The Voorhees and Toms River Grade 8 classes for Sunday, 2/7/2010 are cancelled. They will be rescheduled and you will be informed of the new dates via website posting and e-mail.
The Eatontown recertification clinics for tomorrow are cancelled. It will be rescheduled and you will be informed of the new date via website posting and e-mail.
Attendees of the above will be receiving an email as well. Keep checking the website and your email for updates.
Upgrade Clinic on 2/20/2010 for Grade 8 referees looking to upgrade to Grade 7
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Physical fitness test at Thomas Edison Park in Edison. Register at 8:00 AM. Runs start at 8:30 AM.
75 games as a referee and 25 games as an assistant referee. See page 21 of the Referee Adminstrative Handbook. Send your game logs into the referee office, njrefoffice@verizon.net, for review by Alan Brown, SDA. Once your game counts are reviewed, you will receive an e-mail with permission to register for the clinic. Registration will be through the website. DO NOT REGISTER FOR THE CLINIC BEFORE YOU RECEIVE THIS E-MAIL. If you do and you are not permitted to attend the clinic your money will not be refunded.
You will be taking a test. Bring a #2 pencil to the clinic.
Upgrade Clinic of Grade 7 Referees to Grade 6 and Grade 6 Referees to Grade 5 Referee. Saturday March 13th - 9:00am start - at the Referee Office in Old Bridge
Recertification locations for 2010 are now posted. Go to the Registered Referees tab. Also, as noted below, Grades 8 and 9 are recertifying separately from grades 5, 6, 7, 13, and 15.
Make sure you sign up for the correct clinic.
You will need your USSF ID number to register for a recertification clinic. IF you do not have your USSF ID number, or have received 2 different numbers from USSF, contact USSF at the following e-mail address:bewing@ussoccer.org
DO NOT REGISTER ON THE USSF WEBSITE
Grades 8 and 9
This year only grades 8 and 9 will recertify together. Referee grade levels 5, 6, 7, 13, and 15 will recertify separately.
There will be 25 clinics/sessions. There will be no additional clinics.
Registration is done via the website.
You will need your USSF ID number.
There is no switching of clinics and no refunds will be given.
If you were not registered in 2008 or 2009 you will need to retake the Entry Level class. This is USSF policy. If you registered in 2008 but NOT 2009, then you can sign up for a recertification clinic.
Grades 5, 6, 7, 13, and 15
REGISTRATION FOR 2010 IS COMPLETED
There will be no additional clinics
and you will NOT be allowed to attend a clinic for grades 8 and 9 to recertify.
If you were not registered in 2008 or 2009 you will need to retake the Entry Level class. This is USSF policy. If you registered in 2008 but NOT 2009, then you can sign up for a recertification clinic.
The usssoccer.com Referee Week in Review is designed to address the issues facing referees at all levels by using video highlights from professional games as well as the U.S. National Teams. Written by U.S. Soccer Director of Referee Development Paul Tamberino and U.S. Soccer Manager of Assessment and Training Brian Hall, the Referee Week in Review will highlight specific areas of focus and current U.S. Soccer initiatives designed to improve performance and aid in the development of officials across the country.
