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New Referee Certification Clinics

2010 New Referee Certification Clinics:

Novice Referees (USSF Grade 9)

  • The first day of any GCSOA sponsored clinic for New Referees is the Novice (Recreational) portion of the certification.  It is eight (8) hours and you will take a test at the end of that day.

  • Registration:  Select this link Register as a New Referee to sign up for a clinic and additional info. If you also want to become a Grade 8 referee, register for the separate GCSOA sponsored Bridge clinic at the same time.

  • Do not forget to bring a copy of the printed online registration and OYSAN Risk Management support with you on the first day.  Note:  The USSoccer (USSF) fees paid online and OYSAN Risk Management approval will cover both the Novice and Bridge clinics.

  • Bring a $35 check payable to GCSOA for setting up the location and running the clinic.

Bridge Clinics (USSF Grade 8)

  • The second day of any clinic for New Referees or existing Novice Referees wishing to upgrade to a Grade 8 referee is the Bridge portion of the certification. This clinic is eight (8) hours and you will take a test at the end of that day.

  • New Referees: See Novice Referee USSF registration above.  No additional fees are due if you attended a GCSOA sponsored Novice clinic.  Others, see last bullet point.  

  • Registration for Existing Grade 9 Referees upgrading to a Grade 8 referee.  Select this link:  Register for a Bridge Clinic and proceed to the Bridge Clinic detail on the page.    

  • Both New and Existing Grade 9 Referees:  Do not forget to bring a copy of the printed online registration and OYSAN Risk Management support with you on the first day of the Bridge clinic.

  • Referees that attended a non-sponsored GCSOA Novice clinic:  Additional fees may be due at the time of the clinic.  Contact a GCSOA Board Member for information GCSOA Board List.

February 13, 2010 (Novice Clinic)
Strongsville
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Contact Ed Jarus:
ejgator@aol.com )

February 20, 2010 (Bridge Clinic)
Strongsville
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Contact Ed Jarus:
ejgator@aol.com )

March 6, 2010 (Novice Clinic)
Tri-C West
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Contact Wayne Wilson:
waynekwilson@earthlink.net or Brian Miller: brianamiller@cox.net )

March 7, 2010 (Bridge Clinic)
Tri-C West
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Contact Wayne Wilson:
waynekwilson@earthlink.net or Brian Miller: brianamiller@cox.net )

March 20, 2010 (Novice Clinic)
Lakeland Community College A2017
8:30 am to 5:30 pm
(Contact Dave Levine: dlevine@lakelandcc.edu  )

March 21, 2010 (Bridge Clinic)
Lakeland Community College
8:30 am to 5:30 pm
(Contact Dave Levine:
dlevine@lakelandcc.edu )

March 27, 2010 (Novice Clinic)
Brunswick Rec Center
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Contact Wayne Wilson:
waynekwilson@earthlink.net )

April 3, 2010 (Bridge Clinic)
Brunswick Rec Center
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Contact Wayne Wilson:
waynekwilson@earthlink.net )

 


Recertification Clinics

 Referee Recertification (USSF Grade 7, 8, 9)

  • Registration, clinic selections for a GCSOA sponsored clinic and paying USSF State and National fees are performed at:  https://www.ussoccer.info/Refer to information received from  the U.S. Soccer Federation in the mail for detailed instructions from U.S. Soccer.

  • Perform OYSAN Risk Management section.  See OYSAN Risk Management Instructions section on the USSF page for details. Scroll down six (6) sections

  • Do not forget to bring a copy of the printed online USSF registration and OYSAN Risk Management support with you.

  • Bring a $35 check payable to GCSOA for setting up the location and running the clinic.

Contact Tome Lewis for all questions on all re-registration and clinics 
(Cleveland District Referee Administrator)
telewissda@yahoo.com
330-225-5103

2010 Recertification Clinics:

February 6, 2010
Strongsville Library
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
(Large Meeting Room)

March 7, 2010
Brunswick Rec Center
12:30 pm to 6:00 pm
(Meeting Room will be posted at the site)


Time Table for Referee Clinics

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

Date

Location

Course type

Times

2/6/10 Strongsville Library Recertification 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
2/13/10 Strongsville Novice 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
2/20/10 Strongsville Bridge 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
3/6/10 Tri-C West Novice 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
3/7/10 Brunswick Rec Center Recertification 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm
3/7/10 Tri-C West Bridge 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
3/20/10 Lakeland Community College Novice 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
3/21/10 Lakeland Community College Bridge 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
3/27/10 Brunswick Rec Center

Novice

9:00 am to 5:00 pm
4/3/10 Brunswick Rec Center

Bridge

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Newsletter Information

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 ArbiterSports.com site, 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.


Updated 1-9-10
 
 
 
 

 
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