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Referees

I want to become a Recreational Referee... 


 

Midland Fall Clinic will be held at

Field session at Hogan fields.

 

August 17, 2024

9:00 am to 12:30 pm

 

Second class - September 14, 2024

9:00 am to 12:30 pm


HOW TO GET STARTED:

  1. Requirement – you must be 13 or older

  2. Sign up for a GRASSROOTS COURSE (takes approximately 8 hours to complete. The first part of this course is done online (in the comfort of your home)Please complete this course within a 5 day (or less) period of time once you sign up. There will be a deadline when the course will closed. Once it is closed, you will not have access to it.

  3. Once you complete your grassroots online portion of the course, you will automatically be enrolled in the GRASSROOTS FIELD SESSION. This second part of the course is done IN PERSON. This session will be 3.5 hours.

 

 

Understand, that the Grassroots Referee course is a two-step process: GRASSROOTS COURSE (done online) GRASSROOTS FIELD SESSION – done in person at a specific venue. You must complete BOTH in order to be registered as a 2024 USSF Referee


To sign up for the Grassroots clinic in Midland, go to -  https://ntxreferees.omgtsys.com/

Click on New Member Registration
Once you complete the requested information
Click on – FIND CLINICS In the drop down menu
Click on – Entry – Never been a USSF Referee before

Click on the Midland option– Click on the word – Register 


For those of you 18 and older, please note, you have an additional session to complete. You will see it in the online modules listed as Safe Sport Training. Those of you 17 and younger, you will not have to complete this.

The lead instructor will be in contact (via email) with all who sign up, giving you further instruction and helpful information.


Contact the Referee Director for more information.

 Bobby Wojciechowski
refereedir@midlandsoccer.org

 







Referees 18 years old and older 

As of July 1, 2019 SafeSport Course Certification will be mandatory for all Coaches, Managers, Administrators (Member Association and Clubs), Volunteers, Employees, and Referees.

SafeSport Course Certification is valid for two (2) years after completion.




FAQ’s

  1. Do I sign up for any Grassroots course or a specific one?

    1. Sign up for one in your area OR one that fits your schedule. Note, there will be approximately 60 courses to choose from. We add new ones weekly. By the middle of August, ALL courses should be loaded into OMS for you to see which one will work best for you. Clinics will run every Saturday starting July 18 – August 29.

  2. Do I have to sign up for a Grassroots field session in my area?

    1. The Grassroots Field session will automatically link to the Grassroots ONLINE clinic. They go together.

  3. How do I know I’m certified for 2024?

    1. You will receive your USSF (United States Soccer Federation) badge at the end of your field session. The office staff will send your information to the National Office once you complete the entire Grassroots Referee clinic.

  4. How will I get games?

    1. An email will go out to everyone that completes the field session – information of whom to contact to get games. Your name and other contact information will go into the North Texas data base.

    2. Your contact information will be accessible to local assignors.

    3. At the field session, you will receive some additional information. 

  5. The class is full, and my friend didn’t get signed up for the field session.

    1. Most Grassroots clinics will be limited to 30 attendees.

    2. There will be approximately 60 Grassroots clinics offered between the middle of July and the end of August. Please find one that has an opening.

  6. What if I have questions regarding the process once I register?

    1. All contact information will be listed with ALL Grassroots Referee courses & field sessions.

                                                               i.      The instructors for the field sessions will be communicated in plenty of time to all. Every possible questions that one can have will be addressed to ALL future refereeslocation, what to bring, what to expect, anything you need to know to have a successful field session.

  1. Do I need my referee uniform for the field session?

    1. No, you won’t need it for the field session. Your clinic instructor will send you uniform information in an initial email.

    2. You will be required to bring items to the field session. That will be communicated to all in the class ahead of time.


POLICY on not-completed Grassroot courses (online) or no-shows to Grassroots field sessions

If you don’t complete the online portion prior to the 48 hour deadline, you will be removed from that clinic. The reason being is instructors need to communicate important information to everyone PRIOR to the field session.

If space is available in another clinic, you can be transferred to another clinic.

 

If for some reason you do not show up to the field session and you fail to notify the instructor in advance, you will not receive a partial refund.

 

What happens if something comes up and I can no longer attend? No worries. Just give the instructor a courtesy heads up in plenty of time so that the seat doesn’t go empty.

  1. Something came up and I can no longer attend the field session I signed up. Can I switch?

    1. With proper advanced notice, yes, you can switch. Take care of this no later than 96 hours prior to the start of the clinic.