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To All: Over the last few weeks, I have received many, many emails expressing interest in our referee program. A number of you also asked me various questions as well as offering advices and suggestions. I would like to thank all of you for your interest, kind words, encouragement and support. At this moment, I would like to share some of my replies that I sent to some individuals but may be of interest to some of you below. 1. A new Class 5 course has been scheduled on June19 Friday (5:30pm to 9:30pm) and June 20 Sat (9:00am to 1:00pm) for a total of 8 hours. Please logon to http://econnect.northvanrec.com/ereg/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=714&From=fas to do your registration as soon as possible. For those people who find the June dates do not fit into their schedule, sorry about that (most secondary schools have their final exams start around June 10 and finish around June 16 and some of you indicated to me that they will be away right after the school is over, around June 26 - hence the June 19-20 dates). As the number of seats available in the July-Aug courses are reducing by the day, please do your registration as soon as you can. 2. I am still waiting for BCSA to announce the dates for the Class 4 clinics in North Van. Please keep checking their website in the mean time. 3. Referee fees (a) Centre Referee u-11 = $20 u-12 = $25 u-13 = $30 u-14 = $30 u-15 = $35 u-16 = $40 u-17 & u-18 Bronze & Silver = $45 u-17 & u-18 Gold divisions = $50 (b) Assistant Referee (AR) U16 - Gold, Silver, Bronze = $15 U17 - Silver, Bronze = $15 U17 - Gold = $20 U18 - Silver, Bronze = $15 U18 - Gold = $20 AR Metro games at all levels = $20 2. Your children need to be above 12 years old before they can take the Class 5 clinic. However, if your children are a little bit less than 12 years old and have problem enrolling them in our Class 5 clinic, please send me an email and I can make some exceptions on a case by case basis. 3. If your children is 14 or a little bit older and have never refed before, you have 2 options. You can enroll him/her in either Class 4 or Class 5, it is your choice. My suggestion is that you may want to enroll him/her in Class 5 to start and then move them up to Class 4 as soon as they are ready. The reason is that it takes a lot more than teaching the FIFA rules to develop a referee. Their people/game management skill, communication skill, decision making skill, self-confidence building etc. etc. all form part of their total development and grooming process. As of now, I have to say that we have a better program in place (and more resources available) to look after our new Class 5 than new Class 4 for the reason most of our new Class 4 referees are actually Class 5 referees doing upgrading, thus they require less hand-holding. So if your children are just a bit older than 14 years old but with no prior refing experience, by suddenly put himself/herself as center ref for a game, he/her may find it a little overwhelming. However, if you are an adult and with no prior reffing experience, you should still take the Class 4 and we will put you through a special fast track program to help you gain the experience. 4. All new Class 5 will be required to go through a period of AR (Assistant Referee) game assignments initially. If they are assessed to be ready and they feel comfortable enough, they will then be assigned to ref U11 games. 5. For new Class 4, they will start reffing at the U13 bronze and silver levels. 6. The cost of Class 5 clinic is $50 and Class 4 is $100. However, to the best of my knowledge, most of the soccer clubs have a policy of reimbursing the course fees to the referees. You may want to check with your soccer club to see if they have such policy and their process of applying for the reimbursement. 7. I will send out a lot more info on the referee program/processes such as how to get assignments, how often you get pay etc. etc. in the next couple of months, before the new season starts in September. Hope you find the additional information helpful. Patrick Li Assistant Referee-in-Chief and Pee Wee Coordinator NSYSA |
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North Shore Youth Referee Development ProgramIntroductionThis section lays out the training and support available for youth referees working on the North Shore in the youth and Pee Wee leagues. Also included is the expected development path for youth referees.Getting StartedIf you are considering becoming a referee, please read What is Expected of a Referee BCSA provides a Class 5 Youth Referee course (8 hours of class work) as an entry point. These are organized by the NSYSA Regional Referee Coordinator in conjunction with the NVRC with the approval of the NSYSA Referee In Chief. To find out where and when the course will be held. –Contact the NVRC or look at the NVRC Summer/Fall Activity guide, these Clinics may also be listed on the BCSA website (www.bcsoccer.net). A Class 5 referee must be 12 years old at the date of the Course. Although this course is available for 12 year olds, NVLG recommends that youth wait until they are 14 years old to take the Class 