Welcome to Magnolia Soccer's Youth Referee Program

Magnolia Soccer is one of the few leagues that has a youth referee program!

All our MOD games have a youth referee assigned to them that are at least two years older than the division they are participating in. While these young referees have attended a training clinic, many are still learning all the rules of soccer. Like the players themselves, this is all part of our youth development program.

Please be sure to read the Questions and Answers to learn more about the program and to understand the coaches and players exceptations.

MOD Soccer Referee Question and Answer

How do I sign up to referee a game?
You can sign up for a game on this website: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/weekly81
There you make an account with your name, email, etc.
Then you can sign up for one game at a time unless you are mentoring. An email will be sent out the day before the day you signed up for and will remind you when your game is.

Do I need anything to begin refereeing?
Yes, you need to get all your own ref gear. That is:

A whistle
A black with white shirt
Some kind of thing to keep time (Watch, Stopwatch, phone, or you could ask a couch to keep time for you)

How much do I get paid?
You will get paid 5 dollars per regular season game. 7 dollars and 50 cents for the World cup games on October 30th. Plus, anyone that referees a game will be invited to a pizza party at the end of the season!

When do I get paid?
You will get paid once for all the games you have refereed at the end of the season at the pizza party!

What do I do on Saturday's that I am signed up to referee a game?

Arrive about 5-10 minutes early
Go to the right field and find your teams
Introduce yourself to the coaches
Cleat and Jewelry check

When do I blow my whistle?
You blow your whistle every:

Beginning of game
End of half
Beginning of half
End of Game
(For younger aged players) when there is a stop of play for an out-of-bounds balls because they will just keep on playing!

Don't forget to blow your whistle loud and proud every time!
Blow like you mean it!

How do I know the player's will listen to me?
The players will have been told by their coaches and parents that you are the boss and to do whatever you say. If they do not listen to you, ask the coach to remind that player that you are the boss. If the same player continues to not listen to you, nicely ask the coach to sub the player out. Then, after the game, make sure that you tell Amanda about it. She will make sure that the coach and parents have a serious talk with that player.

What do I do if the coaches try to argue with me?
Some coaches will think because you are still a kid, you do not know any of the rules. Others hold you in high respect. You will have to work with both kind of coaches. The couches that do not hold you in high respect, if they start to tell you that you are wrong, then remind them that you are the referee. If they continue either ask them to quietly leave or ask the coach of the apposing team to ask that coach to leave. Then, after the game, tell Amanda about it. She will discuss with him or her about behavior to the referees. So no reason to worry!

What do I do if I have questions?
Contact Amanda Balter by email at Amanda.a.balter@gmail.com