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Regional referee (minimum age 12)
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Intermediate Referee (minimum age 14)
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Advanced Referee (minimum age 16)
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National Referee (minimum age 18)
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Regional Referee (minimum age 12)
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# of Games:
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No minimum number of games required
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Training:
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Basic Referee Course (Plus Safe Haven Certification)
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Testing:
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75% or better on the Regional Referee Exam
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Assessment:
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Not required
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Fitness Test:
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Not required
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Service Units:
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None required
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Intermediate Referee (minimum age 14)
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# of Games:
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25 as referee with at least 5 in U-12 matches
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Training:
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Intermediate Referee Course
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Testing:
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90% or better on the Intermediate Referee Exam
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Assessment:
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See note 3 below.
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Fitness Test:
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Not required - practice for AYSO Physical Fitness Test is recommended
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Service Units:
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None required
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Advanced Referee (minimum age 16)
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# of Games:
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50 as Referee (10 in U-14) and 5 as an Assistant Referee (in U-14)
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Training:
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Advanced Referee Course
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Testing:
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90% or better on the Advanced Referee Exam
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Assessment:
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One each as Referee and Assistant Referee in a U-14 match
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Fitness Test:
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Complete the AYSO Physical Fitness Test for this level.
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Service Units:
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Do a minimum of five service units. See note 4 and 5 below.
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National Referee (minimum age 18)
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No. of Games:
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100 as Referee with at least 30 in U-16 and U-19 matches of which at least 15 must be in U-19, if available, and 25 as Assistant Referee with at least 10 in U-19, if available. The Section Referee Administrator may authorize substitution of U-16 for U-19, if U-19 matches are not available.
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Training:
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Complete the National Referee Course. At least 80 matches as Referee prior to attending the National Referee Course is required.
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Testing:
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90% or better on the National Referee Exam
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Assessment:
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Two assessments as Referee in U-16 or U-19 with at least one in U-19, if available, and one as Assistant Referee in a U-19 match, if available. The Section Referee Administrator may authorize substitution of U-16 for U-19, if U-19 matches are not available.
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Fitness Test:
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Complete the AYSO Physical Fitness Test for this level.
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Service:
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Do an additional five service units. See note 4 below.
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Notes:
1. Field assessments for level upgrades must be done in a typical AYSO match in the age group specified, using the Diagonal System of Control. Matches used for upgrade assessments must be of the duration specified for that particular age group in the AYSO National Rules and Regulations except that U-16 and U-19 matches shortened by no more than 5 minutes per half are acceptable.
2. If requested by the referee being assessed, a higher division match or a non-AYSO match of the equivalent age division (or higher) may be used for the assessment.
3. Applicants for Intermediate Referee level must be mentored by a Referee Mentor (or assessor) and recommended for upgrade by the Regional Referee Administrator or the Regional Director of Referee Assessment. At least one observation as a Referee is required, and one as an Assistant Referee is recommended.
4. Service units consist of:
a. Observer-Friend observations;
b. Mentoring of new referees for development or upgrade;
c. Serving as a Referee Administrator, Director of Referee Instruction or as a Director of Referee Assessment;
d. Instructing Referee Courses;
e. Instructing Referee Assessor Training Courses;
f. Assessing candidates for upgrade in referee level, if qualified.
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i. No more than two (2) service units may be credited by an applicant for mentoring/observing an individual referee, or one (1) service unit per instruction course or one (1) service unit per year for an administrative function