4 Referee Clinic. Please Scroll down to read more about Divisional Refereeing – Class 4 Clinic. On passing the Class 5 test the Course Instructor will pass the list of referees to the NS Referee in Chief, who will pass on the names and phone numbers to the NSYSA Pee Wee Referee Coordinator. The NSYSA Pee Wee Referee Coordinator will allocate new referees to each of the Clubs on the North Shore for their Pee Wee (under 10 year olds) games. If a referee has not heard from an assigner within two game weekends of passing the Class 5 test they should call the NSYSA Pee Wee Referee Coordinator or the NSYSA Referee in Chief. Any adult passing the Class five test will be passed on to the NS Youth Soccer Referee Coordinator for use in divisional games (U11 – U18). The Class five training is per FIFA guidelines – it covers the Laws of the game and in addition the Laws as they apply to the small sided games– The referee should contact their Club in order to obtain a copy of the rules as they apply to North Shore Pee Wee games (eg – how many players, game lengths, and other special rules for the local Pee Wee games). It is the responsibility of the Clubs to provide a copy of the local rules to each and all of their Pee Wee Referees. First AssignmentsClub Assigners will call and allocate Class five referees to Pee Wee games. A referee is expected to make every effort to accept assignments – take the phone call, know when they are free the next two Saturdays, write down the assignment date, time, game location and the assigner’s name and phone number – Assigners work very hard each week to find referees and not returning messages or asking them to call back could result in the referee not being phoned for a while. Once the referee accepts the assignment they must make every attempt to get to it. If they can’t due to illness or a family conflict they must call the assigner immediately. Once booked a referee cannot cancel to take a " assigner.The Class five youth referees will be used for U7 and U8 games only for the first two months. The referees are to use these games to practice and improve their skills – perfection is not expected. After two months the older and more confident referees will be assigned to U9 matches and exceptional new referees may be assigned to a U10 match (before Christmas). If a referee receives any pressure, correction of calls, complaints or abuse from coaches or parents on the sidelines they MUST report it to their assigner – this is not allowed and will be dealt with by the relevant club. Mentoring and AdviceThe only people qualified to give a referee advice about refereeing are NSYSA authorized mentors or assessors in addition to BCSA authorized referee instructors and assessors. The Club assigners have had a lot of contact with young referees and understand the problems they face. The Club assigners also know what to do if a referee needs help. A referee should build a relationship with and communicate with their Club assigner – if the assigner believes that it would help they can contact the NSYSA Pee Wee Referee Coordinator and arrange for a mentor to watch the referee at work and help them. North Shore Clubs try to get every referee mentored at least once a year. The mentor will be an adult Referee as authorized (by the NSYSA Referee In Chief).The North Shore also runs "Referee Development Club" on the First Friday of every month (the second Friday in Sept if the first is a holiday) from September to March for youth referees. The club is held at the Delbrook Recreation Centre from 6:00 – 7:00pm. Attendance is free, a Senior Referee will always be available to answer questions and coach the referees in attendance as to specific game management skills. Attending the referee development club will help prepare a referee for U10 and higher games. – eg in reviewing and interpreting the laws of the game based upon actual on field experiences. Promotion through Pee WeeAfter a year at most officiating U8 and U9 games, the referee will be promoted to U10 games. Pee Wee games are considered "training games" for referees. The parents and coaches could quite easily look after a small sided scrimmage for 7 to 9 year olds if necessary, the only reason to have a referee there is to build experience, ready to take on divisional competitive games. If a referee is assigned to a U10 game after their first year they are expected to take it – if they are concerned, they should request a mentor at the game. If the mentor advises that the referee has potential but is not ready for U10 yet then the NSYSA Pee Wee referee coordinator may consider an additional few matches at U9. But they must move to U10 before Christmas or resign from refereeing.Once a referee has officiated at least one pre Christmas U10 game (no off-sides) they are eligible for U10 after Christmas (off-sides apply) and are expected to work in the U10 age group for the rest of the year. Occasionally a referee who is very keen and shows potential can receive coaching on the offside rule and U10 officiating after Referees Club and then be eligible for U10 without working pre Christmas U10 matches. After a minimum year at U10 (except in special cases) the referee’s