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Orange County Soccer Officials Association
9550 Warner Ave, Suite 250, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714 514-2045 voice
714 908-0433 fax
tommyref7@aol.com

New referee training requirements

Thank you for your interest in our organization. The O C soccer officials is the largest and most experienced group in the state, officiating over 4500 matches in a 12 week period, Dec 1 thru the middle of February each year. We are always trying to increase our membership so please read the following items and try and get the training certification completed. These requirements are mandated by the CIF, the gaming authority and the SCSOA, our parent organization. They are not subject to waiver.

First year high school referees must attend 18 hours of classroom and general session training. Please locate the training schedule elsewhere on the website, www.ocsoa.org. Please try and attend the training in class sequence if possible, as the training follows from session 1 thru 3. Upon completion of the training, we will clear you for assignments thru our assignor. The assignor is an independent contractor who does this for a living. He will advise you of the fees and assignment criteria. The dues for membership for this year is $75 which includes your membership in the SCSOA organization and the insurance they provide. The cost for their portion of the fees is $30.

First year officials are also required to be assessed on the field. That cost is $35 which must be paid along with the registration fee. You will be assessed during the first week of the season for rating purposes which helps us and the assignor get you on the games which match your ability level.
Our training begins in September and finishes in October. We do not have the ability to add officials to the list of certified officials once we submit it to the C I F office. These requirements are not made to discourage new applicants. They are necessary to maintain the high quality of officiating required in order to supply the best-trained officials to our high school players, coaches and schools. We currently have 215 members, probably the largest such organization in the country. Games begin at 2:30 or 3:00 most afternoons and all day Saturday. There are no evening or Sunday matches. Game fees are $55 for a single match, officiated with two officials. Sometimes we have only a single official for a match and we have a large number of 3 man system games.
I hope this information is helpful and encourages you to join our group. You can contact me at 714 51402045 or at tommyref7@aol.com