Referee training

AYSO has the best referee training program in the world! Pick the course below that fits your situation. And thank you for volunteering!

Please register for courses ahead of time! To take classroom courses, it would helpful if you could register ahead of time, but last minute attendees are welcome. Identify the course you need below, then see this page for registration instructions.

ALSO NEEDED: See How to register as a volunteer. If you have issues registering you can call the Parent Support Line - 866.264.2048
Also: How to register for a class. 

Fall Season Referee in-service and Skill update classes (on zoom)

Existing referees need to complete the following items each year

• Volunteer as a referee for the current year
• Ensure your back ground check is up to date
• Ensure you have taken the Safe Haven class at AYSOU in the last 3 years
• Ensure you have taken the CDC heads up concussion training at AYSOU
• Ensure you have taken the Sudden Cardiac Arrest training at AYSOU
   
   

For fall 2021, we will be instituting hybrid referee training classes. 
The most important decision to make is what level class you want to take.

U8 Official.

U8 Officials can referee U6 and U8 matches. These matches are official by one referee.

Regional Referee

Regional referees can officiate games in all age groups (from U6 to U19), although we recommend that they start with U10 games and consider further referee classes as you move up the age brackets. U10 and above matches are officiated by a team of 3 match officials - a referee and 2 assistant referees. Both referees and assistant referees take the same training classes. 

The classes will follow the following pattern:

Step 1:

Register as an AYSO volunteer: How to register as a volunteer.
Wait 24 hours for  your account to sync over to AYSOU. 

Step 2:

Students will take the online referee training at AYSOU.org. 
All students must take the following classes:

AYSO Safe Haven
CDC Heads Up concussion training
Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Safe haven an AYSO requirement, the other two are mandated by the State of California.

To take the referee classes, go to aysou and look for the "Online Classes" section.

To become a U8 official, take the "U8 Official Course" course.
To become a regional referee take the "Regional Referee Training" course.

These classes can be found on the “Online courses” section of the AYSOU (https://aysou.org) website. Sudden Cardiac arrest and CDC concussion training are in the Safe Haven section. 

Step 3

For the regional referee class, register for an in person “Davis Referee Fieldwork”. This is the field work part of the class. At the end of this class you will pick up your referee equipment. You must complete all the previous steps prior to this step.

To register for this class in AYSOU:

Go to AYSOU
Select "In-Person Courses"
Open "Referee Instructor Led Courses"
Open "Regional Referee Online Companion Course"
Click on "sessions"
In the list, find any of the "Davis Referee Fieldwork" classes and sign up for the date that is most convenient to you and click "Register"
 

Davis Fieldwork Training: For Regional Referee AND U8 Official, you should ALSO sign up for a fieldwork session using one of the following google forms. You only need to sign up for ONE. In these classes you will learn the hands on aspects of refereeing and pick up the equipment you need to referee games. 

You must complete all the other steps before you can pick up your equipment.

The fieldwork classes will be held at the AYSO building: 305 E 14th St, Davis, CA 95616 [ Map ] behind the Davis branch of the Yolo county library.

Note:

If you are taking the “Regional Referee” class, you also need to sign up for the “Davis Referee Fieldwork” class on AYSOU.org. These classes can be found under the “in-person classes” section.

Step 4

Optional. Davis AYSO will offer various webinars over zoom that focus on different points of refereeing. These webinars can be taken by any level referee from U8 Official to National and are open to new and existing referees.