name and phone number will be given to the NSYSA Referee in Chief for forwarding to the NSYSA Referee coordinator. The referee is now promoted to divisional games. The referee will not be contacted by any divisional assigners until the Pee Wee Referee Coordinator and NSYSA Referee in Chief have approved their promotion. It is expected that between 60 – 100 referees will be promoted each year. Once promoted the referee will not be used again for Pee Wee games. Divisional Refereeing – Class 4 ClinicOnce promoted to divisional games the referee will not be offered Pee Wee games. A referee is expected to take the Class four Clinic as soon as possible (minimum eligible age 14 at date of Clinic). Contact BCSA to find out when and where a Class 4 Clinic is being held (20 hours). Without class four or higher a referee cannot expect to be assigned many youth divisional games. After one year as a class four the referee can take the Class 3 course (20 hours) as long as they have one suitable BCSA assessment and have reached the age of 16 at the time of the Course. If nervous about refereeing divisional games a referee can request an assessment or can act as an assistant referee to gain experience.All referees Class 4 and up MUST attend an Annual Refresher Course and register with the BCSA as a Referee on an annual basis. To register the Referee will go to the BCSA Web Site and follow the links under the caption " Technical". As to date, time and location of Annual Refresher Clinics again the Referee will go to the BCSA Web Site. Also the referee should consider joining the Vancouver branch of the BC Soccer Referees Association (www.bcsra.com) and attend their monthly meetings, which includes at least 45 minutes of technical training from the BCSA Education Committee. The BCSRA provides a great safety net and support team for all young referees wanting to follow this route. Assistant RefereeingDivisional youth soccer requires qualified assistant referees (linesmen) for all games in the U16-U18 age groups and all select (metro) soccer games – these are class five or above referees. The NSYSA Referee Coordinator who will assign games as an Assistant Referee. As an "Assistant" a referee gains valuable experience from working with and watching senior referees. It is also important for experienced/senior referees to occasionally "run lines" for younger referees in order to provide on field guidance and assistance.AssessmentsThe North Shore Youth Soccer Association funds and runs a referee assessment program for referees officiating divisional matches. A trained assessor will be sent to a referee’s game without warning the referee and will carry out an assessment. They will discuss their observations with the referee and will submit a written report from U14 and up game assessments. This is not an official BCSA assessment. The assessments are intended to help coach and improve the referees and to determine the suitable age group for the referee to officiate. A referee can request an assessment from the NSYSA Referee In Chief or if an official assessment is required for promotion then contact BCSA. Referees should continue to attend Referee Development Club on the First Friday of every month at Delbrook Recreation Centre (6pm – 7pm).Beyond Divisional YouthA referee is expected to move up through the age groups (2 years below their own age) building experience and developing their skills until they are ready for more challenging and exciting work. This would include Provincial Youth Cup games, Adult recreational and boys/girls select team league games.To move on to higher challenges a referee should improve their Class qualification (minimum Class 3) and request frequent BCSA assessments (at least one per year). After one year refereeing with a class three certification and two assessments the BCSA might invite the Referee to attend a Class 2 Clinic. By invitation the Class one follows after that, then, National Referee and finally FIFA referee. |
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The Referee Assistance Program (RAP) has been developed to provide support to new Referees, to help them translate what they have learnt in the classroom into competent application of the rules of soccer on the pitch. And to deflect pressure often applied to their decision making at the early stage. The transition between classroom and "live" officiating is not easy - what seemed to be a very clear decision when presented by a referee instructor on a white-board is not nearly as obvious on the soccer pitch (eg accidental handball or dangerous play). However, the pee wee players practice hard and play hard, they take themselves seriously and are upset when persistent fouling goes unpunished or when they get hurt from dangerous play. Many parents and coaches at pee wee level also have a poor understanding of the rules of Soccer (they are not a simple transposition of Football or Hockey rules!) and confuse new referees with their "guidance". The tendency appears to be for new referees to avoid making calls when rules are broken, this leads to young players learning bad habits, getting hurt and to frustration for those who have taken the trouble