REFEREE CLASSES for 2003
Region 109 (2/A/109), Menlo Park, California

For a description of the introductory clinics, please see Becoming an AYSO referee.

The more advanced clinics are described briefly in Becoming a better referee and the Referee's Handbook.

All referees MUST attend some clinic in the Fall of 2003. Referees not attending an introductory or upgrade clinic should plan on attending a "refresher" clinic.  New Law books and Referee's Handbooks are available at all clinics.

Find it here:

Types of Clinics

If you are... Your best bet For a description, see
New to Under-8 Under-8 Clinic Becoming an AYSO referee
New to Under-9 and above Regional Referee Class (U9 +) Becoming an AYSO referee
Returning Regional Referee Refresher Clinic Becoming a better referee
Regional Ref ready to upgrade Intermediate Referee Course Becoming a better referee
Area Ref ready to upgrade Advanced Referee Course Becoming a better referee

Clinic Location

All evening referee classes are at Burgess Recreation Center, 701 Laurel Street, in Menlo Park.  All evening classes start promptly at 6:30 pm and will last until about 9:45 pm. 

Referee Equipment

Referee equipment will be available during the evening classes on 8/27, 8/28, 9/2, and 9/4.

Under-8 Clinic

If you are a new referee for Under 8 year olds, you MUST attend one of the U8 classes. This clinic introduces potential new referees to AYSO soccer as it is played by 6 and 7 year olds (Under 7, Under 8) in Menlo Park. It assumes no prior knowledge of soccer. This clinic is a single, 3 hour class session.  The class sessions for the Under-8 clinic will be held twice in 2003: You may attend any one of these classes.

Regional Referee Course (New referee - U9 and above)

If you are a new referee for U9 or above, please attend of the Regional Referee courses. The Regional clinic covers the full Laws and prepares both experienced Under 8 referees and folks with no referee experience at all to referee games at the Under 10 level. You must attend all three sessions plus sit for the regional exam to referee U10s and U12s. You must pass the exam by a score of 75% or better (C+!) to earn your badge.

The Regional Referee class will be given once in 2003:
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Time/Location
9/2 (Tues) 9/3 (Wed) 9/4 (Thurs) 6:30 pm, Burgess Rec Center

Refresher Clinics / Intermediate Referee Course

If you are a returning referee in U9+ with a Regional Badge, please plan on attending one of the refresher courses.  "Refresher" clinics are designed to help referees who officiated games last season get "back into the flow" at the start of the Fall.  Any changes to the Laws will be covered in detail and questions and issues of interest to the attendees will be discussed.   New Law books and revised Referee Handbooks will be available.

In these classes, we will give the beginning units of the Intermediate Referee Course (previously the Area Referee Course).  This is the next badge level after the Regional course.  We will give all of the units over time.  Or, you can take the entire course at once.  Schedule TBD.

Refresher clinics will be held:

Advanced Referee Course

We expect to have an Advanced Referee course (previously known as the Section Referee Course) during the Fall season.  Check back here for more details.

Field Workshops

Please see the Palo Alto schedule for the dates and times of their fine series of on-field clinics this September.

Class Calendar

Classname Key:
RR   = Regional Referee class 1, 2, and 3
Refresher  = Refresher clinic
U8   = Under 8 referee class

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8/24 8/25
 		 8/26
 		 8/27
Refresher		 8/28
U8		 8/29 8/30
8/31 9/1 9/2
RR#1
U8		 9/3
RR#2 		9/4
RR#3
Refresher		 9/5 9/6
Practice games
   (U7 - U14)
9/7
First games (U16/19)		 9/8
 		 9/9
 		 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13
First games (U7-U14)

What if I Can't Make Classes in Menlo Park

Other regions offer compatible classes.  Feel free to take AYSO classes in any of our neighboring towns, just tell the instructor that you are from Region 109, and also tell the Region Referee Administrator that you are doing so.  Please find other regions class schedule here:

 

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