Exeter-West Greenwich

                    YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION

REFEREES

EWGYSA allows any players U12+, who have passed the RI State referee course, to be on the list to officiate the EWG recreational games.
How to Become a Referee
April 9, 2012 by Brian Sperlongano

Becoming a referee is fairly simple. Rhode Island offers an entry-level program for individuals interested in becoming a referee. No prior experience is required, however, you will have a better chance of successful completion with a basic understanding of the game. Entry-level referees will start at the Grade 9 Recreational Referee level and will be taught a basic understanding of the Laws of Games adequate for officiating at the recreational level. After one year as a Grade 9 Recreational Referee, the referee may choose to upgrade to a Grade 8 Referee.

Grade 9 Recreational Referees are authorized to officiate recreational (aka “house league”) matches up to the U14 age division, and may be assistant referee (AR) on competitive youth matches (such as the Super Liga) up to the U14 division. In addition, grade 9 referees are permitted to be referee in competitive matches up to the U10 division. Assignment is not strictly limited to those matches; if the need arises, assignors may assign a Grade 9 Recreational Referee to a higher level match to fill an assignment or to provide a slightly higher level of difficulty to an official looking to upgrade.

Grade 9 Referees with at least one year of experience may upgrade to Grade 8 by taking the Grade 8 class. In addition, referees who are at least 16 years old may choose to certify for the first time as a Grade 8 Referee. Grade 8 Referees are eligible to officiate all levels of youth soccer in the state, including premier leagues. The Grade 8 class expands upon the content covered in the Grade 9 class and cover focus on a more detailed understanding of the Laws of the Game, with specific focus on Offside, Fouls, and Misconduct. The class will prepare the student for the Grade 8 Referee Exam.

NOTE: There is no longer a separate bridge class.

These are the clinics currently scheduled, to begin on the date shown:

Check HERE for Upcoming certification classes

How to handle game changes
Posted on April 22, 2013 by SRA

It has come to our attention that there was at least one incident this weekend where referees showed up to work a match and the teams asked the referee crew to delay the start of the match by several hours.

ALL changes in game time or location are made by the leagues and will be communicated to you by your assignor.  When you arrive at the field, your responsibility is to determine whether the field is safe and playable, check in the teams, and start the game on time.  If one or both teams are unable or unwilling to play the game at the scheduled time and location, a forfeit must be declared.

Replacing a missing official
Posted on April 21, 2013 by SRA
Referees,

Occasionally things happen that are out of our control.  Perhaps you’re violently ill from that Chinese food you ate last night.  Whatever the reason, if you absolutely, positively, cannot do a game you’ve been assigned, let your assignor know immediately!  Assignments are made for a reason — do NOT try to find a replacement for yourself.

If you are running late to a game, you should call the other officials assigned to the game to let them know.  Every assigning system has the ability to give you the phone number and email address of the other officials on a game.  In the Super Liga system, you can right-click on an official’s name to get this information.  Make sure you have contact information for the other officials available to you before game time!

If you are at a field to work a game, and one of the other assigned officials is not there, it is OK for another certified referee who is properly dressed to fill in and be paid.  However, you MUST let the assignor know that this happened afterwards so that they can get proper credit for working the match!
Misconduct memo
Posted on April 21, 2013 by SRA

Please read this entire memo on misconduct. It is important that all referees are consistent when issuing yellow/red cards.

Misconduct:
Law 12 identifies the seven categories for which a player may be cautioned and shown the yellow card along with the seven categories for which a player may be sent off and shown a red card. Below is a simplified list of yellow and red card offenses. Referees should read Part B of Law 12 in the “Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game” book.

When to Punish Misconduct:
Law 5 empowers the referee to take “disciplinary action against players guilty of cautionable (yellow card) and sending-off (red card) offenses. The referee is not obligated to take this action immediately for yellow cards, but can do so when the ball next goes out of play.”

When a referee sees a cautionable misconduct on the field (could be on the bench by a player), he/she shall either stop play for the foul or misconduct and issue the appropriate card or continue play. If play is continued, the referee must then issue the card at the next stoppage and not wait until a later time in the game to issue the card. Make sure the “punishment fits the crime”. Play must be stopped for a red card offense.

Yellow card (caution) offenses:

  1. Guilty of Unsporting Behavior
  2. Dissent by words or action
  3. Persistent Infringement of the laws
  4. Delays the Restart of play
  5. Fails to Respect required Distance
  6. Enters field Without Permission
  7. Deliberately Leaves the field Without Permission

*If play is stopped to caution a player, the referee will give an indirect free kick to the opposing team unless the offense included a foul calling for a direct free kick.

Red Card (Send Off) offenses:

  1. Guilty of Serious Foul Play
  2. Guilty of Violent Conduct
  3. Spits at an opponent or others
  4. Denies a Goal by Handling the ball
  5. Denies a Goal by a Foul
  6. Uses Offensive, insulting or Abusive Language
  7. Receives a Second Caution in the same match

ALL referees should read the “Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game” book! This book will help you become a better referee, will help you when you take recertification tests, and help you make the correct call using correct procedures.

 
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