2011 Regional Upgrade Program

 

The Regional Referee Upgrading Program is designed for District Referees 18 years if age & older who are seeking promotion to the Regional List of Referees in Ontario. 

The program includes a required fitness test, assessments, passing a laws of the game exam and a two day education session.

Prerequisites to attend course
  • Must be 18 years of age as of April 1st, the year taking the course
  • Must have a minimum of 2 years experience as a District Referee (C4 and/or C3).
  • Must receive recommendation to enter program from DRC
  • Must complete and send in application form & clinic fee by the published deadline
  • Must have run and passed the Regional Referee Fitness Standard & pass a laws of the game exam with a mark of 80% or higher prior to attending the two day in-service training session 
  • Must have received a minimum one assessment by a minimum District Assessor at a Senior Level game the season prior to taking the course and will be required to be included with the application form.
  • One important note is that any referee applying to the program, MUST include at least 1 assessment from 2010 with his or her application form.
Course Fee
  • The cost of the course will be $160. (Course fee will be refunded if referee fails to pass Regional Fitness Test prior to the annual May 15th deadline)
   Course fee includes
  • Two days of training
  • Lunch on both days
  • A travel subsidy for those travelling over 200kms one way (with the prior approval of the Manager of Referee Development)
      Requirements for successful upgrade to a Regional Referee
  • Pass Fitness Test at the Regional Referee standard
  • Pass multiple choice exam with a mark of 80% or better. The exam is based solely on the Laws of the Game.
  • Referee in a minimum of 20 qualifying games (competitive U18 games and above).
  • Work as an assistant referee in a minimum of 5 qualifying games (competitive U16 games and above).
  • Receive a minimum of 3 assessments as a Referee over the period of 20 qualifying games. Assessments are reviewed by a review committee at the conclusion of the year and a decision will be made regarding the referee's status. Note that simply meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee upgrade to Regional Referee.
  • REFEREES HAVE 1 SEASON TO COMPLETE REQUIREMENTS. Referees who fail to complete the requirements will be required to re-start the program if they wish to continue with their upgrade.

The deadline to send in your application to the Regional Upgrade Program  is March 1st, 2011.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
 

Any questions about the Regional Referee Upgrading Program, please contact Lyndon Hooper at lhooper@soccer.on.ca  or (905) 264-9390 ext 236