to learn the rules of the game. This Program is designed to provide a referee coach to assist referees while they officiate at their first 2 or 3 matches in the pee-wee league. An adult qualified referee will act as a line official for the new referee and assist in making calls by signaling from the side line as allowed by the rules. At the quarter breaks they will discuss some of the situations and calls made, to emphasize the good points in the new referee’s behavior and offer tips (eg., how to carry out a drop ball without injury!). The referee is still the Policeman, Judge and Jury for the match - all contact from coaches should be to the referee. Eligibility - New RefereesThis assistance program is offered by the Lions Gate Club for those referees affiliated with the same club. To be eligible for the assistance you must be a newly qualified referee. No age limits apply, however this assistance program is aimed at referees in their first season. For experienced referees the BCSA Referee Program offers a mentor program.A new referee will be ineligible after three matches with an official assistant (this will be reviewed after the first season). However we encourage the referee to remain in contact with the referee coach for advice and help outside of this program. Eligibility - Referee CoachesAny referee over the age of fifteen with at least two years experience will be considered as a referee coach for this program. In special circumstances (eg mature candidates) the above may be waived if the referee can demonstrate that they have enough knowledge to be able to provide adequate support, advice and assistance to the new referee.Club SupportNVLG will brief the Pee Wee coaches and managers about the RAP, before the start of the season. The briefing will be in the form of a mail out and at the manager’s meeting prior to season start. The briefing will include this document detailing the RAP and will also clearly explain that they can expect to have their volunteer referee’s assistant replaced by an official assistant occasionally. It must be made clear that an official assistant is allowed to assist the referee by signaling if a they see a foul, though the referee can over-rule and his or her decision is final.NVLG will provide a Referee Assistance Program (RAP) Coordinator to retain a list of suitable referee coaches. The NVLG Pee Wee referee coordinator will identify the new referees who are eligible for assistance. The RAP Coordinator will receive feedback from the referee coaches and will discuss this with the new referees. From this feedback it may be decided that the new referee does not need assistance for all three games. The NVLG approves the use of these designated "official referee’s assistants" for pee wee matches. The Official Referee’s Assistants will replace the usual club assistants (who may not signal fouls) for each new referee’s first three games - after which we will revert to club assistants. NVLG will review the success of the Referee’s Assistance Program at the end of each season. Before the start of each season all the NVLG coaches will be briefed about the program. Referee trainers carrying out referee certification courses on the North Shore will be briefed about the program. Program CoordinationThe RAP Coordinator will receive a list of eligible referees from the Pee Wee Referee Coordinator, at the start of the season. This list be updated whenever new referees apply to NVLG to officiate our matches. The Referee Coaches will receive the Program Guidelines.The Pee Wee Referee Coordinator will provide a list of pitches requiring Referee Coaches. The RAP Coordinator will assign Referee Coaches to a pitch. The Referee Coach will remain at the pitch for all matches that morning - the Pee Wee Referee Coordinator will assign eligible referees to these pitches. The Referee coaches will phone in reports to the RAP Coordinator. This will be passed on to the Pee Wee Referee Coordinator. Any technical issues will be raised by the RAP Coordinator with the Referee in Chief and feedback provided to the Referee coach or the new referee. Referee Assessment would be a subsequent program. |
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There is now an online form to enter Referee Performance Evaluations.
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Please consider the following carefully if you want to become a referee. Nick Hawley (referee) President NVLGSA
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September Referee Refresher Clinics: There are two Refresher Clinics located in North Vancouver and they are hosted by the BC Soccer Referee's Association. To register for one of these clinics please log onto your online referee profile, or call 604-299-6401 x 0 for assistance. Clinic # 1 Location: Delbrook Field and Rec Centre - North Vancouver Saturday September 12, 9am-12pm Clinic Information:
Please come dressed appropriately for the fitness test at 9am Clinic # 2 Location: Delbrook Field and Rec Centre - North Vancouver Saturday September 19, 9am-12pm Clinic Information:
Please come dressed appropriately for the fitness test at 9am
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