of your Child's team. |
| If you are volunteering as a Team Referee for a United Team so that your United Team can earn Team Referee Points, choose a 6U, 16U or 19U Division, so you are not accidentally placed as a Team Referee during team formation. Those Divisions do not have or do not use our Group of Referees. |
| If you are volunteering just to Referee because it is a great way to help your community's kids, choose a 6U, 16U or 19U Division, so you are not accidentally placed as a Team Referee during team formation. YES, THIS HAPPENS, EVERY YEAR! |
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| Included in your first-time Volunteering will be a request for a background check. You must submit a background check in order to be a Volunteer Referee. "Sterling" will send your e-mail a notification asking you to click the link. Check your junk e-mail for this if necessary. Click the link and complete the background check info. NOTE: Youths do not have to do this. |
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| After that, there is more. Since you will be working closely with children, State Law and USSF and AYSO want you to learn about Safety. |
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| So, here is everything you need to do and how, AFTER you register as a Volunteer: |
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| 10U/12U/14U Team Referees: |
| Note that to become certified as an AYSO Referee, you must take BOTH the Regional Online Portion AND the Companion Portion of the Regional Referee Online + Companion Course. No, the Annual Region 9 Meeting is NOT either of these. |
| 1. | Log on to the AYSO9 website |
| 2. | Click "Account" in the upperright hand corner where the silhouette is. |
| 3. | Click "Volunteer" on the left menu. |
| 4. | Your list of completions should pop up on the screen (use a PC for this, not your phone, if possible, as everythingI'm typing assumes a PC). |
| 5. | Click the AYSOU button. |
| 6. | Wait patiently for AYSOU to automatically log you in. |
| 7. | Click "Training Event" on the left menu. A calendar will pop up. |
| 8. | In the "Courses" box, type or paste, "Regional Referee Online + In-Person Companion Course" (there are three similarly named course, but only this one works). |
| 9. | Only Region 9 Courses will show on the Calendar, and they are usually held in August. |
| 10. | Click the one that you want to attend. |
| 11. | Click "Enroll" in the lower right corner. |
| 12. | Click "Enroll" in the pop-up box. |
| 13. | Click "My Training" on the left menu. |
| 14. | The "Regional Referee Online + In-Person Companion Course" box should show up. |
| 15. | Click "View" in that box. |
| 16. | Click the "Start" button in the "Regional Referee" box. |
| 17. | Take the course, and take the exam at the end. |
| 18. | Save the Certificate as a pdf, just in case of data issues. |
| 19. | Show up on the date and time (check the location) that you registered for the Companion (Field) Course. |
| 7U/8U Team Referees: |
| Note that to become certified as an AYSO Referee, you must take BOTH the Regional Online Portion AND the Companion Portion of the Regional Referee Online + Companion Course. No, the Annual Region 9 Meeting is NOT either of these. |
| 1. | Log on to the AYSO9 website |
| 2. | Click "Account" in the upper-right-hand corner where the silhouette is. |
| 3. | Click "Volunteer" on the left menu. |
| 4. | Your list of completions should pop up on the screen (use a PC for this, not your phone, if possible, as everything I'm typing assumes a PC). |
| 5. | Click the AYSOU button. |
| 6. | Wait patiently for AYSOU to automatically log you in. |
| 7. | Click "Training Library" on the left menu. A LOT of Course Categories will pop up. |
| 8. | In the "Refereeing" Category, click "View Courses" button. |
| 9. | Click the "Regional Referee Online + In-Person Companion Course" |
| 10. | Take the Online Course, pass the test. |
| 11. | Tell me ([email protected]) which Wednesday you will attend. |
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