Referees

Interested in becoming a referee?

Are you, or someone you know, interested in becoming a soccer referee?
Not only can you get certified to become a referee, and start making money for each game you ref, but the North Royalton Soccer Club will pay you back the cost of the course!!!

The NRSC will reimburse the course cost to anyone who completes the following:
– a referee certification course or a re-certification course
and
– 4 days of referee assignment in our rec program
(at least 3 days of our regular season and one day at Soccer Days, our end-the-season tournament. Or at least two weeks during the season and 2 days at Soccer Days)

All the certifications (both new referees and re-certifying referees) are done online this year. Both courses can be accessed from the US Soccer Digital Learning Center referee page.
You must be 13 years old to complete the course.
For anyone renewing, this is the same as last year.

Get certified now and start making money on April 1!
Questions?

Email Dan Sinclair.

NRSC Referee Coordinator
refereeschedule@nrsc.net
440-503-3364

Spring referees needed

NRSC Families,

We are currently looking for new referees for our rec program. US Soccer requires all referees to be at least 13 years old to be eligible to take the referee training.

If you are interested in becoming a referee and making some money for the 2022 Spring and Fall Rec seasons, go to the Ohio North Soccer website. On that site, click on the New Grassroots Referee Course link on the right of the page to begin the process.

Due to Covid, all requirements and coursework to become a referee will be completed on-line this year. Follow the instructions on the Ohio North Soccer page which will include creating a profile on the Digital Learning Center (DLC) to register for coursework. The online course material will take several hours to complete and includes a test. After passing the test, you will be eligible to take the instructor-led training which will be virtual this year. The cost to register as a new Referee with US Soccer is $75.

Please email me your name and phone number if you are interested in becoming a new referee (contact info below) so we can reach you in advance of the upcoming Spring season. Also provide contact information including names, emails, and phone numbers for a parent or parents as well. The referee schedule is emailed weekly and we need at least one parent on the contact list to ensure our emails are answered in a timely manner.

After completing the Grassroots course, please complete the NFHS Concussion awareness course and obtain the certificate. This course is required per Ohio Law.

When all items are complete, email me confirmation that you have completed the grassroots training and a digital copy or photo of the concussion certificate.

Thank you for your interest,

Dan Sinclair
NRSC Referee Coordinator
refereeschedule@nrsc.net
440-503-3364

Why you should be a referee

One of the most important keys to a successful soccer program and a necessity for the overall success of the game too often goes lacking and unnoticed. Sure in any program you have plenty of players, coaches, and volunteers as well as cheering parents, grandparents and siblings on the sidelines. However, you can’t have games without a solid core of well trained referees.

Where do they come from? The best referees I have ever seen always come from the players that love to play the game and some of the best are the ones that start at a young age. There is no time like now for players age 11 and up to get started on a part of the sport that can keep them involved with the game they love for a lifetime. Becoming a referee also improves their game play by helping them fully understand the laws and the flow of the game. An added benefit outside of the game is that a young referee develops important life skills from learning how to handle the pressures and responsibilities of refereeing. It helps build confidence and character and best of all they get to make $$$ while having fun in the sport they love.

If you have questions, please contact the NRSC referee coordinator at NRSCrefereeschedule@nrsc.net.

Ohio Return-to-Play Law – Mandatory training for all referees

Referees need to open the Ohio Return-to-Play Law link below and complete (every three years) either of the two online training classes listed in the document. Print two copies of the completion certificate. Turn one certificate into the NRSC and keep the other for your records.
Ohio Return-to-Play Law – Concussion Training (pdf)

Field Conditions to be AWARE of:

U11 games with no center circles – Opposing players must be 10 yards back from the kick off point just like any other free kick (circle radius at this age would be 10 yards). For U8 games opposing players should be at least 10 feet back.