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Recertification Clinics

2009 Grade 8 and Grade 7 Recertification Clinics:

See this page soon for another USSF recertification clinic

coming in late July or early August.

 

2009 High School Referee (NFHS) Certification Class:

Dates:    July 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th, Aug 1st

Week night classes:  6:30 PM to 9 PM.

Saturday classes:  July 25th and Aug 1st – 9 to 5 PM. (Test Date:  Aug 1st)

(All 25 Hours of Class are mandatory by OHSAA rules)

 

Where: Cuyahoga Community College – West

11000 Pleasant Valley Rd – Parma (Room A223 to start)

Walk-ins are WELCOME – bring a referee candidate with you!

Cost:  $95.00; includes OHSAA Enrollment Fee ($55.00)

 Special Note:

This is the only course offered in the Greater Cleveland area and is sponsored by The Greater Cleveland Soccer Officials Association (GCSOA).  It meets OHSAA requirements to become a Certified High School Soccer Official.  You cannot register as a new official without taking this course. You will be trained on the Rules and Mechanics from experienced officials.

 

Contact:  John Kipp – OHSAA Certified Instructor

Registration, Questions and/or Additional Information

email:  kipster10@roadrunner.com

Cell:  (216) 401-1333

Daytime:  (330) 220-0558.

 


USSF Recertification process information 

2009 Referee Registration (Existing Referees/Recertification)

Everything related to your USSF Re-Certification will be handled on-line this year.

In order to be eligible to officiate, assess, assign or instruct youth players or referees in Ohio North, any person over the age of 18 must submit an application to the OYSAN Risk Management Program.

     Risk Management Instructions:

  • Go to www.oysan.org
  • Click on “Programs”, then “Risk Management”.
  • Click on “Risk Management Disclosure Form”.
  • Enter information
  • At the drop down window select "1OYSAN Referee"
  • At Credit Card information at Code type in 70855

It takes about a week for you to get an email that you are approved.
Print the approval letter for your records. You MUST bring a copy to the clinic.

You received a letter from U.S. Soccer with your Login ID and Password. If you cannot find this information I suggest that you e-mail or contact U.S. Soccer Federation (www.ussoccer.com) with your name and referee ID number.

Online Registration Instructions:

  • Go to www.ussoccer.info
  • In the Login ID field, type your Login ID
  • In the Password field, enter your Password
  • In the left panel, click on “Referee”. Your Registration History will appear
  • In the left panel again, click the “Click here to Register” tab. That tab will take you to the 2008 Registration page.
  • At the top of the page is your biographical information. Review it. If there are any changes, click on the link below the box. A new pop-up window will appear and you can edit and save your changes, you many return to this screen at anytime during the year to update your contact information using the same procedure described above.
  • Scroll down to the next part on the form and select the appropriate Referee Type/Category you are registering for. You will see a checkmark in the boxes that you are eligible for. Do not submit an application for a category you are not eligible for. If you are eligible for multiple categories, you can submit and pay for them all at once. Continue onto the rest of the form answering all questions where appropriate.
  • When you are done, Read the Terms and Conditions. Check “I agree to Terms and Conditions” and click “Continue”.
  • At the bottom of the page, enter a credit card number and billing address information. Once you have the correct information in these fields, click on the continue button to process payment.
    Once your credit card is approved you will see a confirmation page. Print it for your records. You MUST bring a copy of this confirmation to the clinic/meeting you choose to attend/take your test, as proof of payment.
  • You are finished. Once you have met all the criteria for your State, they will approve your application and your registration material will be mailed to you.

Note: If you cannot apply online, you may download a paper registration form from www.ussoccer.com, fill it out and bring that with you to recertification clinic. You are not considered registered until you have met all the criteria specified by your state.

When you attend the Re-Certification clinic or the meeting at which you will take your re-certification test, YOU MUST BRING A COPY OF PAYMENT AND A COPY OF RISK MANAGEMENT APPROVAL.

You will not get a badge until these are complete.


New Referee Courses

    GCSOA is pleased to again provide a comprehensive new referee program.

    
We provide multiple dates and locations to allow you to obtain the level of certification
      that your desire at your choice of locations and dates.

      By choosing GCSOA, you can take your new referee class (grade 9) at one location,
      and your bridge course (grade 9 to grade 8) at a different location on
      a different weekend as your schedule dictates.

     Our student registration fee of $35.00 allows the new referee to take one or
     both courses during the same calendar year.
     Students are urged to register early to insure a spot in the class they desire.

        To register for a GCSOA new referee class :

              
 1.           Send a check for $35.00 made out to GCSOA to
                                     GCSOA New referee class
                                     7164 Oakwood Drive
                                     Parma, Ohio 44130
                                                     or
               
2.            Bring a check for the class registration fees to the first class.

      Students must have completed the new referee class prior to taking the bridge course.
     
       The USSF fees are $ 65.00 and that check should be made out to
       Ohio North Referee Development. Checks for USSF will be collected during the class.
       USSF is working on an online student registration process. More information regarding   
       paying the $65.00 USSF fee is available at http://www.ohnrefs.org/registration.htm

Becoming a soccer referee requires a specific uniform (colored shirts, black shorts,
black and white striped socks and other equipment).

             
Students over the age of 18 must complete the Ohio North Risk Management process.
(see below).

We will continue to add new course dates and
locations as details are confirmed.

Date

Location

Course type

Times

 Waiting on details  

USSF Recert

 

Questions about clinics should be sent to Brian Miller, brianamiller@cox.net.
 
OR Wayne Wilson, waynekwilson@earthlink.net.


Risk Management

In order to be eligible to officiate, assess, assign or instruct youth players or referees in Ohio North, any person over the age of 18 must submit an application to the OYSAN Risk Management Program.

Risk Management Instructions:

  • Go to www.oysan.org
  • Click on “Programs”, then “Risk Management”.
  • Click on “Risk Management Disclosure Form”.
  • Enter information
  • At Drop down window find OYSAN Referee
  • At Credit Card information at Code type in 70855

It takes about a week for you to get an email that you are approved


Newsletter Information

 The GCSOA newsletter will be sent automatically to all members
that have provided a e-mail address.

A PDF version will be available on the newsletter page  at a later date.

Archived copies of the newsletter can be access via this link.


Forms / Information of Interest

One of the goals of this website, is to simplify the off the field lives of referees. We have gathered forms of common interest and made them available to use.
We also provide links to published materials that will be of interest to referees.

Please spend a few minutes with our Forms / Information of Interest page.
If you have recommendations for additions to this page, please send me an e-mail
  


The Arbiter .NET

For easy access to the Arbiter, click here


Where Can I Buy a Referee Uniform ?

Official Sports has partnered with US Soccer to provide official referee apparel. Click on the link  http://www.officialsports.com/ to access their site.

Soccer Center management has ceased operations as of Friday 3-13-09.        Thus, the link to the web store was removed from this site.


 
 
 
 
 

 
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