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Most Rivertowns United travel teams play in the Westchester Youth Soccer League (WYSL). The WYSL hires certified referees to officiate its matches. To encourage referees to sign up for Rivertowns United home games and to promote refereeing in general, Rivertowns United created a reimbursement offer (details below).
Rivertowns United is a soccer club with soccer teams that play in league matches. Soccer clubs do not train or certify referees or assign referees to league matches. A referee organization trains and certified referees. Assignors associated with leagues assign referees to matches within their league.
Find helpful links to the referee organization websites below – and follow those links to learn about becoming a USSF-certified youth soccer referee
***Becoming a Certified Referee with the Goal of Officiating WYSL Travel Soccer Games ***
Most Rivertowns United travel teams play in the WYSL, which is why information is provided about refereeing WYSL matches.
Who is eligible to become a referee? Anyone 14+ who becomes a USSF-certified referee -- you have to be 14 to start the training
What do travel soccer referees get paid?
Payments are made through a banking app within the referee sign up system.
WYSL Game Fees (as shared by the WYSL referee assignor)
CR = center referee, AR = assistant referee
Youth referees are generally eligible to officiate U9-U12 as CR and U13-U19 as AR.
· U17-U19 - $125 CR / $80 AR
· U15/U16 - $115 CR / $75 AR
· U14/U13 - $105 CR / $65 AR
· U11/U12 - $85 CR (single ref)
· U9/U10 - $75 CR (single ref)
EDP Game Fees
Fees can be found here: https://newyorkclubsoccer.com/leagues/referee-fees
What is USSF referee training? The U.S. Soccer Federation provides referee training and certification (similar to the Red Cross training and certifying lifeguards). As of August 2024, the referee training course cost $170. Advanced registration is required. There are three parts:
>>> 4.5 hours of self-paced online coursework (completed at the latest, a week before the Zoom course date, so plan ahead)
>>> 2 hour Zoom class, led by an instructor
>>> 2 hours in-person training on a soccer field, led by an instructor
Where can I find more information and sign up for training?
WYSL website: https://www.wyslsoccer.org/become-a-ussf-referee
ENYSRA website: https://enysreferee.org/how-to-become-a-referee
WSRO website:: https://wsroref.com/
How do I get recertified once my badge expires? Active referees need to renew their certification each year. The recertification coursework is done through online modules and referees should use the same username and password so that the system recognizes them as returning referees. Find info on the WSRO and ENYSRA websites.
What do I do after I am certified, or recertified, to be able to sign up for WYSL games? The WSRO advises that you need to notify the WYSL assignor, Victor Borges, that you have just gotten your certification, and he will advise/set you up in the referee assignment system where you can sign up for games and later, get paid for games. Victor's email is: [email protected]
TRAVEL SOCCER REIMBURSEMENT OFFER FROM RIVERTOWNS UNITED FC
We created our reimbursement offer to encourage teenagers and adults to become certified referees and incentivize them to officiate Rivertowns United's WYSL home games. This offer applies only one time per calendar year. It is valid through the end of Fall 2024 WYSL soccer season.
If you referee THREE Rivertowns United games, Rivertowns United will reimburse you for the USSF training cost (new or recertifying) and the cost of the WSRO dues.
REIMBURSEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Send the following SIX items all at once to [email protected]
-- 1 --- Your name/mailing address for the purpose of mailing the reimbursement check
-- 2 --- Receipt from obtaining or renewing your USSF certification (for the payment for the USSF Grassroots Learning Center coursework). For newly certifying referees, the coursework cost $170 in 2024. The cost of recertifying in subsequent years is about half that amount. If you need to search for the receipt in your email -- the email address that sends receipts is [email protected]. Alternately, log into your account and find the receipt at https://learning.ussoccer.com/
-- 3 --- Receipt from paying the Westchester Soccer Referee Organization dues. E.g., in 2024, the dues were $50 for new members, $75 for re-upping members. If you need to search for the receipt in your email (or your parent's) -- the email address that send receipts is: [email protected]. Alternately, log into your account and find the receipt under your profile then "invoices and payments" at https://wsroref.wildapricot.org/
-- 4, 5, 6 --- Proof of having refereed THREE Rivertowns United WYSL or EDP games (home or away). The proof would be a screenshot of your payment for each game -- or a shot that shows payment for all three games. Your role can be Center Referee or Assistant Referee.
For your convenience, here is a list of Rivertowns United WYSL travel team home fields. For the offer to apply, the match needs to be on one of these home fields, with a Rivertowns United team playing in the match -- OR -- an away game, with Rivertowns United team playing in the match.
Burke Estate, Hastings
Concord Road Elementary School, Ardsley
Dobbs Ferry High School, Dobbs Ferry
Springhurst Elementary School, Dobbs Ferry
Waterfront Park, Dobbs Ferry
NOTE -- Greenburgh United teams also play on Springhurst; their home games do not apply unless they are playing against a Rivertowns United team.