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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
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Click on “Programs”, then “Risk Management”.
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Click on “Risk Management Disclosure Form”.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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