Referee Training

AYSO has 5 levels of referee certifications. If you are a new referee you will need one of the first 2 depending on your child’s age.

  • U8 Official – Required to officiate U7 and U8 matches (no referees for U6)
  • Regional Referee – Required for referees doing U10 and above
  • Intermediate Referee – Recommended for referees doing U12 and above
  • Advanced Referee – Recommended for referees doing U14 and above
  • National Referee – Recommended for referees doing U16 and above

2010 training calendar for regions 43 and 45

The U8 Official class is one weeknight or one weekend half-day. The U8 to Regional Referee Upgrade class is two weeknights (part 1 and part 2) or one weekend half-day (parts 1 and 2 combined). If you are not currently a U8 Official and are jumping straight to the Regional Referee level of certification, you must sign up for and complete both: the U8 Official course followed by the Upgrade to Regional Referee courses.

Training Course registration

  • Review the schedule below

  • RSVP on WebYouthSoccer by selecting the course(s) in the Parent->Volunteer section.
  • Follow the new referees instructions for Safe Haven and eAYSO registration prior to your training.
  • Can’t find a date that works? Check out the nearby AYSO regions at the end of this page
  • Need to cancel an existing RSVP? This cannot be done in WebYouthSoccer; you can either reply to the instructor’s email if you already received one or contact rra@ayso43.org
  • Want to review the training material? See this page.


(Click on an event above to get details)

Training calendar for nearby regions

Please follow their instructions by clicking an event and RSVP so that they know the quantity of training material to order. Please remember that you are a guest when you take training in their region/area. Also you will need to obtain your referee uniform and equipment from us once your training is complete.

  • BLUE = Palo Alto AYSO, Region 26
  • RED = Area 2A North ( Menlo Park, Portola Valley )
  • GREEN = Area 2J ( West San Jose, Saratoga, Cupertino )

Advanced Referee Training

The Intermediate Referee and Advanced Referee training clinics are offered periodically by AYSO Area 2A (see the training calendar at http://www.ayso2a.org/calendar/calendar.php#August). The Advanced Referee and National Referee training clinics are offered July 17-19, 2009 at the Golden Gate Camp (http://www.section2.org/goldenga.htm) at Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont, and at the Ken Aston Referee Camp in Long Beach.