How to Register for Referee Certification Classes

To register, be certified, and receive a badge as a USSF and Metro DC-Virginia State Referee Program referee, you must complete all of the following five steps.

Remember - referee grades are not school grades. The referee grades refer to the level of game that a referee is authorized to officiate. Starting referee grades are: Grade 12/Assistant Referee (mainly used to meet the STAR requirement), Grade 9/Recreational Referee, or Grade 8/Referee. Most new referees will take the Grade 8/Referee course. Read the DEFINITION OF REFEREE GRADE LEVELS by clicking here.

1. Register and pay the fees as a referee at USSF https://www.ussoccer.info/Login.aspx

a. If you have been a referee before, you already have a User ID and password assigned to you. Your User ID and password are printed on your last registration card.

b. If you have NEVER been a referee and you want to sign up for a NEW registration -
New User? click here for NEW USER sign up

c. Follow the directions on the website to register as a referee for 2011.

d. PRINT CONFIRMATION PAGE AND BE SURE TO BRING THE PRINTED PAGE TO CLASS.

NOTE: If you have lost your login ID or password use the “Forgot Password?”, “Referee Trouble logging in?” or “Forgot USSFID?” at https://www.ussoccer.info/Login.aspx

. You may also all Carol at the Metro DC-Virginia State Referee Program office at 703-491-1717 for help. DO NOT LOG IN AS A NEW USER.

2. You must pay the registration fee at the US Soccer site, which for Referee grades 8, 9 or 12 is $65.00. You must pay by credit card when registering at US Soccer. If you cannot pay by credit card, please contact the instructor of the class that you wish to attend.

IMPORTANT: Before proceeding to the next step, you must wait one day. This is needed to update the two databases.

3. Sign up for class at the MDCVSRP website. https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/mdcva/2010/Profile.html

a. Returning referees log in using the same login ID and password as you used in Step #1.

b. New referees use the login assigned to you at the USSF site.

c. Open your profile and select a class.

d. PRINT OUT CLASS CONFIRMATION PAGE AND BE SURE TO BRING THE PRINTED PAGE TO CLASS.

4. You must attend the entire class that you sign up for in Step #3.

5. Take and pass the appropriate referee test as part of the referee class.

Referee Grades 7 through 1 have additional steps required to complete their registration process. A completed "Senior Referee Certification Checklist" must be submitted to the State Office when all requirements for grade maintenance or upgrade have been met.