Referees

Info for Referees & Assistant Refs (Linesmen)

- Norm's Club Referee Need-to-Know (really read this)
- CYSA California Soccer League (CCSL) Rules
- Referee Payment Schedule and Game Lengths
- Finding Referee Assignments
- Becoming a Referee or Assistant Referee (Linesmen)
- Referee Evaluation using Redwood League website (reference only)

CYSA California Soccer League (CCSL) Rules

- CYSA 2010/2011 Team Manual (includes Playing Rules)

- CCSL (CYSA Cal Soccer League) Playing Rules (supercedes CYSA Rules) (July 2010 snapshot)

- Bay & Coast Region Modifications to CCSL Rules (supercedes CCSL Rules) (Sept 2010 snapshot)

- CCSL 2011 Coast and Bay Spring Playing Rules -(supercedes Bay & Coast Modifications)

- CCSL (CYSA Cal Soccer League) Playing Rules (supercedes CYSA Rules) (Apr 28, 2011 snapshot)

- CCSL Red Card Send Off Procedure: Referee officials To file a CCSL Coast or Bay Division match send off (red card) report click here. Fill out the web based form, hit submit and a pdf of the send off report will be emailed to you with additional instructions. Please do this within 24 HOURS of the match. You should contact the referee assignor in the League that the send off was given and report the incident. As a reference, here is a blank Send Off Report that you may print and carry to capture the information. If you are a player or coach that has  received a send off (red card) in a CCSL  Coast Spring League  match, this link (http://www.d2sra.org/home/suspensions) will take you to the site for a  listing of all send offs. The player pass will be sent to your League President or send off coordinator and will be returned to the team when the suspension has been served.   Please allow 48 hours for the send off to be posted.

Game cards will be 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper printed by the home team manager and brought to the field.  A maximum of 3 guest players are allowed for each league game; this may differ in Spring League   The first 4 digits of the pass must match the team's passes (note: The first 4 digits include all Redwood League registered players which means, for example, that a Burlingame player may guest on a Stanford Soccer Club team).  In the fall a registered Gold and Silver player (formerly known as Class 1) is NOT allowed to play down to a Copper and Bronze (formerly Class 3) division; in the spring any player of correct age/gender with the same first 4 digits of the pass may play for any team (i.e., no Gold/Silver/Bronze/Copper distinction). You can not determine the player's registered division from the player card information (i.e., it is an honor system for the most part).  An opposing coach can protest but he would have to bring it up with the league on Monday morning.).

You may self-assign or request a game using the Peninsula Soccer Referees Association.  But your profile must have your USSF ID and USSF Year (what year your badge says) entered.  By the way, registration for 2011 badges is open at www.ussoccer.info.  All refs are required to renew their badges annually.   By Spring all of you should have a 2011 badge. Also, please realize that you have an established ranking in the system and each match has a ranking. If your ranking is lower than the match ranking, you won't be able to self-assign. But you can still request the match.  Also, managers are able to evaluate a referee's performance after each match. 

One more thing... with the new league, things are especially chaotic.  Please be patient with an increased # of late rescheduling of games and probably other glitches.

Regards,

Norm Picker
Ref Assignor
Stanford Soccer club
650-996-0301

Referee Payment Schedule and Game Lengths

Referee payment is based on the duration of the game not the age of the players.  As you can see from the 2 charts below, Norcal and Redwood league games differ in length.   

CCSL Game Length (2012)

Norcal Game Length  (2012)

Finding Referee Assignments

Refs sign up and access the most recent listing of SSC games and ref opportunities at the Peninsula Soccer Referees Association site. Using a tab at the top you can register as a referee. If you are already associated with the Redwood League as a player, parent, coach, or manager, you must instead send an email to webmaster@pensra.org and request that "referee role" be added to your profile.

Becoming a Referee or Assistant Referee (Linesmen)

SSC is always looking for referees. Referees must be at least Grade 8 certified by United States Soccer Federation; the club can help you gain certification, training programs are usually held at least twice a year.  Upcoming classes can be found at http://www.d2sra.org/train/instruct_entry.lasso.

SSC referees are paid on the field by the home team via cash or check at the end of the game. Refs are paid based on the length of the game. For details on the payscale for both Norcal, CYSA Cal Soccer League (CCSL) and District 2 play please go to Referees Need to Know.

Licensed referees must be in uniform and wear badge (regardless of age). Referees (center and assistants) should report at the field no later than 20 minutes before the game, dress in the standard referee uniform, and bring the appropriate equipment (license badge, rule book, pen, flags, etc.).

These guidelines are used in Referee assignments: (1) All games U13 and older need an Adult center referee, (2) for games U12 and younger, a Center Referee needs to be at least 2 years older than the players, (3) an Assistant Referee needs to be at least the same age (or very close) as the players, (4) a Referee must not referee a game with a relative on the team.

To be considered as a referee, please send an email with your qualifications to referees@stanfordsoccerclub.org.

Referee Evaluation using Redwood League website

Teams are encouraged to "rate the referee". The procedure is described in the club manager's Game Day Requirements.