Outdoor Recreational Soccer Referee
Online Spring 2020 Referee Application - Click on Link
Please follow this link to complete and submit the registration
Spring 2020 season games are played on Saturdays, mostly mornings.
A Confirmation email and what happens next will be sent before the Ref Meetings
Referee Requirements
1. MANDATORY MEETING - ALL referees (USSF certified and non-certified) must attend one of these two meetings:
TBA
2. MANDATORY PAPERWORK: ALL referees and assistant referees MUST complete and submit the following paperwork to Jamie Boe in the WAA office before they will be assigned games. Having the paperwork completed to turn in at the meeting is strongly recommended.
1. W9 tax form
2. Work permit documents- referees under the age of 16 MUST complete a work permit as required by the state of Illinois. The work permit process requires advanced planning. (See instructions.) Work permits are good for one calendar year. See note below regarding 13 year-olds and employment at WAA.
Special Rules for 13 year old soccer referee and linesmen:
House Bill 5996 makes a change to the Child Labor Law that allows a not-for-profit youth club, park district, municipal park or recreation department to hire 13 year olds to officiate youth athletic events providing the following criteria are met:
- A parent or guardian of the officiating minor must be present while the minor is officiating.
- The employer must obtain an employment certificate for the minor from the local high school or school district.
- The minor is limited to 3 hours of work per day on school days and 4 hours of work on non-school days.
- The minor may not officiate more than 10 hours per week and may not work past 9:00pm.
- The officiating minor must be at least 3 years older than the youths participating in the sporting event or someone at least 16 years of age must be officiating the same event.
Interested in becoming a USSF certified Soccer Referee? Visit http://www.illinoissoccerrefereecommittee.org/