Why should you become an AYSO Referee? Simply stated, WE NEED YOU! Teams cannot play games without referees. More importantly, it's rewarding and working with kids is great fun too.
The referee acts as a timekeeper, keeps a record of the game, indicates and supervises the restart of play, stops play for an offense or injury; and, depending on the level of the match, controls the game in cooperation with assistant referees. The referee's authority extends to everyone at the field, including players, substitutes, coaches, spectators, and the assistant referees.
Referees are responsible for enforcing the Laws of the Game in such a way as to keep the game SAFE, FAIR and FUN for everyone – the players, coaches, spectators, and themselves. Of principal concern to the referee is the safety of the players. While there are elements of risk in all sports, the soccer referee is responsible for minimizing risks associated with field conditions, equipment, spectators, and other players.
We want our region's kids to enjoy playing and to keep playing every season with us for as long as it's fun for them.
As an AYSO referee, you can help make fun happen.