Meet Your Referee Staff

Jonathan Little

Regional Referee Administrator

Leon Fleyshman

Referee Mentoring Director

Michael Perlongo

Ref Certification Manager (CVPA)

Stephanie Weinberg

Referee Scheduler

Kurt Thomas

Regional Director of Assessment

Spencer Stowe

Regional Director of Instruction

Nina Yagiz

Youth Referee Coordinator

Meg Linhardt

Referee Uniforms & Equipment

Everyone Plays

Balanced Teams

Open Registration

Positive Coaching

Good Sportsmanship

Player Development

AYSO Philosophies

Referee Registration

▪ Volunteer Application Forms (VAF)• Required EVERY year

• Good for both Fall & Spring

▪ How? www.AYSO889.org• Simple online process with “E” signature

▪ When? • DUE Immediately

▪ Why? • Not registered = no access to Matchtrak to sign-up for games

• Not Registered means you aren’t a legal volunteer for our region and not covered by our insurance!

Safe Haven Training

▪ Recommended every 3 Years for each

Referee

▪ Expect Mandatory

For Every Referee

Fall 2019

▪ 1 hour Online Class

▪ Take at

www.aysou.org

Concussion Training

▪ Required Every 3 Years for each

Referee

▪ 30 min online class

▪ Take at www.aysou.org

Referee Teams▪ Enter and Leave field as a Team

▪ Always have a pre- mid- and post-game conference

▪ Evaluate mistakes▪ Ask questions and learn from them

▪ Are friendly toward spectators and players

▪ Always wear the complete referee uniform

Referee Uniform▪ Color Matched Jersey with other Referees

▪ Black Striped Knee Socks

▪ Referee Badge

▪ Black Shorts

▪ Coin

▪ Stop Watch

▪ Whistle

▪ Pen/Pencil

▪ Match Card or Paper

▪ Yellow and Red Cards

▪ AR Flag

▪ Black Hat if needed

Bad Sideline Behavioraka “Misplaced Enthusiasm?”

What to do?

▪ “Ask, Tell, Send”

▪ Address Coach Only. Warning – of

game delay

▪ Delay game to have

coach/offensive spectator removed

▪ If spectator won’t leave. End

match.

▪ Write a match report – Matchtrak -

email RRA for instructions

Region 889 Policies

▪ No uncarded “coaches” in Coach’s Technical Area

▪ Check-in players from pre-printed line-up card

▪ Handwritten jersey numbers OK

▪ If handwritten player, allow game to play, but file a match

report.

▪ Referees retain game cards for season

▪ Playing Time – ¾ Rule / Extra Teams ½ Rule

▪ No player sits out twice until every other player has sat out

once.

▪ If violation, keep the line-up card and file a match report

Referee Coverage▪ Rule #1: Watch your child's game! Don’t referee them

unless it’s 9:00 pm Thursday and no other referee has signed up.

▪ Sign Up Early for games▪ Games are canceled due to lack of Center, 48 hours prior to game

⦿ Try not to Referee the same team more than once, unless

needs dictate otherwise

⦿ Referees are expected to balance their assignments between

Referee and AR.

⦿ Please do not schedule yourself in advance for back-back

center Referee positions (unless needed to avoid cancellation)

Team Referee Points How to Earn Points:

•Officiate Matches

•Attend Referee Meetings

•Fall Kick-off

•Mid-Season

•End of Season

DivisionPoints

Needed

8U 8

10U-12U 14

14U-19U 25

Extra 9U-12U 18

Extra 13U+ 25

US SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

Offside Line

BUILD-OUT LINE (8U)

BUILD-OUT LINE (10U)

Offside Line

BUILD-OUT LINE (8U to 10U)

Goal Kicks

▪ Opposing team must move behind build-out line during a

goal kick and wait until the ball leaves the penalty area

▪ Goalkick can be played to a teammate on either side of

the build-out line.

▪ Player taking the goal kick does not have to wait for

opposing team to clear buildout area

▪ Infractions result in IFK to the opposing team at

the spot of the play after the infraction, unless

inside Penalty Area, then a goal-kick is retaken.

THROW-INS ARE BACK AT 8U

▪ Training of throw-in technique begins at 8U and up.

▪ Focus is on being instructional at 8U. Give them another

chance for a proper throw-in.

▪ Once you get to 10U, the players should be comfortable

with a proper throw-in. If in the opinion of the referee, there

is leniency the first game for instructional purposes, make

sure you are consistent for both teams and advise both

coaches.

Player Development Initiatives

No Goalkeeper Punts (7U-10U)

▪ 10U and below, the goalkeeper shall not punt the ball

(12U goalkeepers can punt again)

▪ Restart is an indirect free kick (“IFK”) at spot where GK

punted the ball

▪ If GK punts while inside the goal area, IFK is awarded on

the goal area line perpendicular to the goal line and

nearest to where GK punted ball

Player Development Initiatives

SIGNALS

⦿ Accurate

⦿ With authority

⦿ Discuss mirroring ARs

⦿ Flag to field

Keep Up With Play

Important Dateswww.AYSO889.org

▪ Additional Regional Referee Training

Opportunities: ▪ Full Class-Aliso Viejo 9/10 & 9/11 6-9:30 pm

▪ Online Companion Class-Newport Beach 9/9 10-2

▪ October 2 – Mid-Season Referee Meeting

▪ October 27-28 – Glory Days Cup

▪ October 30 – Ref Meeting For Playoffs

▪ January 2018 – Area 11L Referee Upgrade

Training Weekend

Thank you for your service!Your R889 Ref Staff