| Hello, and thank you for considering Volunteering to become an AYSO Referee for Region 9! |
| How to Volunteer as a Referee: First, register as a Volunteer Referee: |
| https://www.ayso9.org/Default.aspx?tabid=866537 |
| Special Notes: |
| Choose "Referee" whether you are an adult or youth. The System will know if you are under 18. Simple subtraction. |
| If you are the Lead SportsConnect account for your family -- i.e., your name is the one we see that registers the children and pays the registration fee -- you can use that account to volunteer as a Referee. If you are NOT the lead account, you must create your own SportsConnect account with its own separate e-mail address in order to volunteer. |
| If you are volunteering as a Team Referee for a Core Team so that your child's Team will have a Team Referee, choose the Division of your Child's team. |
| If you are volunteering as a Team Referee for a United Team so that your United Team can earn Team Referee Points, choose a 6U, 16U or 19U Division, so you are not accidentally placed as a Team Referee during team formation. Those Divisions do not have or do not use our Group of Referees. |
| If you are volunteering just to Referee because it is a great way to help your community's kids, choose a 6U, 16U or 19U Division, so you are not accidentally placed as a Team Referee during team formation. YES, THIS HAPPENS, EVERY YEAR! |
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| Included in your first-time Volunteering will be a request for a background check. You must submit a background check in order to be a Volunteer Referee. "Sterling" will send your e-mail a notification asking you to click the link. Check your junk e-mail for this if necessary. Click the link and complete the background check info. NOTE: Youths do not have to do this. |
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| After that, there is more. Since you will be working closely with children, State Law and USSF and AYSO want you to learn about Safety. |
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| So, here is everything you need to do and how, AFTER you register as a Volunteer: |
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| For Winter League Referee Courses at Region 9: |
| Note that to become certified as an AYSO Referee, you must take BOTH the Regional Online Portion AND the Companion Portion of the Regional Referee Online + Companion Course. No, the Annual Region 9 Meeting is NOT either of these. |
| 1. | Log on to the AYSO9 website |
| 2. | Click "Account" in the upperright hand corner where the silhouette is. |
| 3. | Click "Volunteer" on the left menu. |
| 4. | Your list of completions should pop up on the screen (use a PC for this, not your phone, if possible, as everythingI'm typing assumes a PC). |
| 5. | Click the AYSOU button. |
| 6. | Wait patiently for AYSOU to automatically log you in. |
| 7. | Click "Training Event" on the left menu. A calendar will pop up. |
| 8. | In the "Courses" box, type or paste, "Regional Referee Online + In-Person Companion Course" (there are three similarly named course, but only this one works). |
| 9. | Only Region 9 Courses will show on the Calendar, and they are usually held in January. |
| 10. | Click the one that you want to attend. |
| 11. | Click "Enroll" in the lower right corner. |
| 12. | Click "Enroll" in the pop-up box. |
| 13. | Click "My Training" on the left menu. |
| 14. | The "Regional Referee Online + In-Person Companion Course" box should show up. |
| 15. | Click "View" in that box. |
| 16. | Click the "Start" button in the "Regional Referee" box. |
| 17. | Take the course, and take the exam at the end. |
| 18. | Save the Certificate as a pdf, just in case of data issues. |
| 19. | Show up on the date and time (check the location) that you registered for the Comapnion (Field) Course. |
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| For AYSOU Safety Courses |
| 1. | Log on to the AYSO9 website |
| 2. | Click "Account" in the upperright hand corner where the silhouette is. |
| 3. | Click "Volunteer" on the left menu. |
| 4. | Your list of completions should pop up on the screen (use a PC for this, not your phone, if possible, as everythingI'm typing assumes a PC). |
| 5. | Click the AYSOU button. |
| 6. | Wait patiently for AYSOU to automatically log you in. |
| 7. | There are several Safety Courses you must also complete. |
| 8. | Click "Training Library." |
| 9. | In the "Safe Haven" box, click "View Courses" button. |
| 10. | You need to take three courses here: "Safe Haven," "CDC Concussion Awareness," and "Simon's Heart -- Sudden CardiacArrest." |
| 11. | Again, when you're done, save the completion certificates as a PDF, just in case they don't get noted on your "Volunteer" page. |
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| For SafeSport Safety Course only for Adults: Special Instructions |
| 1. | Log on to the AYSO9 website |
| 2. | Click "Account" in the upperright hand corner where the silhouette is. |
| 3. | Click "Volunteer" on the left menu. |
| 4. | Click the little box to the left of "SafeSport." |
| 5. | Click Renew & Update box in the lower right-hand corner. |
| 6. | A pop-up box will appear. |
| 7. | Click "here" in the second line. This will take you to SafeSport. |
| 8. | To create an account, USE THE SAME E-MAIL address as your AYSO Account! |
| 9. | Take the SafeSport Course. You must complete it in one sitting, else you'll have to start over. |
| 10. | At completion, your completion should transfer to SportsConnect. |
| 11. | At completion, download the Completion Certificate to yourself, in case your data do not transfer. |
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| Fingerprinting, only for Adults |
| Fingerprinting Information is on our website. |
| https://www.ayso9.org/Default.aspx?tabid=963736 |
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