Regional Referee Requirements

Recertification Requirements for 2021

• Assessments
  • 90 minute; 11v11 matches only
  • Two (2) passing center assessments
    • One (1) must be amateur; one (1) must be highest youth level (18U to 19U)
  • Must be completed by two (2) different Regional Assessors (formerly Grade 5 Assessors)
    • ​One of the two (2) assessments must be completed by a Georgia Assessor
  • Assessments are $100; an assessor will not be assigned until payment has been received.
    • ​See Assessment Request Page for more details.
• Instruction
  • Qualifying instruction would include but is not limited to:
    • ​August 4th, 2019 clinic at Northgate, DA Events, Youth Regionals, or Amateur National Cup. Other events where instruction is provided may be approved at the discretion of the SRA.
• Fitness Test
  • Male: FIFA Women’s Referee Category 1
  • Female: FIFA Women’s Referee Category 3

Certification (Upgrade) Requirements for Current Grassroots Referees

The following Regional Referee Certification requirements must be completed between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. Note: You must be 18 years of age or older with a minimum of three (3) years experience as a certified referee.

First, you must notify both the SRA and SDA via email of your intention to upgrade.

• Assessments
  • 90-minute, 11v11 matches only
  • One (1) passing center developmental assessment required before continuing to upgrade assessments
    • ​Developmental assessment must be completed by a Georgia Assessor
  • Three (3) passing center assessments
    • Two (2) must be amateur; one (1) must be highest youth level (18U to 19U)
    • Must be completed by three (3) different Regional Assessors (formerly Grade 5 assessors)
      • ​One of the three (3) assessments must be completed by a Georgia Assessor
  • Assessments are $100; an assessor will not be assigned until payment has been received.
  • See Request an Assessment page for details.
• Instruction
  • Qualifying instruction would include but is not limited to:
    • ​August 4th, 2019 clinic at Northgate, DA Events, Youth Regionals, or Amateur National Cup. Other events where instruction is provided may be approved at the discretion of the SRA.
• Fitness Test
  • Male: FIFA Women’s Referee Category 1
  • Female: FIFA Women’s Referee Category 3
• Game Log
  • 50 center referee, 25 assistant referee; amateur only
    • U19 is not amateur
    • ​Does not need to be completed to begin the upgrade process, but must be done before June 30, 2020
  • Email Game Log to SRA and SDA
    • Game log must include assignor email and phone in addition to all relevant match information
    • Falsification of game log may result in referral to Ethics & Grievance