Team Referee Requirements
It is the goal of the league to ensure that our players and the game of soccer are served by having a full crew of appropriately experienced referees for every match.
Team referees are the backbone of the league’s referee corps. While we do get help from some unaffiliated professional referees, more than 90% of games played on our fields must be covered by volunteer team referees.
These requirements are based on current playing schedules in various competitions and have been formulated to create a sustainable model that will meet our goal of providing a full crew of referees for every game.
JLYSSL Fall 2022 Team Referee Requirements Policy
JLYSSL requires every team to have at least one USSF-licensed, formally affiliated referee who completes the required number of game credits each season. It is also acceptable to have multiple Referees affiliated to one team but each affiliated Referee must complete at least 3 games during the fall season and the total Referee Credits must be met by the team between all of their affiliated referees.
Competitive Teams
U8-U12 7 credits
U13-U19 18 credits
Recreational Teams
U10-U12 7 credits
U14-U19 15 credits
Referee-Team Affiliation
Penalties
Team referees are the backbone of the league’s referee corps. While we do get help from some unaffiliated professional referees, more than 90% of games played on our fields must be covered by volunteer team referees.
These requirements are based on current playing schedules in various competitions and have been formulated to create a sustainable model that will meet our goal of providing a full crew of referees for every game.
JLYSSL Fall 2022 Team Referee Requirements Policy
JLYSSL requires every team to have at least one USSF-licensed, formally affiliated referee who completes the required number of game credits each season. It is also acceptable to have multiple Referees affiliated to one team but each affiliated Referee must complete at least 3 games during the fall season and the total Referee Credits must be met by the team between all of their affiliated referees.
Competitive Teams
U8-U12 7 credits
U13-U19 18 credits
Recreational Teams
U10-U12 7 credits
U14-U19 15 credits
Referee-Team Affiliation
- Each season, referees must setup an affiliation with their team in SportLynx. The instructions for this procedure can be found here. Contact your Club Referee Coordinators for help in finding an affiliated referee.
- The referee coordinators will give priority to neutral referees (referees who are unaffiliated with either team or who have no family members playing in the match) when assigning officials for each match. As a general guideline, team-affiliated referees are encouraged to come prepared to step in to work games for which they are qualified.
- If no referee has been assigned 24hrs before kick-off, the following procedures apply:
- Recreational teams: Coaches should come to an agreement on who will officiate the match.
- Competitive teams: Follow the instructions from the competition organizers. In general the Visiting Team has the right to provide refs. If affiliated refs are used, the Visiting Team may state they are playing under protest before the match begins.
- In both cases match results are reported normally. The affiliated referees will receive full pay and credit if they were properly licensed, in uniform, and confirmed by Jack London Assignor after the match.
Penalties
- Teams without an affiliated referee will not be allowed to schedule home games on league fields. If games have already been scheduled they will be cancelled until a team-affiliated referee is assigned. Club Referee Coordinators are responsible for working with teams to implement this rule.
- USDA teams are exempt from this requirement (refs provided by USDA)
- As of Spring 2019, there are no longer any u8/u9/u10 first season exemptions.
- All assignments (center or assistant) receive 1 credit
Compliance periods are August-February and March-July
Referee-Team Affiliation
Each season, referees must setup an affiliation with their team in SportLynx. The instructions for this procedure can be found here.
Referee-Team Affiliation
Each season, referees must setup an affiliation with their team in SportLynx. The instructions for this procedure can be found here.
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