MONTHLY REFEREE IN SERVICE TRAINING

During the COVID-19 circumstances, Cal South In Service training make-up links continue to be available for the referee community. If you were unable to attend your local referee association’s meeting, you still have the opportunity to do it online. You simply click on the YouTube links provided below and watch the training. Then come back to this page to click on the respective quick survey link after to answer a few questions. That’s it!

A few items to note: Spanish versions will soon be available. Completing the survey will ensure you receive attendance credit for that month’s training.

2021 Training

Upcoming in June
Topic: Receiving/Accepting Game Assignments 101

  • To be held on Wed, Jun 16, 2021 7:00–8:00 PM PDT
  • To register for this live event, click here
January February
Topic: Penalty Area Decisions Topic: Moments of Trust
  • Take the Review
    (Required for In Service Training) – click here
  • Take the Review (Required for Certification) – click here
March April
Topic: RTP and Law Review Topic: The Essence of the Referee
There were significant LAW changes in the 2019/20 edition and with the very short season, it is best to review these before we return to play. Remember we are now using the 2020/21 edition of the IFAB Laws of the Game.

  • Laws of the Game Changes and Clarifications, including summary of the changes: 2019/2020 | 2020/2021
  • Review of 2019/20 IFAB Law Changes: Part 1 | Part 2
 Take the Review (Required for Certification):
May Upcoming in June
Topic: Game Management of Challenging Situations Topic: Receiving/Accepting Game Assignments 101
  • To be held on Wed, Jun 16, 2021 7:00–8:00 PM PDT
  • To register for this live event, click here
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – click here

March April
Topic: Emotion or dissent? Topic: Pre-game
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here
May June
Topic: Handling Topic: Assistant Referee Response
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here
  • Second quiz is also available. If you scored less than
    8 out of 10 on the first review, you may want to
    consider taking this second quiz – Please click here.
  • To review the Laws of the Game – Please click here.
July August
Topic: Laws of the Game 2020/21 Review Topic: Grassroots Course with 2020-2021 Law Review
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here
  • Links to the US Soccer Quiz
  • Cal South requires five (5) hours of training to recertify each year.
    For those that watch this presentation and complete the quiz,
    you will receive credit for 1 hour of training.
September October
Topic: Referee-Specific Return-to-Play Topic: Key Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct) Incidents
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here
  • Take the Review (Required for In Service Training) – Please click here.
November