NEW SOCCER REFEREE COURSES:  USSF Grade 8 (not a school grade)

• COMPLETED: August 12th to August 28th, 2011  
• AVAILABLE:   March 10th and 11th, 2012 (2 day course) at Manassas City Police Department’s Community Room, 9518 Fairview Avenue, Manassas, VA

2012:  RECERTIFICATION COURSES FOR  GRADE 8 (not a school grade) USSF REFEREES    

2 recertification courses will be offered at  Sully District Government Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA

•  CHOOSE ONE COURSE DATE:    January 15th, 2012 OR March 25th, 2012 

2012:  UPGRADE 8 COURSE ONLY for former Grade 9 or 12 USSF Referees from 2011 USSF Certification

• February 26th and March 4th, 2012 (2 day course) at Sully District Government Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA

SPECIAL NOTE:  ALL sessions of any USSF course shall be attended by the registered course participant in their entirety for each session in order to both complete the course, and take the final written examination.  To pass the course, the course participant must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% or higher in order to be awarded the 2012 USSF Certification and Badge. 

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY with Virginia State Referee Program’s website at www.vadcsoccerref.com for all information regarding the individual course date(s), times, and locations.  ALL 2012 USSF Courses require pre-registration and pre-payment of $65 by credit card that covers the 2012 USSF Registration and course materials.  Instructions for completing the 2 part online registration process with both USSF and the Virginia State Referee Program are listed at www.vadcsoccerref.com     Pre-register and pre-pay by credit card as soon as possible as class will quickly reach the maximum classroom size.  NO WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS.

PROCEDURES FOR NEW, RECERTIFICATION, OR UPGRADE USSF COURSES THAT ARE SPONSORED AT ANOTHER SOCCER CLUB’S COURSE:  Individuals are required to provide notification regarding your 2012   status to:

 Shirley Brice, SYA Soccer Referee Coordinator,13907 Whetstone Manor Court, Clifton, VA 20124. This information needs to be provided both upon registering for the course, and also immediately after completing the course so that your information can be entered and updated in the SYA Soccer Referee Database for working for SYA Soccer Referee Program.

OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR SYA REFEREES:  For all  referees, both new and returning, planning to work for SYA Soccer Referee Program, there are additional administrative and payroll forms that must be completed in advance of the soccer season with the SYA Soccer Referee Assignor to be eligible for working game assignments with the SYA Soccer Referee Program.

The listing for the SYA Soccer Referees’ Business and In-Service Training Meetings are listed on the SYA Referee Calendar for each upcoming soccer season.   

For a complete listing for the 2012 Recertification, New Referee, and Upgrade Courses  that will be scheduled throughout the State of Virginia, please check with the Virginia State Referee Program’s website of www.vadcsoccerref.com as schedule is updated daily with additions, changes, and deletions of courses. AS REGISTER EARLY AND PRE-PAY BY CREDIT CARD.  THERE ARE NO WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS FOR ANY USSF COURSE.