The AYSO National Referee Program has identified various minimum certification levels that prepare a volunteer to safely manage a match of youth players. These certification levels are as follows:
| U-8 Official | 10 | 8U | Not Applicable |
| Assistant Referee | 12 | 8U | 10U, 12U |
| Regional Referee | 12 | 8U, 10U | 10U, 12U |
| Intermediate Referee | 14 | 8U,10U,12U | 10U, 12U, 14U |
| Advanced Referee | 16 | 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U | All Divisions |
| National Referee | 18 | All Divisions | All Divisions |
AYSO National Referee Training Matrix (2024)
AYSO National Referee Program Manual (2024)
How to Become a Referee
If you already have a Sports Connect account, but have never previously signed up to volunteer, you can login to your account and click the "volunteer" tab on the left side of the page. Click "Find Volunteer Roles". Then jump to bullet point 4 in Step one, "Register as a volunteer - AYSO Wiki" linked below
If you don't already have a Sports Connect account you can start right here at Step one
Step one - Also, the region website http://www.ayso112.org is our Sports Connect Portal.
Register as a volunteer - AYSO Wiki ***THIS MAY TAKE A DAY TO UPDATE
Step two - Create a Sports Connect account
Accessing AYSOU - AYSO Wiki
Step three - On line training - "Watch video first"
Take an online course - AYSO Wiki
Take the following courses under in Safe Haven:
- AYSO’s Safe Haven - Online
- CDC Concussion Awareness - Online
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Online
- Safesport - Online
Complete the Online Referee course:
- Regional Referee - Online + In-Person Companion Course - if you are 12 years old and older and want to referee 10U and continue to older levels - Then attend In-Person Companion Course.
- 8U Official Course - Online - if you are 11 years old and younger and only want to start out at 8U
See YOU on the soccer pitch -
Referee Administrator,
Ray