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Admin
 
F.A.S.T Freedom Area Soccer Teams
FAST
184 Snyder Drive
Rochester, Pennsylvania
15074
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Referee Classes
Anyone wanting to become a Referee or Current Referees that still need to Recert for 2006 please check out the link for the nearest class.
New Course Offered
New Course Offered This Fall
There will be a special re-cert for Grade 9 referees who are at least 16 years old or those with at least two years experience this fall. The course is designed to upgrade the certification of those attending to grade 8. The cost is $45.00.
Each district is asked to schedule one of these courses. The course will be eight hours in length and will include the grade 8 bridge course. Interested clubs should contact their district referee rep.
Entry Level Information
As the time of year approaches for new referees to register to take an entry-level course here are a few bits of information that will help make the process easier.
A referee “grade” is a level of certification and has nothing to do with school.
Referees younger than 16 years of age must take the Grade 9 course; the cost is $40.00 and requires 12 hours class time.
Referees 16 years of age and older can certify two ways; the referee can take the Grade 9 course ($40.00-12 hours) and then take the Bridge course ($10.00-9 hours) to attain a Grade 8 certification or take the Grade 8 course (cost is $50.00-21 hours).
A referee younger than 16, but with two (2) years experience as a Grade 9 referee may take the Bridge course to certify as a Grade 8 referee once they’ve re-certified as Grade 9.
The Grade 9 course certifies referees to work recreation, recreation plus and transitional games (In-house and Travel Divisions 2, 3, 4, B, and C)
The Grade 8 course certifies referees to work all levels of competition within PA West Soccer.
Why start with Grade 9? Most referees will begin their referee career working In-house and Travel games for younger age groups that are classified recreation or recreation plus. The Grade 9 badge qualifies those referees for those games, requires fewer hours in the classroom, and is $10.00 less expensive than the Grade 8 certification. PA West Soccer Youth Division Playing Rules also require a referee to be two (2) years older than the age group playing the match he or she will be officiating and the Grade 9 certification is good up to age U14 in the recreation, recreation plus and transitional levels of play, so this certification makes perfect sense for younger (ages 12-14) referees because they can’t work games played by older players that require a Grade 8 badge.
How to register for a course: Visit the Referee Calendar and find the course that best fits your schedule. Email or call the contact listed on the calendar to register for the class.
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