AYSO Honolulu Region 178: Referees
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American Youth Soccer Organization Honolulu Region 178 Area O Section 7 
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Wednesday, August 20
Referee Courses on August 30, 2008 Cancelled
Both the U6/U8 Official Course and the Regional (Basic) Referee Course scheduled for Saturday, August 30, have been CANCELED. We plan to reschedule the U6/U8 Official Course and to offer an Assistant Referee (AR) course for the upper divisions some time in early September, but date(s), time(s) and location(s) have not been identified. Please continue to check the web site for updates.
Email Michael Robotham, Regional Referee Administrator (referee@aysoregion178.org) if you have any questions.
Sunday, June 15
Fall 2008 Referee Courses Scheduled
Regional (Basic) Referee and U8 Official Courses have been scheduled for Fall 2008. Courses will be held in the main classroom building of Manoa District Park.
- Those who will be refereeing in the U6 or U8 division and have NOT
attended a U8 or Regional referee course should attend ONE of the
following classes:
- Saturday, August 16, 2008, 9:00 am - 11:30 am
- Saturday, August 23, 2008, 9:00 am - 11:30 am
- Saturday, August 30, 2008, 9:00 am - 11:30 am
- Those who will be refereeing in the U10 or higher divisions and have NOT
attended a referee course (either U8 or Regional) in the past 3 years should attend ONE of the
following classes:
- Saturday, August 16, 2008, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Saturday, August 23, 2008, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Saturday, August 30, 2008, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Those who will be refereeing in the U10 or higher divisions and have attended the U8 official course within the past 3 years may attend ONE of the following classes:
- Saturday, August 16, 2008, noon - 4:30 pm
- Saturday, August 23, 2008, noon - 4:30 pm
- Saturday, August 30, 2008, noon - 4:30 pm
Attendees should bring a pen or pencil and something to write on. Attedees for the all day session should bring lunch.
Pre-registration for the class and as an AYSO volunteer is encouraged but not required. Sign up as a volunteer and/or register for the class at http://www.eayso.org
Referee Tools You Can Use
Every referee should have copies of the AYSO National Rules & Regulations, the AYSO Edition of the Laws of the Game, and AYSO Guidance for Referees and Coaches. These documents are provided in the Handouts section of our website.
Handout: Referee
AYSO / USSF Referee Cross Certification
Cross-certification is available to referees of AYSO and USSF who have been certified as referees for sx months or more and who are not certified wth both organizations. All games officated for AYSO or USSF may be applied toward the cerfification requirements of ether AYSO or USSF. The diagonal system of control is the ony recognized system of control.
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AYSO Referee Certification Level |
USSF Referee Certification Level |
| Regional Referee (no cross certification) | Grade 9 (no cross certification) |
| Intermediate Referee to USSF Grade 8 | Grade 8 to AYSO Regional |
| National Referee to USSF Grade 7 | Grade 7 to AYSO Intermediate |
| Grade 6 and above to AYSO Advanced |
Handout: Referee
Thursday, June 22
2006 AYSO Summary of Changes to the Laws of the Game
AYSO has provided a summary of changes to the Laws of the Game. The summary is available in the Referee Handouts section of this site.
Handout: Referee
FIFA Laws of the Game
Click on the title "FIFA Laws of the Game" to link to the FIFA website. You can download the latest version of the Laws of the Game. These are the rules used around the world. There are modifications made by AYSO and specifically by AYSO Honolulu Region 178 which are posted below.
"Can You Line The Next Game?"
A five minute crash course in soccer rules is available for download.
Handout: Referee
Calling Fouls is Important for Referees
Please click the link below and then go to the article entitled "Calling Fouls is Important for Referees" for a discussion of this subject.
Handout: Referee
U-6 Guidelines
These are the rules (with the current modifications to the FIFA Laws of the Game) for U6 play in AYSO Honolulu Region 178.
Handout: Referee
U-8 Guidelines
These are the rules (with the current modifications to the FIFA Laws of the Game) for U8 play in AYSO Honolulu Region 178.
Handout: Referee
U-10 Guidelines
These are the current modifications to the FIFA Laws of the Game for U10 play in AYSO Honolulu Region 178.
Handout: Referee
U-12 Guidelines
These are the current modifications to the FIFA Laws of the Game for U12 play in AYSO Honolulu Region 178.
Handout: Referee
Referee and Assistant Referee Signals
These are the signals for Referees and Assistant Referees.
Handout: Referee
Points of Emphasis for Referees
1. Fill out the game cards accurately and completely, including quarters not played and all sportsmanship categories. Fulfilling this portion of referee duties is important to the success of our program for our children.
2. Call fouls, especially when safety (player falling down) and fun (painful elbowing/kicking) is at stake. When safety is at stake (collision with players falling down), make your best call rather than allow unsafe play to continue without consequence.
3. Blow your whistle loudly and sharply to stop play.
4. Do not handle ball. Teach the players how to handle ball for restarts. Only time referee should handle ball is for drop ball.
5. Stop play immediately for player injury especially if play is continuing near injured player. If in doubt, stop play.
6. On goal kicks, attacking team should not enter penalty area (big semi-circle or big rectangle) until ball completely leaves penalty area, defending team can be in penalty area and no player other than player taking goal kick should touch ball until ball completely leaves penalty area.
7. U-6/U-8 referees should review the U-6/U-8 guidelines posted below. All others should review the Laws of the Game and age group guidelines posted below.